Members of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) are striking against major US-owned car manufacturers, as they negotiate for lost wages and conditions and job security in a radically changing industry, reports Malik Miah.
Last year, the CEOs of the Big Three U.S. automakers received staggering pay packages, fueling workers' ongoing push for better wages and benefits.
By Jake Johnson
Common Dreams
Forty percent.
It's a figure that United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain cited repeatedly in the run-up to
‘Stand-Up’ strike hits 3 plants at random notice to ‘keep the companies guessing.’ Most of the union demands would reverse concessions the UAW made 14 years ago.