Well aware of the growing anger among workers over being kept in the dark, local UAW officials have released a series of “bargaining updates” since Monday, while concealing the real content of their discussions with management.
An article in the industry publication Freight Waves expresses concern within corporate management that workers are not only increasingly militant, but are turning toward socialist politics.
The decisive role of the Mack Workers Rank-and-File Committee in leading the opposition to the UAW‘s pro-company deal was acknowledged by the industry website FreightWaves Monday.
Workers at the Big Three auto plants responded with enthusiasm to the news that 3,900 Mack Trucks workers had gone on strike after rejecting a UAW-backed contract by a three-to-one margin.