Mancilla, a former official from the Harvard grad student union, is attempting to get out in front of the anti-war sentiment. He played a leading role in passing a UAW ceasefire resolution in December. But that remained a dead letter, and the UAW endorsed Biden only weeks later, with Mancilla in attendance.
The United Auto Workers union was among the first major unions to demand a permanent ceasefire in Palestine. This call, first announced by UAW Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla on Dec. 1, was reiterated by union President Shawn Fain at a December 15 news conference. Fain emphasized peace and social…
With its endorsement, the UAW bureaucracy is locking arms with the widely-hated war criminal in the White House who is coordinating Israel’s genocide in Gaza.