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Region 1 visits Ventra Assembly Windsor

On July 20, 2023, Region Director LaShawn English and Assistant Director Ray Pecoraro, visited Ventra Assembly in Windsor.

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Ventra Assembly Windsor

Ventra Assembly Windsor Ontario showing their Solidarity on Red Shirt Wednesday!!

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Postdocs at Icahn Mount Sinai in NYC Walk Off the Job on Unfair Labor Practice Strike
New York City – More than 500 Postdoctoral Researchers at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine who are members of the Sinai Postdoc Organizing Committee-UAW (SPOC-UAW) walked off the job and onto the picket line for an Unfair Labor Practice strike on Wednesday, December 6. After more than one full year at the bargaining table The post Postdocs at Icahn Mount Sinai in NYC Walk Off the Job on Unfair Labor Practice Strike appeared first on UAW. — Dec 6
“These Hands”: New UAW Video Highlights Non-Union Autoworkers Fighting for Economic Justice
In a new video, five non-union autoworkers speak to the historic moment in America’s auto industry. Featuring workers at Hyundai, Mercedes, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Rivian, “These Hands” captures the inspiration behind the non-union autoworkers’ movement to join the UAW by the tens of thousands. “When the Big Three auto companies refused to share their record The post “These Hands”: New UAW Video Highlights Non-Union Autoworkers Fighting for Economic Justice appeared first on UAW. — Dec 5
VIDEO: When the Boss May Be Breaking the Law: Know Your Rights!
Thousands of non-union workers are organizing to join the UAW! It is illegal for employers to Surveil, Promise, Interfere, or Threaten workers against forming their union. Ben Dictor, legal counsel for the UAW, explains how to tell when your boss may be breaking the law, and what you can do to stop it. The post VIDEO: When the Boss May Be Breaking the Law: Know Your Rights! appeared first on UAW. — Dec 4
DCC Unions Ratify Agreement with MGM Grand Detroit, Ending 47-Day Strike
DETROIT – Union members with the Detroit Casino Council have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract with MGM Grand Detroit after 47 days on strike. The unions will suspend the strike effective immediately. The five-year agreement covering 1700 employees includes the largest wage increases ever for MGM Grand Detroit workers (including an immediate 18% pay The post DCC Unions Ratify Agreement with MGM Grand Detroit, Ending 47-Day Strike appeared first on UAW. — Dec 2
Thousands of Autoworkers Launch Campaigns to Join the UAW at More than a Dozen Automakers
In an unprecedented move, autoworkers at more than a dozen non-union automakers have announced simultaneous campaigns across the country to join the UAW. Thousands of non-union autoworkers are signing cards at the new UAW webpage, UAW.org/join, and are publicly organizing to join the UAW. The organizing drive will cover nearly 150,000 autoworkers across at least thirteen automakers. One of The post Thousands of Autoworkers Launch Campaigns to Join the UAW at More than a Dozen Automakers appeared first on UAW. — Nov 29

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