Within hours of the imposition of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs against the world, the impact was felt by autoworkers in North America, with the announcement of thousands of layoffs by Stellantis at plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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UAW Stellantis workers protest in the streets from coast to coast
WASHINGTON—Back in the days when Stellantis was Chrysler, there was a sense of camaraderie on the shop floor, veteran Auto Workers say. Not anymore. Not under Stellantis. All they perceive now is corporate greed, satisfying investors, and filling honchos’ pockets with workers’ dollars.
UAW Stellantis workers protest in the streets from coast to coast
02-2024: The UAW Strike Saved Their Shuttered Plant, But the Fight Is Just Beginning
Eight months ago, the idling of the Belvidere Assembly Plant had local United Auto Workers questioning their next steps.
2023: Stellantis commits nearly $5B to Belvidere with new UAW contract
The revival of the Stellantis plant is a stunning reversal of fortunes for Belvidere, Ill. But workers say they won’t rest until they see the concrete being poured.
2022: All Biden’s Green Job Losers
Climate industrial policy is costing 1,350 workers their jobs at a Stellantis plant in Illinois.
The UAW Strike Saved Their Shuttered Plant, But the Fight Is Just Beginning
The revival of the Stellantis plant is a stunning reversal of fortunes for Belvidere, Ill. But workers say they won’t rest until they see the concrete being poured.
The UAW Strike Saved Their Shuttered Plant, But the Fight Is Just Beginning
Five of Lenin’s Insights That Are More Pertinent Than Ever
Today we mourn a hundred years since the physical death of one of our dearest comrades, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, known to us as Lenin. It would be foolish, however, to think that his physical death meant the death of his ideas. Today, after a hundred years, Lenin’s ideas are as indispensable as ever. “They are mistaken when they think that his death is the end of his ideas”. This was told to us by Fidel Castro upon the death of Che Guevara, but it applies with equal accuracy to Lenin’s death.
Five of Lenin’s Insights That Are More Pertinent Than Ever
Sidelined on UAW strikes, Biden White House talks economic aid
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – As the UAW strike enters its fifth day, the Biden administration is hobbled by a lack of legal authority to steer the talks and difficulty in figuring out UAW President Shawn Fain’s negotiating strategy and leadership style, three sources said.
Sidelined on UAW strikes, Biden White House talks economic aid
As Biden Scrambles to Save Suppliers, UAW Limits Strike’s Impact
Last night’s announcement by UAW President Shawn Fain that the union would initially only strike at three non-strategic plants has confused many in the labor movement. The announcement comes as the Biden Administration has stepped in to stop the strike from spread and protect its $15 billion investment in transitioning the auto parts industry to make electric vehicles.
As Biden Scrambles to Save Suppliers, UAW Limits Strike’s Impact
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