BREAKING: The UAW will strike at the Big 3 automakers tonight for 1st time in US History.
— Lauren Kaori Gurley (@LaurenKGurley) September 15, 2023
To start, they will strike one plant each at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis.
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Nearly 13,000 workers from 3 major automakers went on strike on September 15 following the expiration of contracts between the United Auto Workers (UAW) union and auto giants General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis. pic.twitter.com/PCVDH0nUpn
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 15, 2023
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This man made $21 MILLION DOLLARS last year. https://t.co/9H3wLk5Vo0
— UAW (@UAW) September 14, 2023
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Love that her answer to this is “92% of my salary is performance based.” She means stock-based, which is due to the Clinton-era loophole avoiding taxation for exec comp. Paying execs mostly in stock distorts and is the hidden driver of buyback trends. https://t.co/V82wcSHLbs
— David Dayen (@ddayen) September 15, 2023
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“In their economy, workers live paycheck to paycheck while the billionaires buy another yacht… So we’re gonna wreck their economy cuz it only works for the billionaire class,” says @UAW prez Shawn Fain in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/E81PXiIfWA
— Teddy Ostrow (@TeddyOstrow) September 15, 2023
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We’re not the problem. Corporate Greed is the problem!#StandUpUAW pic.twitter.com/h65Q7cRrIa
— UAW (@UAW) September 18, 2023
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.@UAW workers deserve to have their labor valued, their contributions recognized, and their humanity affirmed.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) September 17, 2023
Their struggle is our struggle and I’m proud to have their back every step of the way. #StandUpUAW pic.twitter.com/9Q0xvLl0jl
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As the @UAW strike started, media swarmed union president Shawn Fain.
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) September 15, 2023
But when they asked him questions he pointed to the workers around him and said:
“You need to be taking their pictures. You need to be asking these guys what it’s about. This is what we’re fighting for.” pic.twitter.com/GQLIyAlyXc