Working In These Times

They Sacrificed to Survive Bankruptcy. They Worked Through A Pandemic. Now, Autoworkers Have Had Enough.

“I want to see them return what they promised to the workers that saved the company,” says a striking Stellantis worker in Minnesota.

Amie Stager

How the Government Can Help Build Industrial Unions

Money. For organizing. Give it to us.

Hamilton Nolan

“La lucha es global”: Trabajadores tras el mundo están en solidaridad con los trabajadores automotrices en huelga

Desde Brasil y México a Sudáfrica y Malasia, la solidaridad laboral internacional está reforzando la lucha de la UAW.

Jeff Schuhrke

It Shouldn’t Be a Big Deal That Biden Joined Striking Workers on the Picket Line—But It Is

“The most union-friendly president in U.S. history” may be a low bar, but Biden took another step toward clearing it by standing with Michigan autoworkers out on strike.

Jeff Schuhrke

“This Fight Is Global”: Workers Around the World Are Standing With Striking U.S. Autoworkers

From Brazil and Mexico to South Africa and Malaysia, international labor solidarity is aiding the UAW’s fight to reverse the global race to the bottom.

Jeff Schuhrke

Record Profits, Paltry Contracts Fire Up Chicago-Area Autoworkers to Strike

"It's not fair that [CEOs are] bringing home these millions of dollars and have so many summer homes ... and we're living paycheck to paycheck."

Maia McDonald

Wisconsin Autoworkers Are Bundling Firewood for a Winter Picket Line

Called out on strike on Friday, GM workers in Hudson, Wis., are ready for the long haul.

Isabela Escalona

The Autoworkers Strike Just Spread to Facilities Across the Country

On Friday, the walk out by UAW members expanded to 38 parts depots across 20 states.

Luis Feliz Leon and Lisa Xu

5 Things Unions Can Do To Defend Transgender Workers

Trans rights are workers’ rights.

Amy Livingston and Sarah Lazare

South Korea Declared War on Unions. Workers Are Fighting Back.

In the face of widespread repression, South Korean workers are rising up for fair pay and labor protections.

Maximillian Alvarez

In Missouri, Autoworkers Are Fighting for the Future of the Industry

GM workers, out on their second strike in four years, are done with concessions.

Jacqui Germain

UAW President Shawn Fain Sets Noon Friday Deadline for Companies to Meet Demands

Transcript: In a live speech Monday, Fain called on autoworkers to be ready to join the strike if they have to.

Shawn Fain

Workers in the South Aren’t Letting Anti-Labor Laws Stop Them From Organizing

From a recent work action in Durham, North Carolina to union drives at REI and academic institutions, workers are taking important steps to organize the South.

Mindy Isser

Bernie Sanders to Big 3 CEOs: “It is time for you to end your greed.”

Transcript: In an explosive speech at a Detroit autoworker rally, Sanders railed against stock buybacks and called on CEOs to negotiate a fair contract.

Bernie Sanders

The Big 3 Want You To Think Striking Workers and the Climate Are at Odds. They’re Not.

Mainstream media coverage of the UAW strike has implied that workers’ demands stand in conflict with achieving climate goals. That’s BS.

Sarah Lazare

UAW's "Element of Surprise" Strike Appears to Be Working

"We heard like everyone else at 10 p.m.," a Stellantis spokesperson says.

Sarah Lazare and Jeff Schuhrke

It's Official: Autoworkers Are on Strike

“If they don’t move on the union’s demands, more pain will be applied—but the companies won’t be able to predict where.”

Luis Feliz Leon and Jane Slaughter

Autoworkers Are Fighting for the Future of the Industry

Stagnant pay and hazardous conditions have driven autoworkers at the Big Three to organize.

Maximillian Alvarez