John,
Workers continue to hold the line as they negotiate historic contracts, continue the battle against automation, and fight for democratic workplaces! Keep reading below for labor movement highlights we're following.
In Solidarity,
Michaela Winter
Organizer
Jobs With Justice
P.S. We've updated the Solidarity Hub recently! Learn more about UAW workers going up against the Big Three and commit to showing up with them here. And check out our deep dive on two-tier wage systems across industries on the Solidarity Bulletin.
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UAW plans for strike vote this month
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"The strike authorization vote is considered something of a formality during contract talks with Ford Motor Co., General Motors and Stellantis, which owns Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge and Fiat, but this year’s heated rhetoric adds perhaps a bit more significance to the process. The vote, assuming it's approved as widely expected, does not mean a strike will happen. Contracts are in effect until 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 14." Read more.
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As Starbucks Stalls Negotiations, Workers Use New Tactics to Push for Contract
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"In recent months, the union has initiated new actions to maintain momentum, including Pride strikes, a bus tour, walkouts and “sip-in” protests, as well as finding creative ways to publicize its bargaining demands. The union also kicked off a national campaign to recruit and mobilize labor allies and customers, inaugurated by a day of action on August 7 that saw more than 1,000 supporters across the United States participate, according to the union." Read more.
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Despite Big Teamster Wins at UPS, Some Expectations Outpace Gains
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"In the tentative deal, UPS Teamsters have won their biggest wage boost in decades: at least $7.50 an hour over five years for every current UPSer, and more for the lowest-paid. Even the 1997 strike only boosted part-time wages 50 cents (equivalent to 95 cents today) over five years.
The agreement would also end the forced sixth workday for drivers, create 7,500 new full-time inside jobs, and eliminate the second tier of drivers—reversing the infamous concession in the 2018 contract." Read more.
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Striking Writers and Actors Hold the Line Against Tech Slicing and Dicing
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"Top managements in the U.S. have sought to deploy all the technological wizardry coming out of Silicon Valley to slice and dice the labor of employees so as to create a “flexible” work regime—displacing the cost of an unpredictable demand for labor from the corporate balance sheet onto the shoulders of the workers who provide the service. Uber, Lyft, and the other app-based employment platforms have done much to perfect this contingent work regime, with UPS and Hollywood trending in the same direction.
The unions are fighting back." Read more.
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