John —
Six days ago, members of the United Auto Workers began targeted strikes across the country to demand better pay, increased job security for all, an end to substandard wages and benefits for recently hired workers, and to make sure that the green jobs of the future are good union jobs.
They’ve been joined in solidarity by workers of all different backgrounds — and Americans overall support of the strike by a 3-to-1 margin, according to new polling.1
The Big Three — Ford, Stellantis, and GM — got tens of billions in bailouts after the financial crisis of 2008. Profits and CEO pay soared. Now workers are asking to share in the benefits too.
We need to show these companies how many of us have auto workers’ backs. Can you sign and send a message to the CEOs of Ford, Stellantis, and GM and demand they accept the demands of auto workers?
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Every worker deserves to be treated with respect and to be compensated fairly for their labor. And for decades, automotive companies set the standard for manufacturing wages and benefits for blue-collar workers.
But despite CEO pay spiking 40% over the last four years, workers at the Big Three automotive companies are making about $10 an hour less than they did in 2007, adjusted for inflation.2
That’s why for the first time ever, members of the United Auto Workers are striking against Ford, Stellantis, and GM at the same time.
We stand with the United Auto Workers as they fight for the treatment and pay that they deserve — and for a future where green jobs are good jobs. If you’re with us, click here to sign and send your own personal message to the CEOs of the Big Three and let them know that you’re on the workers’ side.
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In solidarity,
Working Families Party
Sources:
1. Americans Broadly Support the UAW Strike, Regardless of Party, More Perfect Union, September 21, 2023
2. The UAW held talks with GM and Ford over the weekend but the strike persists, NPR, September 23, 2023
