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The United Auto Workers (UAW) is in a historic Stand Up Strike at General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis — collectively the 'Big 3 Auto' companies. At stake is not just the wages and benefits of thousands of union autoworkers, but the future of our Build Back Better agenda and a just transition to a Green New Deal.

The UAW is fighting for all workers to have a say, decent pay, and basic dignity in the transition to the clean economy that runs on renewable electricity, not fossil fuels. When the UAW wins, we all win, and the dream of a Green New Deal takes an important step towards reality.

But the Big 3, which collectively made more than $250 billion in profit over the last 10 years, haven't agreed —yet. And Trump and his fossil fuel fascist party have attempted to pit climate action against the workers by claiming that a transition to electric cars will cost us jobs and prosperity. We need to stand up and speak out together to show we’re united for a strong contract, a just transition, and clean cars – NOW. Sign to stand with us and the UAW.

We're proud to be one of more than 120 climate and social justice organizations that signed an open letter to Big 3 Auto CEOs demanding that they meet UAW's contract demands. We know that solidarity is how we ensure that the auto industry's clean energy transition is a just transition too. And that's why the UAW was proud to win a concession from General Motors last week that to bring their EV battery plant into the union.

But the historic strike is still on-going, with a once-in-a-generation chance to shape the clean energy transition. Historic change requires historic levels of solidarity. So we're calling on everyone, including you, to stand up and stand with UAW auto workers on strike.

Sign the petition to support striking auto workers and help them win demands that will ensure the transition to electric vehicles is one that is socially, environmentally, and economically just.

Thanks for taking action,

Drew and the 198 methods of solidarity crew

Sources

1. https://labornotes.org/2023/08/auto-workers-have-big-demands-big-3
2. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/us/politics/trump-fact-check-electric-vehicles.html
3. https://www.labor4sustainability.org/uaw-solidarity-letter/
4. https://uaw.org/uaw-wins-just-transition-general-motors/

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