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The Lordstown Ripple Effect We know that GM’s choice to halt vehicle production and lay off thousands of workers at plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Baltimore will be devastating for UAW members at those plants — but they aren’t the only ones bracing for the negative impact of this decision. Hundreds of companies along the automotive supply chain across The post The Lordstown Ripple Effect appeared first on UAW. — Jan 30
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The Human Toll of the Federal Shutdown When Congress cannot agree on how to fund the government or specific agencies within it, those agencies will either partially or fully halt their work until an agreement is reached. In the case of the recent government shut down, we’ve saw national parks left unattended, tax filings piled up at the IRS, and restaurants going The post The Human Toll of the Federal Shutdown appeared first on UAW. — Jan 29
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Americans Want Everyone to Pay Their Fair Share In 2017, President Trump and Republicans in Congress passed a tax bill that slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and significantly lowered the top tax rate for the super rich. With such sweeping changes to our tax code, you would think that this bill was an attempt to organize strong American attitudes The post Americans Want Everyone to Pay Their Fair Share appeared first on UAW. — Jan 28
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TAKE ACTION: Write a letter to GM telling them what you think of the plant closings Start the new year by writing to our "friends" at GM about their recent decision to close plants in Michigan, Ohio and Baltimore. We've already delivered more than 4,000 letters to General Motors. Submit your message using the form and we'll print and personally hand deliver your message to GM headquarters! Write Letter The post TAKE ACTION: Write a letter to GM telling them what you think of the plant closings appeared first on UAW. — Jan 27
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GM: Mexico’s Biggest Auto Exporter General Motors has long been regarded as a beacon of successful American business. But today, they’ve earned themselves a new title: top carmaker and exporter of Mexico. Late last year, GM announced their decision to close plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Baltimore. As a part of this decision, over 14,000 American jobs will be eliminated, The post GM: Mexico’s Biggest Auto Exporter appeared first on UAW. — Jan 26