Class Struggle Trade Unionism returns: : “This isn’t just UAW’s fight, it’s everybody’s fight,” declared UAW President Shawn Fain to striking auto workers. “It doesn’t matter if you’re union or non-union, teacher, airline attendant, Starbucks worker. We’re all the same. We want a better life.”

UAW President Shawn Fain: ‘This isn’t just our fight, it’s everybody’s fight.’ By John Bachtell CHICAGO – “This isn’t just UAW’s fight, it’s everybody’s fight,” declared UAW President Shawn Fain to striking auto workers. “It doesn’t matter if you’re union or non-union, teacher, airline attendant, Starbucks worker. We’re all the same. We want a better life.” Fain spoke on Oct. 7 to a raucous strike rally of red-shirted autoworkers, their families, and allies that packed the UAW Local 551 union hall, the local representing workers at the Torrence Avenue Ford Assembly Plant. The overflow crowd spilled out into the parking lot under bright sunshine. Association of Flight Attendants President Sara Nelson, Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) president Stacy Davis Gates, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and other elected officials, Chicago Federation of Labor President Bob Reiter, and a leader of the Filipino labor movement joined Fain in solidarity with the striking auto workers. The “Stand Up” strike against Ford, GM, and Stellantis auto companies, or the Big Three, began on Sept. 15. Members of Local 551 walked out on Sept. 29 under an innovative strategy that expands the strike to new workplaces weekly depending on the status of negotiations. The UAW demands include a 46% wage increase, a 32-hour week for 40 hours of pay, an end to the two-tier wage system, and restoration of traditional pensions for 145,000 autoworkers.... READ MORE >> U.S. must support UN call for ceasefire in Gaza and Israel By Phyllis Bennis The war now underway is a consequence of decades of oppression of Palestinians. READ >> Violence in the Mideast will not end without justice By Rabbi Brant Rosen A letter from Rabbi Brant Rosen of Tzedek Chicago, reprinted here, says it is crucial to understand the underlying context of events in the Middle East if there is to be any hope of going beyond... READ >> Connect with People's World Contact us 3339 S. Halsted Street | Chicago, Illinois 60608 773-446-9920 | contact@peoplesworld.org Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser Unsubscribe or Manage Your Preferences