The United Auto Workers are now officially on strike
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And that they gave back some of their benefits when the auto companies were on the brink of bankruptcy for the good of the company. They still haven't gotten theirs on the back end while watching the CEOs eat out here.
People working in tech are so bytchmade it's not funny. These clowns will literally train their foreign replacement for a severance package.If only engineers/SWEs got with the program.
A lot of old cats at my job are anti union types who think they are invincible, meanwhile higher ups have been cutting raises and promotions, did a full RTO push, and are pushing for longer working hours.
And won't stick together against management for shyt.
Schadenfreude
All Star
The one thing I hope the UAW doesn't do, is overplay their hand. In the case of Stellantis/Chrysler, they already said they have too many production facilities and would like to close a lot of them. Link
Because that would definitely cause a ton of dissention within the ranks. I'm curious what one of the tiered workers who doesn't make as much as the regular workers thinks about this strike
Because that would definitely cause a ton of dissention within the ranks. I'm curious what one of the tiered workers who doesn't make as much as the regular workers thinks about this strike
The War Report
NewNewYork
Everyone should be on strike.
CoCKy GeNiuS
Superstar
Did u listen to what why they got laid off. It was because one half of the plant was striked last night and the other half can't operate at full capacity without the side that striked. So Ford had no choice but to lay them off. They didn't lay them off because they wanted to. This is why they are choosing this striking method. Because it methodically forces these companies to close up shop and slow down revenue.
It was said that a couple engine plants jumped the gun last night and had trucks haul off hundreds of engines. All because a rumor floated around that they would be hit first with the strike. Well turns out they didn't even get hit wit the strike so they had to find a way to haul the engines back and it caused a lot of confusion. That's what they want to do with this strike. Wittingly pick and choose plants to strike at random and throw the big 3 bosses off to where they won't know what spot is being striked next.
Eastside Get The Money
Veteran
My MI folks been going ham all day on Facebook
The fact that "strikes" put the fear of God into billionaires how can anyone in the middle class be against it? These greedy b*stards want to use your labor to enrich themselves a million times over. Time to hand over some of that bread! Very wicked people.
Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called [Updated]
After a report called out Musk’s union-busting, UAW’s blue check got reinstated.arstechnica.com
Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called
After a report called out Musk's union-busting, UAW's blue check got reinstated.
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Last night when the clock struck midnight, nearly 13,000 workers at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis went on strike after the so-called "Big Three" car companies failed to reach an agreement with United Auto Workers (UAW). By Friday morning, UAW discovered that X, the platform formerly known as Twitter—in what appeared to be a petty move by platform owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk—had stripped their account's verified status, The Intercept reported.
The move seemingly makes it harder for UAW to maximize reach for its posts on X, just as workers have begun striking, demanding better wages and other benefits.
Ford has claimed that the deal UAW was negotiating would have doubled automaker labor costs, and the Intercept noted that often wage increases won by union workers "trickle down" to non-unionized workers like Tesla's. That perhaps worried Musk, who seemingly has a financial interest in keeping autoworker wages low and a history of union-busting. Earlier this year, Musk lost a court battle and had to delete a tweet that threatened Tesla workers attempting to unionize.
A UAW official told The Intercept that the union had paid for X verification and confirmed that the account had been marked as verified until earlier today when UAW said it was removed without any notification from X.
By midday Friday, UAW's verified check was reinstated. The Intercept's reporter, Ryan Grim, posted on X, writing, "Elon put the blue check back up. Maybe the Big Three will fold this fast too."
To a request for comment, X only sent Ars an auto-response, saying, "Busy now, please check back later." (To be fair, in this case "check back later" is a good summary of what happened.)
According to Axios, Tesla pays lower wages than the Big Three automakers currently faced with striking workers, with Tesla paying "an estimated labor cost of $45 to $50 per hour" compared to "about $64 to $67 per hour."
In a post on X, Musk claimed that Tesla pays more than UAW's required wages.
"We pay more than the UAW btw, but performance expectations are also higher," Musk said. "Quite a few of our factory techs who work on the line have become millionaires over the years from company stock grants."
Musk's stake in the strike could go beyond wage questions, though. UAW's negotiations also seek to expand benefits for union workers involved "in the production of electric vehicles and the batteries needed to power them," The Intercept reported, and those conversations could also impact Tesla operations.
On top of the backlash over Musk's union-busting tweet, Tesla has a history of violating labor laws.
The company previously was found in violation of labor laws for banning workers from wearing pro-union shirts. Last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered Tesla to revise its policies "to make clear that it does not prohibit production associates from wearing black union shirts."
There was also tension earlier this year when Tesla Autopilot Buffalo-based workers tried to unionize, alleging that they were being treated "like robots" and pressured to skip bathroom breaks.
And most recently in April, the NLRB again ruled that Tesla violated labor laws when managers at an Orlando repair shop illegally silenced workers attempting to discuss pay and working conditions, Reuters reported.
Whether X was really attempting to limit reach of UAW's posts at a critical moment—or there is some other possible justification for removing the verification—is still unknown. But UAW didn't let the setback stop it from returning to the platform to amplify strikers' demands as soon as the blue check was back.
In the moments after X reinstated UAW's verification, the union began posting in support of strikers in Ohio and Missouri, some of them chanting, "No justice, no jeeps!"
I hope the workers have been stacking cash over the past 2-3 years. If the dealerships are any indication they are not going to let up until all of their existing inventory is depleted and I could see it taking months.
Absolut
Legal Bookie
Like, what did they think would happen? shyt will be outsourced and they will be deemed redundant
This guy is right to not trust the Biden administration. They'll sell them out just like they did the rail workers. The economy is already stalling and they can't risk a major downturn.
www.forbes.com
‘The White House Is Afraid’: Union President Swipes At Biden Over UAW Strike
UAW President Shaw Fain issued the statement in response to Biden’s remarks on the strike from the White House on Friday.
www.forbes.com
Recca Gatsby
LWO
And the Republicans in the House of Representatives are about to shut down the Federal Government.
Good times.
SAY WHAT???
This is the game
We will find out September 30th. Sounding like it is inevitable unless something changes, because of the usual Republican crazies in the House. Even McCarthy can't do anything with those fools.
