Autoworkers Are Mobilizing for a Potential Strike at the Big Three Automakers
Under new leadership, the UAW is waging an aggressive campaign to win a new contract at the Big Three automakers. For the first time in decades, UAW workers are mobilizing for contract rallies at Ford, Stellantis, and GM plants ahead of a potential strike.
UAW president Shawn Fain speaks at the Solidarity Sunday rally at the UAW Region 1 office in Warren, Michigan, on August 20, 2023. (Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Getty Images)
Sunday afternoon at the United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 1 Pavilion in Warren, Michigan, felt a lot like church. Autoworkers came together in sweltering heat to rally each other with fiery speeches, cheers, and songs in the first Big Three contract rally anyone can remember.
The contracts with Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis expire September 14.
“I’ve been told throughout this thing that we’ve set expectations too high. You’re damn right we have, because our members have high expectations, and record profits deserve record contracts,” said UAW president Shawn Fain at the rally. “As a union, we have to lead the fight for economic justice — not just for ourselves but for the entire working class.”
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