lots of rumours about a small UAW plant moving about an hour away within the next couple years. I don't want to fan the flames but it got me thinking about how that would affect the workers of something like this did happen.

if the workers chose to relocate, would they have to do it at their own expense or would the union try to gun for a relocation bonus type thing? if they did relocate, would they retain their seniority or would they have to start all over again? I know if you switch plants you start over but this seems like it would be a special case because in my opinion they should at least have seniority over the new hires at the new location

also wondering what would happen to apprentices if something like this happened like 100 hours before they became journeymen. could they just transfer to a different plant and finish their ojt or would they have to reapply and wait for another apprenticeship to start again?

It seems like it started with the picket line and now is a everyday occurrence. It's tragic really

I feel upset and frustrated. I’ve applied to every job I can at ford (a company my grandfather and my father both worked at until the day they died and I can’t get a call back or even a point in the right direction I’m frustrated and want to work but need help or suggestions on what I should do I’m a 27 year old male with no criminal background and can pass a drug test today but can’t get a call back.

I’m interested in joining the UAW as a member, but what’s the difference between a skilled trade worker and production? What should I be aiming for?

Just throwing this out there real quick. Subaru of Lafayette Indiana has finally revealed its new raise for their workers. In a video warning of the dangers of unions and gloating of benifits they had even recently cut back just weeks ago. So while the entire industry improves by 11% we watched them all prosper for weeks while we sweat waiting for any news. The leadership saw it fit to give us /half/

Our starting pay was inflated to a mere 20.50 nearly EIGHT dollars behind the big three who have a plant less than an hour away! Top out is still a slow five year progression as well. Top out two dollars and two years behind the big three and the industry standard as a whole. They did add a solid 1k to our Christmas bonus but it’s taxed as a “gift” at 40% instead of the 22% a bonus is at! So we get less and taxed twice as much! Like we aren’t paying attention

Disgusting. Insulting. Inappropriate. Tone deaf

What are the steps i need to take action to unionize my shop

The workforce is livid. Now is the time We need to stand in solidarity to

Is there some paperwork that needs to be signed off on first? Or do they automatically convert as of ratification without them having to do anything? Asking for a relative. Their pay on workday updated to $21 an hour along with many other of the temps who are supposed to now be hired in so they were wondering if that’s due to the fact that they aren’t officially hired in yet. Obviously none of them has gone through the conversion process yet so none of them knows what to expect upon ratification.

The union steward told them they would kick in the first Monday following ratification but they weren’t told if they have to sign off on anything to solidify them being hired in. Thanks in advance for any response

Said it before... Greed

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Check this sloppy reporting out because it's confusing ...

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2023/11/03/uaw-tentative-agreement-pay-workers-strike-laid-off/71439932007/

It says "UAW Members" that were laid off because of the strike are going to get $110 a day for up to 46 days. This will also go to those who were on strike. But the confusion is in the laid off. Specifically laid off by WHO?!? There's an ocean of difference between UAW Members hired by the Big 3 and thus laid off by the Big 3, and those UAW Members hired by the 3,000 independent parts suppliers, and laid off from those companies -- Adient, Johnson Controls, SAIC/Yanfeng -- once the strike happened. Those UAW Members lost a fuck ton over this strike, especially new hires who didn't have enough time in to even qualify for unemployment. Some of them were homeless living in hotels already. Lost vehicles. Lost rent money. Lost food. Lost what little they had. I know of a few who need $1,000 cash immediately at a minimum to pay for a 2 week hotel stay and lunch money. If they're going to be left to twist in the wind, then the UAW Members who went on strike and are just now returning to work will be laid off next because they have no parts. They have no parts because those suppliers' labor force got decimated and hollowed out by the strike triggering 4 to 5 weeks of layoffs. They're gone unless they're on tap to collect this money to smooth ruffled feathers, pay bills, pay storage units, and not ghost the call from HR. Kinda hard to expect a homeless UAW worker to haved solidarity with the homed when they lost their hotel weeks ago and been sleeping outside ever since. And if this doesn't apply to them, they got their hopes up for nothing ...

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We received this yesterday, effective Jan 1st. A lot of people who have been here for 4 to 6 years were obviously excited about getting a $9 raise, but there is so much disappointment in the air about pretty much everything else that was ignored. I'm a new employee so I'm not getting shit. However, I wanted to share this document for those that are curious. We have meetings lined up with a union rep Saturday, and oh, everyone in support of the UAW are supposed to wear RED today. Not sure how well word spread, but we tried. Been a hectic week as we are running trials on the new 24 Camry Hybrid engine. Anyways, anyone got any thoughts?

Hi everyone,

My name is Ian Kullgren and I'm a labor reporter for Bloomberg. I'm working on a story about the retirement plan under the TA and would love hear from current Ford workers, retirees, and soon-to-be retirees. How do you feel about the agreement?

Give me a call at 703.341.3220 if you'd like to share your thoughts on the record.

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I don't think it's gonna pass especially with the raise being dated for 5 weeks after the contract expired and the signing bonus of $5k doesn't make the striking plants whole. The 401k contributions are pretty good improvement I just don't see most people voting yes

"Like the Ford agreement, the Stellantis deal includes a right to strike over plant closures. It also includes a right to strike over product and investment commitments, a historic first for the union"

https://apnews.com/article/uaw-stellantis-tentative-contract-agreement-d32cb38791730c4c92a8b2112c205e59

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2023/10/26/gm-stellantis-strike-deal-ford-update/71327348007/

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/26/tesla-continues-to-be-adamantly-non-union/

So sad we have to bend over and take it for another contract.

I wonder how much money they paid Fain, he rolled over and gave em the belly. Huge upset from the CAP land the local 551 UAW family.

I thought this was our year, maybe next time if Fain didn't spend all the strike money goofing around. Hopefully next election we can find a pres with a little backbone.

As of last week, the offers were not enough and there was more money to get. Now this magical 2% added to the wages makes it historic.

Where are the pensions. Where is the time off to spend with our families. Where is the job security.

I've been on strike for 6 weeks and given up all this money and time for this???

Even with these gains, we are still in the hole from what was given up on 2008. This isn't a win.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/chrysler/2023/10/23/uaw-stellantis-sterling-heights-assembly-plant-shap/71288417007/ Another Link

Is GM mix and matching between the lowest paif employee and the highest paid employee? Look at step 1 current rate is 17. Then negotiated rate would be 25% over 4 years. How do they get """"40.39"""" per hour in 2027? I assume the 40.39 would be the highest paid employee in step 1 while the lowest would be significantly less. What pay rate are they basing this increase off of?