In Strike Talks, UAW Demands Green Jobs Stay in U.S.
Originally published at the Intercept AS PART OF ITS CONTRACT TALKS, the United Automobile Workers labor union is demanding that General Motors Co. reopen two plants…
GM Reinstates Health Insurance for Strikers as Progress Made in Contract Talks
As the General Motor strike enters day 11, some progress appears to be made at the bargaining table as GM decided to reinstate strikers’ health…
How the GM Strike is Helping Unions in the South
SPRING HILL, Tennessee – “The tide is changing. You can feel it,” says union activist and sheet-metal worker Adrian Mizell, as cars pass by honking their…
Lordstown Transfers Buoy GM Strike n Toledo
TOLEDO, OHIO – “September 16th was suppose to be my first day ” says a 41 year African-American GM worker Tula Beacham, who recently transferred…
In Kentucky, Families Pack the Picket Line on Saturday Night
BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY – “Eww that keeping you going tonite,” says GM striker Nancy Childress as her elementary-school-age son grabs a double-chocolate donut and runs…
Tennessee GM Strikers Surprised by Outpouring of Community Support
SPRING HILL, TENNESSEE – “You wanna go ahead and get a burst of adrenaline – step out on the side of the road,” says UAW…
11 Tenn. GM Strikers Arrested – Payday Going Down to Investigate
This week, 11 GM strikers were arrested at GM’s plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee for blocking a scab from entering the plant. According to a…
WATCH: UAW Kid Denied Cancer Treatment After GM Cuts off Healthcare
WATCH: UAW Local 1005 Chairman Al Tiller on a union member's kid whose cancer treatment was cancelled cuz GM cut off their healthcare in retaliation…
WATCH: Black Vietnam Vet on How the UAW Helped Him Overcome Addiction
“I believe in this union” shouts 75 year old, African American Bishop Herman Dailey as he clutches a megaphone outside of GM’s Rochester Operation, where…
New York Times Cites Our Coverage of GM Strike
Payday is having a huge impact on national coverage of the GM strike. Today, the New York Times’ David Leonhardt in an op-ed entitled “Why I…
The Electric Scene at General Motors as Workers Walkout in Rochester
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK – Shortly after midnight, the scene outside GM’s Rochester Operations is tense with excitement, as onlookers wait for the plant’s first strike…
Payday Flying Out to Cover GM Strike – Help Us Cover Travel Costs
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