Oddbean new post about login | logout Addendum 6 UAW on Strike: In Historic Move, Auto Workers Target All Big Three Automakers at Once https://www.democracynow.org/2023/9/15/uaw_strike_big_three_automakers * 1st time in history, United Auto Workers launched simultaneous strike against Big Three U.S. automakers: Ford; General Motors; Stellantis (parent company of Chrysler) * UAW President Shawn Fein (https://uaw.org/executive-board-2-2/uaw-president-shawn-fain/) announced targeted strikes at 3 facilities #UAW #TradeUnions #capitalism #corporations #CorporateGreed #DefundCorporations #DefundBillionaires #ShawnFein
A6 cont'd United Auto Workers Strike Has Begun https://jacobin.com/2023/09/united-auto-workers-strike-shawn-fain-big-three-automakers/ * UAW launched historic strike, 2023-09-15 * workers at 3 plants across Big Three walking out * UAW leader Shawn Fain declaring an "all-out strike is possible" * 1st time UAW has struck all three major automakers simultaneously #UAW #TradeUnions #capitalism #corporations #CorporateGreed #DefundCorporations #DefundBillionaires #ShawnFein
A6 cont'd 2/ See aldo A5 cont'd Big Three Autoworkers Striking Against Concessions While Shareholders Reap Bonanza https://jacobin.com/2023/09/united-auto-workers-uaw-strike-big-three-automakers-stock-buyback-shareholders/ * 2023-09-15 UAW launched landmark strike vs. Big Three automakers for inadequate pay, job security * m/w automakers auth. $5 billion stock buybacks U.S. auto strike expected to affect Canada in deeply integrated industry https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos/u-s-auto-strike-expected-to-affect-canada-in-deeply-integrated-industry-1.6563010 #UAW #TradeUnions #capitalism #corporations #CorporateGreed #DefundCorporations #DefundBillionaires #ShawnFein
A6 cont'd 3/ UAW Members Are Striking Against Corporate Power. Americans Overwhelmingly Back Them https://jacobin.com/2023/09/uaw-members-strike-corporate-power-union-public-opinion-backing-autoworkers * United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said “We fight for the good of the entire working class” * Americans believe him. In massive numbers, they tell pollsters they back UAW over Big Three auto companies #UAW #TradeUnions #capitalism #corporations #CorporateGreed #DefundCorporations #DefundBillionaires #ShawnFein
A6 cont'd 4 UAW President Shawn Fain: “It Is Long Past Time to Stand Up for the Working Class” https://jacobin.com/2023/09/shawn-fain-speech-uaw-stand-up-strike-working-class-unions-uaw/ * speech to United Auto Workers members, Shawn Fain laid into the Big Three * explained the UAW's new “stand-up strike" * [Oy! 🤨 ] invoked Bible to declare their battle a righteous fight for justice 🤦♀️ #UAW #TradeUnions #capitalism #corporations #CorporateGreed #DefundCorporations #DefundBillionaires #ShawnFein #populism
@c17393bb Quote: Autoworkers are not the problem. Corporate greed is the problem. I’ll add, “Capitalism is the problem; CEO made $17M last year”. Case closed…⚡️🤔
@f0f121ac @c17393bb Presuming a 40-hour week, that's over $8100/hr. Feels like a lot to me...
@6c1c08a4 @f0f121ac Elon Musk, $269.3 billion USD net worth 2023-09-11 * If Musk spent $1 million/day would take 736.5 CENTURIES to deplete wealth https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111049297750914546 #capitalism #DefundCorporations #DefundBillionaires