<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cI\u2019m tired of the UAW being blamed for everything that wrong with the Big Three,\u201d he added. \u201cI know this membership is fed up. We\u2019ve seen these corporates recognize record profits, while we\u2019ve been going backwards. What we\u2019ve been experiencing they make billions, the leaders make millions in salaries, and we live paycheck to paycheck. That\u2019s unacceptable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re demanding pay increase equivalent to the 40% pay increases the executives have given themselves for the last four. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fain, who wore a bright red t-shirt sporting the slogan \u201cEnd Tiers\u201d also said the union is determined to end the tiered wage structure, which now prevails across the industry. He also told the audience, which included three Democratic Representatives from the U.S. House of Representatives, Debbie Dingell, Haley Stevens and Rashida Tlaib, he expected the unio secure the work on batteries and electric vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Double standard must end<\/h2>\n\n\n\n The UAW President also came down hard on what he sees as the class divisions in the auto industry, attacking what he sees as one standard for salaried employees and another for hourly workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fain noted all the talking heads hare having a \u201cmeltdown\u201d over the union\u2019s call for a shorter work week and the restoration of the jobs bank, noting Toyota was praised in the media when it released employees to work on community projects rather laying them off. \u201cIt was a jobs bank,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted when the surveyed employees in the financial industry from which many analysts come, he noted that 65% of the employees said the preferred to work from home and 75% said working from home improved the relationships with their children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many employees of GM, Ford and Stellantis are still working from home, noted Fain, who added had no problem with that. But union members also deserve an opportunity to spend more time with their family and to protect their health. \u201cEveryone\u2019s time matters,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have plan,\u201d Fain said. \u201cOur plan is to bargain like hell and get the best deal for our membership. We have an obligation to lead the fight for economic justice for the working class in this country. If we don\u2019t lead, no one is going to. The race to the bottom ends Sept. 14.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The automakers while they have pushed back on some of Fain tough rhetoric, also have emphasized the need for cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe’ve been working hard with the UAW every day to ensure we get this agreement right for all our stakeholders. We know that our U.S. economic impact supports more than six jobs for every job created by GM. We take that responsibility very seriously, and we continue to bargain in good faith each day to support our team members, our customers and dealers, the community, our suppliers, and the business,\u201d GM noted in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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