In a new white paper, “Trade and the American Dream: NAFTA, the USMCA, and the Future of the Working Class,” the UAW outlines a bold new vision for pro-worker trade policy amid the backdrop of USMCA renegotiations. To read the white paper, visit UAW.org/trade

.@realDonaldTrump is a scab and a billionaire and that's who he represents. We know which side we're on. Not his.

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I challenge you, @realDonaldTrump, to work one full 12-hour day in an auto assembly plant. I want to see you "assemble parts out of a box" for 12 hours.

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🧵UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk for Attempting to Intimidate and Threaten Workers

"Donald Trump is a billionaire who’s never worked a real job in his life. He doesn’t know the first thing about hard work, and he wouldn’t last a day in an auto plant. He isn’t fit to be an autoworker, and he certainly isn’t fit to be the President. Trump doesn’t understand us, he doesn’t respect us, and he certainly doesn’t represent us. Trump doesn't care about autoworkers. The only thing Donald Trump wants from autoworkers is a vote. Donald Trump is a scab!" @ShawnFainUAW

He's for the billionaires. Not for you. Donald Trump is a scab. #StandUpUAW

If we want the war in Gaza to end, we can’t put our heads in the sand or ignore the voices of the Palestinian Americans in the Democratic Party. If we want peace, if we want real democracy, and if we want to win this election, the Democratic Party must allow a Palestinian American speaker to be heard from the DNC stage tonight.

"After 28 years on the line, I have no knees. They are absolutely destroyed. I need a hip replacement. I can barely walk, let alone every think about playing golf. @realDonaldTrump, come and try it."

Donald Trump just insulted every American autoworker, saying that "a child could do it." UAW autoworkers: Do you think Donald Trump could do your job? Let us know by Thurs. 10/17 at 9 PM EST and you could be featured in a special video release: uaw.us/RespondtoTrump

🧵IN SHOCKING MOVE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FIRES UNION PRESIDENT ONE DAY BEFORE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN, IN FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON FREE SPEECH

Get real, @realDonaldTrump. You have no idea what it's like to do manual labor or a hard day's work.

Tim Walz doesn’t just talk the talk, he walks the walk. From delivering for working-class Americans to standing with the UAW on our picket line last year, we know which side he’s on. That’s why we’re going to send @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz to the White House this November.

WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? #StandUpUAW

UAW Statement on President Biden's Candidacy Today, the United Auto Workers thanks President Joe Biden for his incredible term of service, and the leadership he has shown in putting country before self, once again, in passing the torch to a new generation. Joe Biden made history by joining us on our picket line last September and has stood shoulder to shoulder with the working class throughout his term in office. Vice President Kamala Harris walked the picket line with us in 2019, and along with President Biden has brought work and jobs back to communities like Lordstown, Ohio, and Belvidere, Illinois. That’s the legacy President Biden leaves, and that’s the work we will continue to build on as a union. While Donald Trump lies about rebuilding the auto industry, the fact is that while he was in office, autoworkers in Lordstown were left for dead by GM in 2019 while he said and did nothing. The path forward is clear: we will defeat Donald Trump and his billionaire agenda and elect a champion for the working class to the highest office in this country. We will speak truth to power about the issues that matter to the working class: a living wage, decent healthcare, a dignified retirement, and taking our lives and our time back. And we will Stand Up for our members and the whole working class in the fight for economic and social justice on and off the job.

.@POTUS meets with striking UAW members. This is the first time a sitting US President has visited a picket line in modern history. #StandUpUAW

Under federal law, workers cannot be fired for going on strike, and threatening to do so is illegal under the National Labor Relations Act.

🚨 UAW ENDORSES GRAHAM PLATNER FOR U.S. SENATE IN MAINE 🚨 The United Auto Workers have endorsed Graham Platner for the United States Senate in Maine. As a U.S. military veteran, oyster farmer, and proud lifelong Mainer, Graham Platner is a true fighter for the working class. His campaign is grounded in rebuilding the American dream for working people who can no longer afford a good life. His service and his background give him the leadership needed to fight for policies that put the needs of workers first and demand bold solutions to our economic and political crises. The UAW represents nearly 2,000 workers in Maine, including marine draftsmen at Bath Iron Works, nonprofit employees, workers at the Portland Museum of Art, and graduate employees across the University of Maine System. Together, these members are part of a growing movement of working-class people demanding an economy that works for everyone — not just the wealthy few — and standing behind candidates who fight for dignity, fairness, and justice for all workers. “Inequality is out of control in our country. Today, the top 1% have more wealth than the bottom 95% of humanity combined. @grahamformaine understands this, and at a time when too many politicians take their cues from billionaires and corporate lobbyists, he has chosen to stand with the working class,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “He’s focused on the real problems facing workers across this country — not the distractions the billionaire class uses to divide us. His campaign is rooted in the same core issues our union fights for every day: a living wage, affordable health care, retirement security, and time outside of work to actually live our lives. The UAW is proud to endorse candidates like Platner taking on the broken status quo.” @UAWRegion9A Director Brandon Mancilla added, “Graham Platner has emerged as a voice for the people of Maine fed up with the corrupting influence of the oligarchy and money in our politics. More importantly, he is building a mass movement that will not only power his campaign but will be ready to take on the challenges facing working families in Maine and across the country once in office. Our members are ready to hit the ground running with Graham’s campaign and take back the power for Maine’s working class.” “I think he's the real deal,” said Trent Vellela, president of the UAW’s Maine CAP Council from Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association (BMDA-UAW Local 3999 ). “Graham directly addresses the hard issues in a straightforward and relatable way. He is clear about his principles and his plan to achieve positive outcomes for the working people of Maine. We're excited to endorse Graham Platner for Senate and look forward to seeing him in DC.”

The UAW has filed federal labor charges against disgraced billionaires Donald Trump and Elon Musk for their illegal attempts to threaten and intimidate workers who stand up for themselves by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes.

“When we say Donald Trump is a scab, this is what we mean. When we say Trump stands against everything our union stands for, this is what we mean,” said UAW President Shawn Fain.

“Donald Trump will always side against workers standing up for themselves, and he will always side with billionaires like Elon Musk, who is contributing $45 million a month to a Super PAC to get him elected. Both Trump and Musk want working-class people to sit down and shut up, and they laugh about it openly. It’s disgusting, illegal, and totally predictable from these two clowns.” @ShawnFainUAW #StandUpUAW

“I mean, I look at what you do,” Trump told Musk. “You walk in, you say, You want to quit? They go on strike, I won’t mention the name of the company, but they go on strike and you say, That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.”

Thank you, President Biden!

After significant technical delays on X, formerly known as Twitter, Trump and Musk had a rambling, disorganized conversation on Monday evening in front of over one million listeners in which they advocated for the illegal firing of striking workers.

We can put a billionaire back in office who stands against everything our union stands for, or we can elect @KamalaHarris who will stand shoulder to shoulder with us in our war on corporate greed.

STAND UP. #StandUpUAW

Record profits mean record contracts. We have a tentative agreement at Ford. #StandUpUAW

🧵On Wednesday, July 31, the UAW International Executive Board voted to endorse @KamalaHarris for President of the United States.

This man made $21 MILLION DOLLARS last year.

The UAW has filed federal labor charges against disgraced billionaires Donald Trump and Elon Musk for their illegal attempts to threaten and intimidate workers who stand up for themselves by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes. uaw.org/uaw-files-federal-la…

BREAKING: The 8,700 UAW members at Ford’s iconic and extremely profitable Kentucky Truck Plant have joined the Stand Up Strike after Ford refuses to make further movement in bargaining. Workers are walking off the job right now. STAND UP!

Trump has no idea what he's doing. He does not support autoworkers. He wants to divide autoworkers, as well as this country. He couldn't survive. a day in our facility. @realDonaldTrump is a scab.

Incredible. Right up to our contract deadline, Stellantis just can't help themselves, announcing they're executing ANOTHER $500 million on stock buybacks. If they've got money for Wall Street, they sure as hell have money for the workers who make this industry run. #StandUpUAW

"The threat we face at the border isn't from the migrants. It's from the billionaires and politicians getting working people to point the finger at one another when, in reality, we're all on the same side of the war." @ShawnFainUAW #StandUpUAW #Solidarity

I guess @JDVance hasn't been paying attention.

There is only one answer to the threat we face as a nation. The answer is solidarity. #StandUpUAW

“I see power.” STAND UP. #StandUpUAW

Rosie—a UAW member’s daughter—celebrates Halloween and women’s rights in her Rosie the Riveter look. #StandUpUAW #Halloween

We invite unions around the country to align your contract expirations with our own so that together we can begin to flex our collective muscles.

"People like @realDonaldTrump and @elonmusk sneer at labor law... they don't care about labor law because they don't care about working-class people. They believe in buying off the system, buying off politicians and being able to have their way with people." — @ShawnFainUAW

The UAW stands in solidarity with the tens of thousands of Israeli workers who withheld their labor today in support of an immediate hostage deal. It is long past time for an end to this war, and on this US Labor Day, we stand with workers in Israel who withheld their labor.

"Destitute people trying to cross the border to find a better life are not our enemy. They are not taking your jobs. When I see these people, I see my grandparents. Our job as leaders is to eradicate poverty everywhere, that is our challenge.” hls.harvard.edu/today/united…

These hands build the cars. These hands make the profit. These hands will determine what happens next. UAW.org/join #StandUpUAW

Since December, the UAW has been calling for a ceasefire in Israel & Palestine, and for an end to the war on Gaza. This week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to come to Congress to ask our government to keep supporting this war. We reject this insult to all those calling for peace and justice. On Wednesday, July 24th, the UAW, along with the National Labor Network for Ceasefire, is joining a mass mobilization in Washington, DC to oppose Netanyahu’s visit, and to call for an end to all US military aid to this war. Join us: bit.ly/july24labor

"Ohioans deserve a Senator who will fight to keep good-paying jobs in Ohio and who will stand with them when they take on corporate greed in their fight for justice on and off the job. That senator is @SherrodBrown." — @ShawnFainUAW

🚨 UAW President Fain and our NYC members are proud to support @ZohranKMamdani. He’s not owned by Wall Street. He’s fighting for $30/hr, free transit, housing for all, and real democracy—on the job and in our communities. Rank Zohran #1 for NYC Mayor by 6/24. @UAWRegion9A

Vote like your overtime is on the line. Because it is. Vote like your pension is on the line. Because it is. Vote like your Medicare is on the line. Because it is. Vote Harris-Walz. Say no to Trump. Because your union depends on it. BetterInAUnion.org | @aflcio

“I’ll tell you, (Trump's) running mate (JD Vance), I don't know if that was a value add to his campaign or not, but he's one of four senators, four, that has never cast a vote on a pro-worker bill in his life.” — @Tim_Walz dailykos.com/story/2024/8/14…

"We don't stop our fight for justice at the workplace. We don't stop our fight for justice because it's not the right time. When and where there's a war, whether it's in Vietnam or Gaza, we call for peace." — #UAW President Shawn Fain #StandUpUAW

"It's an old trick the billionaires play. Time and time again the wealthy divide the masses over single issues, and the rich walk away with all the loot." — #UAW President Shawn Fain #StandUpUAW #Solidarity

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🧵UAW members at Cornell University have secured a historic tentative agreement, which includes record wage increases of up to 25.4%, a cost-of-living adjustment, and the elimination of the two-tier wage system.

UAW PRESIDENT SHAWN FAIN STATEMENT ON FORD’S ANNOUNCEMENT TO PAUSE CONSTRUCTION ON MARSHALL EV BATTERY PLANT: “This is a shameful, barely-veiled threat by Ford to cut jobs. Closing 65 plants over the last 20 years wasn’t enough for the Big Three, now they want to threaten us with closing plants that aren’t even open yet. We are simply asking for a just transition to electric vehicles and Ford is instead doubling down on their race to the bottom.” #StandUpUAW

"Trump claims to be attacking us in the name of protecting American autoworkers. So, tell us why, when Lordstown closed in 2019, when Trump was President, and our members were on strike for 40 days, he said nothing and did nothing.” — @ShawnFainUAW inthesetimes.com/article/don…

"He's one of us. He's a teacher. He knows what it's like to scrape to get by paycheck to paycheck. There's nobody better that @KamalaHarris could have picked as a running mate than @Tim_Walz." — @ShawnFainUAW

During the eight and a half minutes @GM CEO Mary Barra appeared on CNN this morning, she "earned" more money than any autoworker makes in a full work day. And that's how the Big Three wants to keep it. #StandUpUAW

"I saw our friend @ShawnFainUAW had a name for (Trump). He called him a scab. That's not name calling - its an observation and fact, just to be clear." - @Tim_Walz

Striking to fight for a better life is a sacred right. We will NOT tolerate violence against our picket lines from the companies or the scabs they hire. Period. #StandUpUAW

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We have a tentative agreement at Stellantis. #StandUpUAW

Thank you, @SenSanders, for standing with #UAW workers. #StandUpUAW

UAW Statement on JD Vance Refusing to Commit to Investments in Michigan Auto Plants Donald Trump was the job-killer-in-chief while in the White House. His failed United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement—or Trump’s NAFTA as we prefer to call it—has led to the mass exodus of good, blue-collar jobs from the United States. In sharp contrast, the Biden/Harris Administration has bet on the American worker and thanks to their policies, hundreds of thousands of good manufacturing jobs are returning to the United States. Now, Trump and JD Vance are invading Michigan and threatening the $500 million investment the Biden-Harris administration made in the General Motors Grand River Assembly Plant and the union jobs that investment would provide. The bottom line is that Donald Trump and JD Vance are a menace to the working class and are openly threatening to double down on Trump’s legacy of job destruction.

We have a tentative agreement at GM. #StandUpUAW

Volkswagen workers just made history! #StandUpUAW

UAW Statement on Reports of Layoffs of Non-Striking Workers UAW President Shawn Fain released the following statement following reports of planned layoffs of non-striking workers at GM and Ford. #StandUpUAW

“We need new elected leaders who are not afraid to pick a side — politicians who will put workers over corporate donors every single time. That’s why our union is proud to support @ZohranKMamdani and a ranked slate of pro-worker champions for Mayor.” – @ShawnFainUAW Our NYC UAW members want a better, safer, and more affordable city. Someone who passes up the opportunity to support workers in a time of crisis, that person is unfit to be mayor of working-class New Yorkers. When UAW members needed Andrew Cuomo, Cuomo showed cowardice. So, New Yorkers, don’t get fooled again. #DontRankCuomo @UAWRegion9 | @UAWRegion9A | @bradlander

🧵Statement from UAW President Shawn Fain on 2024 Presidential Election: "UAW members around the country clocked in today under the same threat they faced yesterday: unchecked corporate greed destroying our lives, our families, and our communities. It’s the threat of companies like Stellantis, Mack Truck, and John Deere shipping jobs overseas to boost shareholder profits. It’s the threat of corporate America telling the working class to sit down and shut up."

“Our members at John Deere strike for the ability to earn a decent living, retire with dignity and establish fair work rules. We stay committed to bargaining until our members’ goals are achieved.” - UAW Vice President Chuck Browning bit.ly/3p1Vi8g

"WE ARE THE UNION! MIGHTY MIGHTY UNION! ALL THE WORKERS UNION! ASS-KICKING UNION!" #StandUpUAW #SolidaritySeason #Local900

"In 2019, when @realDonaldTrump WAS the President of the United States, where was he then? Our workers at GM were on strike for two months out there on the picket lines. I didn't see him hold a rally, I didn't see him stand up at the picket line, and I sure as hell didn't hear him comment about it." - @ShawnFainUAW #StandUpUAW

It's time. From Toyota to Tesla, from California to South Carolina, America's autoworkers are ready to Stand Up and win their fair share of the auto industry's record profits. Join us. UAW.org/join

Cori Bush has always been there for working class people. And the UAW has her back. Missouri, vote Cori Bush for Congress on Tuesday, August 6th!

Mary Barra did not show up to bargaining this week.

We stood up for General Motors when they needed us most. Now we need GM to stand with us and invest in the healthcare we deserve. Working in the plant takes a toll on our bodies, so quality healthcare and affordable prescriptions are an investment in us! #Solidarity #StandWithUs

Friday, September 22nd. Noon. The working class won't wait. #StandUpUAW

"It's not a CEO that's gonna save us. it's not a president that's gonna save us. It's not me, it's not you. It's us. It's a united working class!" — UAW President Shawn Fain #StandUpUAW

"The ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in this plant is 365 to 1, and they're telling workers to keep making these concessions?"— @SenSherrodBrown #StandUpUAW

The UAW stands in solidarity with the 45,000 courageous port workers fighting for economic justice. Without their labor, nothing in this country moves.

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On Strike at the Big Three. Stand Up Strike. Support the strikers. Grab a support graphic for your timeline. #StandUpUAW #OnStrike #StandUpStrike

"The only path forward to peace and social justice is a ceasefire.” — #UAW President Shawn Fain today in D.C. #StandUpUAW #1u

In the latest assault on First Amendment rights, Columbia University has expelled and fired Grant Miner, President of UAW Local 2710, which represents thousands of Columbia student workers. The firing comes one day before contract negotiations were set to open with the University.

It's an old trick the billionaires play. Time and time again the wealthy try to distract and divide the masses—by race, gender, and nationality—so that they can walk away with all the loot. Knock out discrimination. Labor can do it! #StandUpUAW

Today UAW leaders and rank-and-file members, along with the National Labor Network for Ceasefire, joined the mass mobilization in Washington, DC to oppose Netanyahu’s visit, and to call for an end to all US military aid to this war. #StandUpUAW

BREAKING: 6,800 Local 1700 autoworkers join the UAW's Stand Up Strike at Stellantis's largest plant, Sterling Heights Assembly! #StandUpUAW

🧵The Stand Up Strike will go down in history as an inflection point for our union, and for our movement.

BREAKING: 4,000 UAW members at Mack Trucks have voted to REJECT a tentative agreement, and will STRIKE at 7 am on Monday. "I'm inspired to see UAW members at Mack holding out for a better deal, and ready to stand up and walk off the job to win it," said UAW President Shawn Fain.

"What Barra really means is this: Her compensation as CEO is tied to General Motors’ profit margins. This means that Barra’s exorbitant salary is also a function of how low she can keep autoworkers’ wages. Barra’s salary has increased 34 percent over the last four years, while in four years workers’ pay has only increased by 6 percent." #StandUpUAW news.yahoo.com/gm-ceo-twists…

"United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain will speak Monday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago." detroitnews.com/story/news/p…

We’re not the problem. Corporate Greed is the problem! #StandUpUAW

It's always a good day to organize your workplace.

BREAKING: 190 workers at ZF in Tuscaloosa, Alabama are now ON STRIKE for a fair contract. These members of UAW Local 2083 (@uawregion8) supply front axels to Mercedes, and have been fighting for a fair contract that ends tiers, raises wages, and provides decent healthcare. Autoworkers across the country are on the move! #StandUpUAW

Local 862 is shutting it down at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant! Workers have now walked off the job and are joining the Stand Up Strike! #StandUpUAW

UAW locals waiting to go on strike. #StandUpUAW

The votes are in, and the results are astounding: 97% of Big Three members voted YES to authorize a strike if the automakers don't give us a fair deal. Get strike ready: bit.ly/3YMOyuJ

.@ShawnFainUAW announces the UAW will endorse @JoeBiden for President. "This November we can stand up and elect someone who stands with us and supports our cause, or we can elect someone who will divide us and fight us every step of the way. Thats what this choice is about."

UAW President Shawn Fain Update 12/11/23 nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1djGXNzQe…

The UAW Stand Up Strike begins at all three of the Big Three. #StandUp

The Stand Up Strike just hit Ford's biggest plant. Here's how it went down, and why 8,700 members at Kentucky Truck Plant took action. #StandUpUAW