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Lawmakers see blue-collar voters as key in Biden-Trump rematch - Roll Call

Lawmakers from both parties say working-class voters, especially in swing states, will help decide the presidential election.

Roll Call

Biden gains union worker support but faces ceasefire protests in Michigan

President’s visit to the battleground state is met with autoworkers’ endorsements – and protests over his backing of Israel

The Guardian - US

"Donald Trump is a scab"

"Donald Trump is a billionaire, and that's who he represents"

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First Thing: Boost for Biden as United Auto Workers union endorses his re-election

Both Biden and Trump had courted influential union. Plus, poll finds 35% of Americans say Israel is committing genocide

The Guardian - UK

Biden Wins Union Backing As Trump Rematch Looms

Joe Biden won the endorsement of America's biggest car workers union Wednesday, as the race for the White House dramatically revved up following Donald Trump's victory in the New Hampshire primary.

International Business Times

The UAW endorsed Biden — and panned Republican frontrunner Trump as a 'scab'

Most of the country's other big unions endorsed President Biden in the earliest days of his reelection campaign. But the United Auto Workers held back until today.

WEKU

Biden Wins US Auto Union Backing, In Boost Against Trump

US President Joe Biden won the coveted election endorsement of America's biggest car workers union Wednesday, in a major boost to his battle with Donald Trump for the crucial blue-collar vote.

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United Auto Workers union endorses Joe Biden for president

UAW formally backs president’s re-election campaign after both Biden and Donald Trump courted the powerful group

The Guardian - US

UAW endorses Biden after close look at EV-related jobs - Roll Call

Donald Trump has said the administration's push for electric vehicles threatens union jobs, but the auto workers union backed Joe Biden.

Roll Call

First Thing: Donald Trump aims to see off Nikki Haley in New Hampshire

The granite state’s primary may be the last chance Donald Trump’s opponents within the Republican ranks have to stop the former president from securing the nomination again. Plus, the link between hypochondria and early death

The Guardian - UK

‘We want everybody walking out’: UAW chief outlines mass strike for May 2028

Shawn Fain, the United Auto Workers president, reaffirms general strike on 1 May 2028, saying ‘members need to come together’

The Guardian - US

‘A slap in the face’: progressive anger as Teamsters union chief meets Trump

Leftwing members of 1.3m-strong labor union unhappy with Sean O’Brien for private meeting with Republican frontrunner

The Guardian - US

Tesla Announces Pay Raises Amid UAW Organizing Efforts

Tesla factory workers are expected to receive pay raises this year as the United Auto Workers union attempts to organize the company's US plants. The speci...

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Tesla is raising factory worker pay as auto union tries to organize its electric vehicle plants

Factory workers at Tesla have been told to expect pay raises this year

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The Guardian - US

‘We don’t have a say’: workers join push to unionize flagship Volkswagen plant

UAW hopes to extend ‘Big Three’ victories to company’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which has resisted prior efforts

Salon

Passing the militant labor torch

Workers found moral clarity in 2023 — in more ways than one

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk says letting workers unionize creates ‘lords and peasants’. What?

Musk is the world’s best accidental salesman for unions, even as his Tesla workers make 30% less than UAW automakers

Al Jazeera

Labour leaders push President Biden for Israel-Gaza ceasefire at US Capitol

Union leaders spoke alongside progressive lawmakers, appealing to the Biden administration for an end to the fighting.

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Fortune

UAW’s Shawn Fain rips ‘the Musks of the world’ for taking advantage of workers ‘scraping to get by, paycheck by paycheck’

After a record-breaking contract, the UAW’s president is looking to expand the movement to nonunionized automakers. He won’t let Musk get in the way.

Fortune

'Work less and work better, this is the principle': Lamborghini makes history by agreeing to a 4-day workweek for its production workers

The four-day workweek at Lamborghini will ultimately save production workers between 22 and 31 working days per year.

The Guardian - US

Unions are coming not just for the few, but for everyone

The UAW’s Tesla drive is showing the way forward for US unions: go big or go extinct

Fortune

‘If Tesla gets unionized it’s because we deserve it’: Elon Musk says he’s made his factory workers millionaires but concedes some may still want to turn against him

Elon Musk says the UAW’s plans to unionize Tesla staff will be down, in part, to the company’s failings if successful.

The Conversation

Next on the United Auto Workers' to-do list: Adding more members who currently work at nonunion factories to its ranks

Having negotiated “record contracts” with the Big Three – and seen the bulk of its rank-and-file members approve them – the United Auto Workers says its work isn’t done.

The Independent UK

UAW chief, having won concessions from strikes, aims to expand membership to nonunion automakers

Entering contract talks with Detroit’s three automakers, Shawn Fain set lofty expectations for what he could gain for his union members — and delivered on many of them

The Independent UK

Ford workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes

The United Auto Workers union has overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Ford, a pact that, along with similar deals with General Motors and Stellantis, will raise pay across the industry

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