Beyond a fair transition to EV production, the UAW is demanding an end to concessions auto workers made during the Great Recession.
One of the greatest Super Bowl ads ever came out in 2011. It was a Chrysler ad, but it sold a broader domestic brand — “imported from Detroit” — by drawing on the story of the American worker, stirring up hard-won feelings of place, patriotism, and dignity.
The auto industry’s success owes a great deal to the UAW, who have fought to ensure that auto jobs offered opportunities for people from all walks of life. When the Great Recession hit in 2008, the industry needed a massive infusion of federal cash to stay solvent. To save hundreds of thousands of jobs and communities across the American Midwest, the Obama administration stepped in and worked with the UAW and the Big Three — Ford Motor F, -0.91%, General Motors GM, -0.
Beyond bargaining for a fair and just transition to EV production, the UAW is also demanding the Big Three abandon Great Recession relics, like the two-tier wage scale and the elimination of cost of living adjustments. They’re also seeking pay increases aligned with the increases of company executives. A Stellantis executive recently claimed that UAW’s demands “could endanger their ability to make decisions in the future that provide job security to our employees.
An American-made car means something more than the miles a person puts on it. It means good, middle class jobs and stable communities for the people who make the parts and assemble the vehicle. Generations of American families have enjoyed the benefits of a middle-class life thanks to those family-sustaining jobs secured by the UAW. The EV transition is one of the biggest transitions the auto industry has ever seen, and it should mean a continuation of the American dream.
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