President of the United Auto Workers Shawn Fain will be in Chicago Saturday to rally with workers on strike at the Ford plant on Torrence Avenue.
As the autoworkers' strike wraps its third week on the picket line, union president Shawn Fain is planning a trip to Chicago.President of the United Auto Workers Shawn Fain will be in Chicago Saturday to rally with workers onMayor Brandon Johnson and city leaders will join Fain and striking members of the UAW Local 551 at 2 p.m. as they continue their fight for a fair contract.
AFA President Sara Nelson, CTU President Stacy Davis Gates and UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell will also rally with hundreds of workers as theFain announced progress with Detroit's Big Three: General Motors, Stellantis and Ford Friday afternoon, but said that they're not where they need to be yet.
He also announced that GM will include electric vehicle battery production work in the UAW’s national master agreement with the company. GM’s commitment is a historic step forward, guaranteeing that the transition to electric vehicles at GM will be a just transition that brings good union jobs to communities across America. Saturdays rally will begin at UAW Local 551 in the 1300 block of Torrence Avenue. Then, at about 3:30 p.m.
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