striking-workers

Five hours of sleep, not enough money for food: Michigan facility workers talk strike

BY: - September 30, 2023

Employees at General Motors Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan were called on Friday to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike — and those on the picket line say they’re ready for change. Friday marked the beginning of a third week the UAW will be striking at 43 locations across 21 states for the […]

Sen. Bob Casey joins striking UAW workers on picket line in Bucks County

BY: - September 26, 2023

The same day President Joe Biden joined striking United Auto Workers members on a picket line in Michigan, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) visited a picket line in Langhorne, Bucks County to support striking members of UAW Local 2177. “I’m proud to stand with UAW workers today in Bucks County as they fight for a […]

Biden makes historic visit to metro Detroit picket line to rally with striking auto workers

BY: - September 26, 2023

In the midst of ongoing negotiations between striking auto workers and Detroit’s Big Three manufacturers, President Joe Biden on Tuesday made an appearance on the picket line in Belleville. Speaking to picketers from UAW Local 174 at Willow Run Redistribution Center in metro Detroit, Biden said that unions “saved the automobile industry” in times of […]

Fetterman joins striking UAW workers on picket line in Michigan

BY: - September 17, 2023

Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman made the trip to Michigan on Saturday to walk the picket line with striking workers from the United Auto Workers, who walked off the job Friday. Fetterman said in a statement he was driving his “UAW-made Ford Bronco from Braddock, Pennsylvania to Wayne, Michigan” to show his support. “It’s time […]