My grandfather, my father, and my stepfather were all union workers as steel workers. As a Home healthcare giver I didn't recieve a raise in pay for 7 years. Once we voted in a union I got my first. I will always believe in the worker and unions because WE Built this country.
I’ve been very lucky as a union member to not see a strike in my 37 years as a union worker. I have seen tough negotiations that almost lead to a walk out that never arrived. I hear what others are paid per hour in right to work states & it makes me cringe. I’m able to support my wife on one income. Have a modest income & afford to own a house in one of the most expensive parts of the country. Work with dignity & respect everyday. Have a future in retirement. All because I belong to a union. My great grandfather died as a result of the Great Depression. He worked his entire life working 12 hour days, 7 days a week without a day off or a sick day. He did not belong to a union. When he was let go by his employer because he couldn’t count. They never offered him training to count fares on a trolley. They let him go. He had no benefits or retirement. He went for a walk one morning to never return. He was found floating in a pond face down a day later. His family had to burry him. That is what unions were about initially. Death benefits for members who died. There was nothing for the family post death. That’s a crime. The fat cats at the top won’t acknowledge that though.
Wonder how you’ll feel when the instant they can do it they replace every one of you with robots. You’re just not smart enough to see the writing on the wall. You refuse to cooperate. You are really tough. You are really tough.
What a dumb question from the reporter; “why not take it down a notch?” Come on now Organizing foreign brand plants in the south are key for the UAW & it’s future
My step dad didn’t like unions, even though he was represented by the UAW. Him and my mom worked in aerospace and benefited from the union. He complained that the union gave rise to mediocrity. That bad workers were able to get away with being lazy and didn’t have to be accountable for their work. He died at 51, never getting to retire and get to benefit from the CBA. Fitting.
I used to live in Athens, TN. Halfway between Knoxville and Chattanooga. It doesn’t surprise me that they think unions are communist. In Europe, people work to live. In the US, people live to work.
No, Fain should NOT be President. Sean *could* be great on the NLRB or as the Secretary of Labor, but he would need to receive *significant education* before obtaining either position. A person in the Office of the President can only make changes if that person understands how to wield the power of the Executive Branch (and even if they know how to do so, they still may not be able to make any changes). As such, the Office of the President should be occupied by someone who understands the government & governing (Nixon, Ford, Reagan, & Bush Jr. didn't adequately understand, and Trump REALLY didn't understand, and look where they all got us). But Fain should NOT be President unless he quits the UAW and commits a SIGNIFICANT amount of time(years) to the study of government & governing. Anything less would be irresponsible on his part -- and unacceptable to intelligent people -- and it would be irresponsible/ignorant on the part of the citizens to vote for him if he didn't commit to such study. If one has a brain-issue, one doesn't call a proctologist. If one has a governing-issue, one doesn't call an electrician (Fain's education is as an electrician, not in government and/or governing). If Fain were elected POTUS without receiving a significant amount of education, he would just get steam-rolled by the people in the orbit of the White House who know how to use the government to delay, deteriorate, diminish, distract, or divert a POTUS's ability to govern. But Fain would be a great addition to the Administration of a President who knew how to use the Executive Branch of government to govern.
Let's also not forget that Tenants Unions are also Labor Unions! Tenants WORK, we work to pay rent and keep a roof over our family's heads, food on our tables, clothes on our backs. Tenants Unions and Labor Unions are ALL making a HUGE resurgence and I'm GLAD to see it! Landlords and Employers are utterly taking advantage of workers. Wages haven't gone up but our rent has, the cost of food, healthcare and our daily essentials just to get by are skyrocketing out of control. Sure they say "inflation" is stabilizing but what ISN'T taken into account on inflation indexes are the consumable things everyone, especially working families, need to get by: Rent, Food, Transportation, Healthcare...these aren't measured by Inflation indexes. So, news outlets are reporting incomplete information and not giving the full picture! As President Biden said: "Wall street didn't build America, the Middle Class did!" Let's add to this: "Landlords don't provide housing, carpenters, plumbers, construction workers, HVAC workers...THEY build and provide housing!" Let's bring back "LandLord" As a Dirty Word!!
Worker income has significantly lagged behind increased costs of living and corporate profits for decades. It showed very clearly when workers stopped receiving raises after 2009 while C-suites got bonuses. The continued attacks from corporations to the government came to a head thanks to Bidenflation. We MUST always keep the playing ground as fair as possible.
It's a good hyperbolic-slogan, but real difficult-action will need to be taken. Something will have to be done about two groups of people: 1. The sizable, yet populace-minority group of working-class dupes who volunteer to be the cops&soldiers, acting as the human-buffers between the wealthy-class/right-wingers and the working-class. 2. The other, much larger group of working-class dupes who support the wealthy-class/right-wingers by voting for wealthy right-wing-extremist Republicans and wealthy moderate-right-wing Democrats.
Can we get car manufacturers to actually build vehicles with character again, just saying lol. Born and raised in Kenosha, WI. We had Nash then AMC and it's sad that we don't anymore
Why not organize in your store? You can! I'm currently working with my coworkers to organize. we're talking with CWA (Communication Workers of America) because we work via remote communications with our clients. We do Tech support for our company owned software.
I am a union supporter and was raised in a heavily union household but after NAFTA, there is no way a Union can truly return for its people. ( Unless it's TVA or teachers Union, etc.) Thank you Bill Cinton!!! You destroyed the USA in the stroke of a pen
Wow, they never mentioned GM announced total restructuring and 3.5k layoffs in Ohio alone weeks after this agreement was signed. COME ON CBS!!!! Make a non political spot for educated adults
Apple Pie is much older than America -- the Swedish & Dutch have Apple Pie recipes that are older than America, by centuries. Coincidentally, the Swedes AND Dutch do Labor Unions & Organizing better than Americans, and they've been doing it better for longer, too. But Unions & The Post Office are both great things -- don't be discouraged. :)
I’ve asked and I can’t get any of my coworkers to commit even to a conversation. My last day was tonight. This is a southern company with the non union mentality. I told my co workers if they change their minds to let me know and I’ll put them in touch with the union that represents workers in the supermarket industry.
Billionaires and Private Equity are not losing any sleep over Shawn Fain. They are doing quite well, thank you! They will keep pressing their advantage. The Right to Work States, who reject Union participation and neglect their own self interest, can continue to play it safe and lose ground.
Right To Work states don't necessarily "reject" Union participation, they simply don't require Union participation. Corporations twist this in their favor by convincing workers in "Captive Audience" Meetings spreading lies and fear among workers! It's time to FIGHT BACK! Record Profits = UNPAID WAGES!
Always follow the money. The UAW leadership team (not the members) benefit far more when membership increases. Not a fan of the UAW. And...let's not forget that about 8.25% of every car's invoice price goes to UAW programs. That $50,000 Ford you are thinking of buying should invoice for $4,125 less.
I can count in 1 hand the total number of union workers who actually enjoyed their job and gave me good service as a So-Cal Regional trucker in Coca Cola, Pepsi, The ports of Long Beach. One outgate roadability technician acted as if I was asking him to rebuild a truck when all I needed was air in a tire. I said I was going from LB to San Diego, and you are not allowed to work on chassis inside of Pier 400/Maersk. Another time outgoing THE meditteranean port on Henry Ford ave, an outgate mechanic just red tagged a chassis instead of replacing a flat. And another time at the one next to Cosco/Queen Mary a pair of mechanics only switched the dead tail lights on a chassis and played dumb saying they were out of tires to replace for repairs. I swear I disturbed their nap time. And another time at Trapac I asked a yard supervisor where a flip line was and she snapped back "I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS!!!" as she buried her face back in her smartphone. Compare that to the nice lady at APL (NOW CALLED EAGLE MARINE) where a lady said follow my truck as I was guided to my air flip area.
My husband works in a union auto plant as an engineer (non-union). He can count on one hand the number of union workers who don't sbuse the system and actually want to do a good job. They work the hardest of anyone - at trying to do as little as possible. 5 years of experience at 2 different plants tells him that the stereotype of laziness is absolutely true.
I'm not saying all are like that, there was a forklift driver at coca-cola near downtown LA who came and found me to rush and load me up asap. Another technician at yanjin LBCT who did the bit inspection and greased up the chassis thoroughly too one time. But like you mentioned a lot of slackers, majority slackers. I bet your husband gets bullied or harrased by his co-workers. Reminds me of this prison guard in San Diego that spoke of corruption and had hanging nooses and rat traps spread out in his work area. @@kimberlyault9242
@@blazeandcyrus According to a 2022 Harris Poll and Retail Brew survey, 71% of Americans intentionally purchased American products and nearly half of those polled would be willing to pay up to 20% more for American-made products. When it comes to cars, there’s a common belief that Japanese models are better constructed, more reliable and are cheaper than their American counterparts. Comparatively, many Americans prefer domestic models that have abundant interior space, bigger bodies and more powerful engines, things that U.S. auto brands take pride in providing to buyers.
I’m looking at a 2025 Ram truck. When I looked at the prices I was appalled. I won’t be able to afford it. This is partially due to the new labor agreements. “No billionaires”, that’s communism, it always has been.
Some of those Ram trucks are produced Saltillo, Mexico. The billionaires and millionaires know they can sell at high prices while using cheap foreign labor and automation.
Yeah. That “partially” is around 7% of sticker. And the part of that 7% that’s gonna increase isn’t gonna increase overnight. The percentage of the Ram you’re “looking” at’s sticker price going to labor hasn’t changed in any noticeable way since the strike.
Just remember this people.... Feeble Biden can't possibly make it another 4.5 years and Harris shouldn't be allowed to run a hotdog stand let alone be President!
It’s thanks to unions that America has 40 work week and overtime pay. Before unions you’d be working 12 hour days 6 days a week and no overtime. It’s no coincidence that decline in union membership over the decades coincides with increased inequality and a decline in the middle class.
@@matthewtaylor3347 That's because some people were misled into thinking that unions were equated with Communism/socialism (the piece notes that) or organized crime by rich people who want to destroy unions.
I was not from a factory family but my hometown was a little GM town. I was proud for them to stand up this way against the CEOs. Go Union! You have to be strong and fight for your rights every time! Those companies don't need such high profits! Balance is better. Down with Billionaires!
