UAW Strikers Starve While Shawn Fain Gets Rich 

Yes. Only have to report once a week

Once a week for 6 hours is what is required, and yes we can only make up to 500 additional each week without penalty.

It depends on the location. Some plants are smaller, so some have to strike every day, or every other day. My plant is 6 hour shifts once a week, but we have over 6k people there. Our fleet is small, so they sit out there more hours, or days. There's no set amount of hours or time, all depends on each location

If you work another job while on strike, you're not eligible for strike pay

​@@Ruphus7you are eligible but you cant make more the $499

He just got voted in. He probably did get 2 salaries he was switching jobs. Strikers are making $83/hrs. Most town mayors have 2 positions so what’s the difference.

Please don’t ever vote. If you thinking this ok

Eat the rich!

listen, get a new job oh wait not much out there for only having a HS diploma " maybe "

@@jasonmitchell8883 listen, stfu and go learn something. This is called collective bargaining. This is how it works. Jealousy much.

​@@jasonmitchell8883why can't people with high school diploma make a decent living? Why do you have to have a college education to be able to raise a family. We aren't asking to be rich. But we want to be able to take care of our family especially in this economy with inflation. Especially when they are raking in billions in profits. Why shouldn't they take care of their workers? So you want to get rid of the middle class?

@user-nd1kv8qb5w why don't you start your own company and pay those wages u feel u desire to those in the community you live, just because a company has huge profits doesn't mean they should pay huge wages. Th9se wages go to the executives because it's their design and business decisions that make the company profitable, not the monkey eating a banana, if you want to make that big money make those big money moves.

@@jasonmitchell8883 you can't prove to me any ceo with a degree couldn't be replaced in an instant, what do they do again? besides collect 8 figure salaries and 8 figure bonuses, along with the stock buybacks. you don't even know what's going on, you think its about diploma's and shit, motherfucker the world runs on basic education, contrary to your uninformed beliefs.

Maybe you should apply for food stamps. Poor you.

@angiejorah so you want the government, meaning your tax dollars, to subsidize my meals? Think about it. Rather than my employer paying me enough to buy food, you have to pay higher taxes for the government to give me money for food. 🙃

@@JRS0404 I guess not. The rich are tasty 😋

Thank you this guy flipped on the union

@@csmiith09 my guess is he Is financially overextended. Not a good reason to take it out on the union. I’ve been out since day one on strike second week I found a job temporary part-time works for me.

But as John pointed out, the automakers have come to the table with almost all of the UAW's demands. But Shawn just wants to continue to hurt the automakers rather than let his members reap the fantastic benefits in the proposed contracts and get on with life. $100,000 a year and retiring as millionaires? Not bad for bolting a bumper onto a truck all day.

@@JustWasted3HoursHere retiring as millionaires are you kidding, 100k after taxes, isnt crap anymore with the prices of everything.

As a Local 12 retiree we see nothing coming our way. Since 2008 our pension has lost 33.5% in buying power due to inflation. Yet Stellantis has offered nothing to this group.

It's spelled *exploitation*, Einstein. I've *dreamed* of making $18.00 / hr. but never reached it...but of course, greed being deaf, what can one expect?

@EnergeezerSquirrel check the restaurants, most are paying 13-$18.00. If you haven't been able to make 18.00 than it might just be you.

​@EnergeezerSquirrel So because you've never had a good job, other hard working Americans should work for less? There's always someone worse off than you so what's your point?

All those jobs will certainly be around when you damage the very businesses and industry where you make your money 🤣🤣🤣

@@CMarie. LOL! Typical American attitude: a *good* job is determined by how much it pays, not by the satisfaction obtained, the peace of mind gained from escaping constantly growing consumerism predicated on the fallacy that money brings happiness. Crap jobs that pay a fortune: is hat a truly good job? I"ve had good jobs, that I enjoyed, working with people I enjoyed. They were only *bad* by virtue of not paying as much as others. At 70, I love my wife more than ever, we have a comfortable life and are grateful for every extra day we get. My point? People seek worth in the wrong things...

@@JRS0404 and here is the nuts and bolts of today’s corporate America. A guy makes 3.5X more than the workers he is representing, and we’re supposed to clutch our pearls over that, but ignore a CEO making 300x the average wage of said worker.

Agreed. John looks like a little corporate bitch, here. One has to wonder what HIS interest is here.@@Bum_Hip

​@Bum_Hip over the last 3 years we have been hit with inflation of 5% per year. That is a 15% pay cut, not to mention the government bailed out the auto industry with tax payers dollars, just to turn around and GM made a 10 billion dollar profit with CEO taking home close to 30 million. Those workers needs to be paid. It's not their fault this big EV push didn't work out & now they are losing money. John is only telling half the story

@@Bum_Hip Average UAW wage is about $52,000 a year. A ceo makes $29,000,000 a year plus bone us money. See the problem? I have been very happy with my dividend payouts since 2009. Half of that could have been given to the folks on the line putting part a on part b and I would still be very happy. If you don't have the folks putting part a on part b you don't have profit.

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ALL systems are good at the top

I read he makes over $300,000. That doesn't count the backhand deals he gets.

money well spent, this guy is going to make hundreds of millions of dollars for these very hard working people ,again money well spent

@@nikeethanatos4357 I'm sure he already has. I'm in a union but this is ridiculous. He literally has people making crap while he's collecting more than quadruple the amount of money the workers are. My union rep makes six figures but we don't have the gap that these workers have.

According to this video Fain makes more than 400k from two UAW salaries.

Do your research! UAW has had finances and books gone over by the feds after all the crooks were sent to prison!

u clown

We really need an audit on the Federal Reserve, the root of all of our problems. Then we need to destroy it and get back to our lawful, constitutional monetary system.

Audits for everybody!

@@TonyBasuro the audit for the UAW has already been done for federal government when they had corrupt leaders in place and are still under federal sightseers. Do your research.

Definitely a crazy thought. Look up the definition of bankrupt.

@@markkeating3609 "completely lacking in a particular quality or value. "their cause is morally bankrupt" " Good point, definitely sounds like the big three

@@joeschmoe6941Record contract isn’t enough! After you’re done cutting and pasting, look up delusional.

A lot of businesses "feed" into American automobile manufacturing both directly and indirectly - one of which is reporting on it. The whole economy will take a dump if the big 3 go truly bankrupt - not just reorganized.

I'm aware of those issues, but we can't live in fear that these companies will just up and leave, just because we're asking for more at the bargaining table. Never seen John speak from a position of fear before, so it was surprising.

@@jeffcarroll3831 I think the biggest impact on Autoline is the pulling back of sponsors. The suppliers are feeling the pain more than the automakers because they don't have such deep reserves to ride this out. And it's the suppliers who advertise on Autoline. Once they get pinched, they cut their advertising budgets.

​​​@@bobcrow1462bs...they're not getting bailed out by taxpayers OR the union next time...so better buy stock somewhere else...I'm sure that's what you care about, instead fellow working Americans.

😢😢 I feel sorry for Mary Barra. How could she survive on $30 million a year, pay zero taxes, fly private jets, stay at 5 star luxury hotels, eat at the best restaurants... and retire with a diamond parachute worth hundreds of millions. She gets compensation even when they lose money and big bonuses when she layoffs and cut benefits. HOW CAN SHE SURVIVE ON WELFARE MONEY. BAD LEADERSHIP DECISIONS LEAD TO BIG BONUSES. THE SUFFERING OF HER AND THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. JOHN, YOU MUST BE on GM PAYROLL! ENJOY THE nice yatcht with Mary.

So in her interview she states, “the initial demands by the UAW would cost GM $100 million over four years. We can’t afford that, we’ll go bankrupt”. Then she is asked about her $28 million/year compensation which of course she could explain. So in four years she will receive $116 million and that will not bankrupt the company! They could pay the $100 million out of her compensation and she would still get $16 million. It would cost the company ZERO! Oh, and those were the initial demands, it’s likely down to $60 million now. Funny how math works.

@@seymorefact4333nice deflection.

THEY'RE OVERPAID AND YOU KNOW IT!

What are those concessions that haven't come back?

​@@r4rifleNot to mention the ones on the take over the decades. Everyone else around this mess has to suffer.

Work a real job and maybe youll deserve those 6 figures 🤡

Solidarity!

⁠​⁠@@JamesDeWalt909can’t believe I’m even commenting on this. Kind of strange that you bring up athletes and Swift. You know, since they are employees that have negotiated contracts with their employer. I’m kind of glad you brought up the cardiologist vs paramedic. I think that’s fairly easy to answer. The cardiologist went to school for a long time and had to understudy for years in comparison to a paramedic. So I have a question. Why does a CEO make many times more than a cardiologist? Explain to me why the CEO of GM earns more in one year than most cardiologists and doctors will earn in an entire life.

Well said 👏

@@JamesDeWalt909 Taylor Swift and sports stars earn it. Jesus, Taylor Swift puts tickets up for sale and people buy them. She's worth what the market wants to pay. Big time sports generate billions and billions of dollars. The players, who are uniquely qualified to do what no one else can do as well, harvest some of the profit. Big 3 CEOs, on the other hand, run the companies into the ground while paying themselves grotesque salaries that no one thinks they deserve. They actively hurt their companies while virtually stealing money.

Swift is no one's employee.@@Uriah625

The overall problem stems from the government and the devaluation of currency over time. Employees would not have to keep going back to their employer for more money if the purchasing power of the dollar would stop declining.

AMEN Brother. SEIU. Grateful for the UAW example. God Bless.

My brother!✊️ #Local862Here

Power to the people Local 602 ❤️

The 419 appreciate you union brother. We might be related related. mother’s maiden name is Morris

Facts

Not for $500 I'm not!

​@@mr.c3246then you're soft, not a good planner and they don't need you...

Yes. Not in the working class. Does not understand what the UAW workers are doing.

There is if you are a dedicated training center clerk! They even pay you twice, both of which are way above the grueling schedule and demanding skill set it takes to earn that position.

Enjoy striking your way out of a job.

Victory for Mexico as the Detroit 3 close factories in Michigan and open them south of the border.

​@@deahelkcunklaer2180you realize that they could give us everything we are asking for (not including 32 hour work week/40% raise like everyone thinks is gonna happen) and still make billions in profits. Corporate greed.

You should realize you are striking yourself out of a great job.@@user-nd1kv8qb5w

I PRAY (I REALY DO!!) you're correct, because if not, and this strike TRULY CAUSES IRREPUTABLE HARM...... well, then, I hope wearing a paper hat & salting fries is something you'll enjoy doing.

No they have not.Mary Barra "needs" to be paid $87,000 per DAY. John is a puppet for these corporate greedy pigs.

They earn stock. Why isn’t a demand of the UAW to earn stock as well since you’re so envious of them 😂

The unions have got you just were they want you, causing division, the same happened in the UK during the 70's, the unions killed off the UK car industry because the Union bosses were all communists and wanted to bring down the system and it worked. There is too much debt in the US car industry and the poorly built cars that have the same reputation that British cars had. There is no doubt the US Auto Manufacturers will not survive this, take it from someone who has lived through this before

​@@KKOPPONGI believe they ARE asking for that...but the companies want to stiff them there too.

I totally AGREE!! He IS REPRESENTING US MEMBERS!! This guy has to be a corporate talking head trying to cause division amongst our members!!

Lol

Yes

The transition to EVs is grinding to a halt now. Watch.

It's a union so it's already extremely hard to fire someone. That's why on top of all their many days off they also take more days just not showing up for work. The UAW has done more to damage the US auto industry over the decades than anything the foreign auto market share has done.

It doesn't matter if their employer goes bankrupt. The UAW knows it's going to happen regardless so they're just trying to get as much as they can before the employers bleed out completely... but they're speeding up that process significantly.

@@markdc1145 with what China did today, limiting the export of graphite, the chance of you being correct went up exponentially.

He’s a Trojan horse.

😂😂😂

…very soon the BIG 3 will need to sell off or close divisions of their ever shrinking business…no kids today have every heard of Oldsmobile or Pontiac…sales overseas in China and Europe are tanking…so when VW has even said it will never be able to compete with Tesla, how do you think GM or Ford are going to make money selling at a loss…Car Dealerships will vanish like Phone booths as online sales are accepted by the computer savvy generation…but today, Fain will suck up as much money as he can , because as divisions are sold, and new ICE companies emerge, they will be , exactly like Tesla, no union representation…so when GM offers a 30 year million dollar retirement plan for a worker…they , and Fain, know it’s just pie in the sky…

That's false Walter Reuther did that

@@markme3259 The chickens will come home to roost, when they start charging to recycle those EV batteries. Oh and my little brother did get in on those actual million dollar, employee, stock purchase, retirement plans, 29 years before his 2006 retirement. After GM re-organ nixed that. That plan was $0 in 2009. MID level supervision also got hit. BUT his UAW part still pays his bills. None want to pay that. They want a Horace and Anna Dodge humble mansion. A Atlantic Ocean going in gale force wind capable ship with a tunnel to it under Jefferson Ave. To the covered 350 feet long dock. Guess that 258 feet the once had deck gun installed on it. Not really a yacht or a boat at that time. BUT they call the HMAS Britannia a yacht.(5800 tons). It did have deck guns on it when I saw it. They also call a Oliver Hazard Perry a ship. (4100 tons)

It’s not. That’s why I wouldn’t do it.

Yes!!!!!!! And it's still four years !!!!!!!

Market economics. Gain skills for better pay.

This has happened in countries that sell the lie of workers' rights. In those places it's SOOOOOO hard to fire a crappy worker, that employers that need 1000 workers instead only hire 200. Then people complain about "it's too hard to find a job, the government should do something about that". Actions have consequences; and emotional promises are very effective at convincing people who don't THINK.

1) They have made unbelievable offers to settle - not being considered by Fain 2) Thousand of workers at suppliers are UAW and pay their dues just like you but they are now unemployed 3) There will come a point where the great offer will need to be reeled back because they can no longer afford it.

@@MyPennysworth “Just like “ me? I’m a retired former union member who opted out of my union near the end of my career because they did not demand enough from the bosses that made far more than they should and gave workers far less voice in operation. Again, why aren’t you or any one like the guy in the video, addressing the bloated wealth and managerial dictatorship of the bosses? How do you solve that inequality in a non-violent way without standing up and demanding more as well as withholding your services until the problem is corrected? Giving in and accepting less than you deserve is not the way, in my opinion.

Not at all plants. I've seen the photos. Not all the locations have what you do.

The other plants will have amenities as well. I’m into my fifth week at the Toledo Jeep plant.

Get used to it. After you drive GM out of business this will be your home

If you had SF back then , you would have been out of a job in 5 years. Union strategy from Jonah Furman UAW Communications Director Leaked memo from inside the UAW " Recurring reputation damage and operational chaos " " Keep them wounded for months "

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@@bobroberts2371 No, if UAW had Shain Fain back then, he would of protected COLA, Pension, No Tiers, Profit Sharing, etc.. This is what happens when previous UAW President SOLD OUT the UAW member

@@btccoins5514 How is this for the GM offer the union turned down? 1 ) Average worker will make $ 100,000 including bonuses and profit sharing 2 ) 1 million in retirement savings after 30 years of service 3 ) Pay zero for healthcare , zero co pay or deductible 4 ) Cost of living allowance 5 ) 5 weeks of vacation 6 ) up to 20 paid holidays

@@JRS0404 which number is bigger $500,000 or $25 million (Avg Big 3 CEO Pay) per year?

Yes a Satanic slogan. Behind the slogan lies the members sacrifice.

Which part does he want to eat? Sounds a bit decadent to me. :)

Try Chinese BYD EV from China that are amazing.

its owned by Japan. Japan running it. %95 temp service workers. they treat the workers like trash. no benefits. Japan operates in the USA

Tesla makes the most American cars nowadays anyway, and they're still pushing costs down, not up. The 3 and Y are both cheaper than the median new vehicle in the US without any tax credits.

​@@ordinaryhuman5645it's funny how investors and media keep laughing at Tesla for making cars MORE AFFORDABLE . As a shareholder, I'm not remotely worried. Everytime people laugh at Elon Musk, he wins bigly.

@@Tential1 I'd much rather see Tesla informing new car buyers with advertising so they don't have to lower prices to sell every car they make (the master plan called for increasingly cheaper models, not making everything cheaper across the board). But even with the vast majority of new car buyers being ignorant and misinformed, they're positioned better than any other automaker.

@Pro 1 er. First off UAW wages only represent about 10 % of the cost of a new car. Second im not sure why the education level bothers you. If you have ever been in a assembly plant for very long you would understand why they have to pay those workers that much. Those jobs are mind numbing and the pay is the only why the auto companies can keep a steady work force. Now before you say there are thousands of people that would do that job for less your wrong! Out of thousands of people that start working those jobs vary few stay around. The cost of constant employee turn over and lack of productivity would devastate the industry much faster than the wages. Now I agree not all of the demand are logical but from a negotiation stand point you have to start high and settle somewhere in the middle. As an engineer for one of these companies for the last 26 years I can tell you there are no CEO's that are worth 30 million dollars a year. Just as you think UAW wages are out of line so are the upper managements. So you blaming the UAW wages as your justification to buy a foreign car doesn't really hold alot of water. Just admit you wanted that vehicle. Its your money you can spend it as you wish.

Uaw isn't greedy. The big 3 companies are. Get it right!

And now,your making less . Look what you said is just basic math everyone is feeling the pinch . The only one who is not losing is Sean he gets paid every week and you don’t . Think about that .

You’re wrong I get paid every week $500 strike pay no problem here I was taught not to live beyond my means before I became an adult.

Mom always said, it’s good to want. Can you find the message in that?

So have the retirees

@@scottgrzymkowski then why can’t you make it on your regular pay ? That’s what your crying about . Look a pigpen is not something you write with ,and you want more per hour ? Your over paid now .

Truth hurts

Better change headaches to greed! Would be more appropriate

They can't spell Engineer.

That is China talk. Every man and woman deserves a living wage from companies heavily subsidized from the federal government. Do you know what utterly worthless defense contractors make? Not only do those companies manufacture death, but their executives routinely go abroad for living and skirt taxation. Reagan destroyed the entire country.

Yall some real Haters 😅

Share the pain faine.

Who you think tells the engineers what’s going on? The worker… Try again buddy!

Not from where I sit.

Nope!

Reading all the comments the Union Members here seem split.

Definitely not. Its a half assed youtube channel that promotes big companies and peddles propaganda trash

@@wooddavid8293facts too painful?

Retirees see nothing in this!

Even ignoring the ICE factors, Mexico used to produce 6% of North Americas vehicles 25 years ago, and it has been steadily rising and its now its about 30%. Their jobs are going to Mexico anyway. On the up side the USA keeps getting itself involved in every conflict so I think theres plenty of jobs going as grunts in the military. Pay and benefits and work conditions probably worse though.

Then the American people have a duty to stand with our fellow Americans and make sure that these essential workers are fairly compensated.

False they can't close and CONTRACTS PREVENT CLOSURES LEARN WHAT YOU SPEAK

@@jeremyn.3275Go tell that to the Holden Australia employees (General Motors), they even had taxpayer funding to stay in the country for another 5 or 10 years, still shut down and left.

@@AusKipper1 that's not why they shutdown. They shutdown as the facility wasn't profitable. And there was no language to prevent a plant closure. WHICH IS WHAT WE FIGHT FOR HERE.

Preach it doc! Greedy mfers at uaw also took ALL of us taxpayers $ during that obummer era bailout!

I find that odd considering my wife is a nurse and makes 100k.

What he just explained is a very generous package for low-educated workers.

@@deshantai8885- It’s more lies from company paid trolls 👿. Nice try tell your lies some where else .👋

Yea, I fear this could cause a massive repricing of skilled labor...I was a software engineer and made 120k...5% 401k match...high deductible health insurance plan. No COLA. 2 weeks of PTO...This was considered good pay for my area (pre-pandemic)...I'm retired now, but my wife still works as a RN and will make far less than unskilled labor. I'm not sure how sustainable this is...

He gets paid too

When has Fain given the members the opportunity to ratify the contract? Spoiler Alert: He hasn't. You can't just say "It's up to the members to ratify" when they haven't had the opportunity to vote.

You joke 😂

Because the membership told him what we wanted before we went on strike. Unless something is close to that it won’t be because it would be turned down!

Depending on if it's assembly or a parts depot.

These union workers are greedy and delusional. They want 6 figures for braindead low iq work with no skills.

He is not rich. It is that the UAW workers are poor.

@@pjeng1 They just turned down $100k/year with lifetime benefits of FULL health care, 7 weeks vacation and $1,000,000 retirement nest egg. Where in Saudi Arabia do you live?

@@deahelkcunklaer2180 I live in Dubai.

@@deahelkcunklaer2180 On second thought, I want to live in Detroit.

And skip the 3 ceos who make a combined 70 million a year? 🤦‍♂️

Lol you cry baby 😂

Maybe Sean Fein can too… he can afford it

Will the local people get paid back if Shawn Fain gets his way and auto workers with GEDs are in the 90th percentile? At least for a while until the automakers collapse.

Maybe they should apply for food stamps.

@@juliahello6673 when the workers spend money in the communiity, yes... maybe you don't understand how the economy is intertwined, especially on a local level.

@@angiejorah that's right, push workers onto federal assistance, because automaker ceo's need 10 million dollar bonuses and 30% pay raises(already in the 8 figure range)

Too many facts for you?

From the comments here, it reads like they couldn't care less about you. Very disappointing.

Unionize.

Transition into providing parts for Tesla if you want growth and stability

@@jamespaul2587 have you bid any job for them?

A win for us is a win for you!

The 500 a week amount for strike pay was voted by the membership. Not decided by Shawn Fain.

@@letaloudoneWhy don’t all the non-striking workers pony up to assist those that have been out for weeks, you know…..”Solidarity!”

Stand tall, all the way to Fain’s bank account. Must be exhausting and stressful only making $400k a year as a training center clerk or treasurer.

For a clerk, he sure is kicking the shit out of all of those $30,000,000 a year do-nothings. How much should they be making for losing market share very year, bright boy? The clerk is tearing them to pieces. Pretty tough clerk, don't you think? That clerk just made them stop paying new hires like they work at fucking McDonalds.@@JRS0404

well said John....get a clue uaw.....youre ahead of 70 percent of america in your salary proposals fron the big 3

Dishonest John is a paid shill getting rich off the corporate teat. Ask him how much he makes shilling for them.

😢😢 I feel sorry for Mary Barra. How could she survive on $30 million a year, part zero taxes, fly private jets, stay at 5 star luxury hotels, eat at the best restaurants... and retire with a diamond parachute worth hundreds of millions. She gets compensation even when they lose money and big bonuses when she layoffs and cut benefits. HOW CAN SHE SURVIVE ON WELFARE MONEY. BAD LEADERSHIP DECISIONS LEAD TO BIG BONUSES. THE SUFFERING OF HER AND THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. JOHN, YOU MUST BE on GM PAYROLL! ENJOY THE nice yatcht with Mary.

I would follow the person that makes millions and writes paychecks, not the leftist usurper that scalps paychecks. The UAW never built an auto plant and hired thousands. The Teamsters never started a trucking company and hired any one .@@seymorefact4333

@@seymorefact4333 ah, a UAW hack. The vast majority of exec comp is in stock.

Never? Because they don't care about the workers, the company, anything but grinding as much money out of the companies as fast as they can before they jump ship with nine figures in loot each?

A: Never. Why would they? NO ONE EVER wants to give up money. EVERYONE ALWAYS wants more money. Life lesson #3... "No charge!"

Stop it Get some help

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I like the idea but such a statement might be illegal. See the Federal case against Musk because of his statement about employees potentially losing stock options.

More misinformation. Anyone who is on strike receives $500 a week strike pay

Exactly. And fain waited til the contract expired then announced this bull crap “standing strike” he’s a a clown and not for the membership. He’s all about him

@@sclifton8709 when their mortgages go unpaid and into foreclosure, do you think he’ll bail them out ? He isn’t missing a paycheck and yet people followed him

You were right to ask for more, but now you're not permitted to vote on the offers. Shawn was never negotiating on your behalf, but for his own vain glory. You deserve the choice.

@@FutureAZA they’ve followed the piper blindly without thinking for themselves.