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UAW Live – Hours Before Daimler Truck Contract Expires

Posted on 26 April 2024 by Ken Zino

UAW President Shawn Fain, alongside the UAW Daimler Truck North America Bargaining Committee, will address Daimler workers and allies on Facebook Live just hours before the contract for more than 7000 UAW workers expires at midnight. Continue reading →

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Southern Labor Rights Boosted at VW. Daimler Next

Posted on 25 April 2024 by Ken Zino

The battle with VW management – a later day version of the Ford Rouge battle of the bridge, included outrageous interference by VW management instead of the neutrality stipulated under US labor laws. The Chattanooga plant has now become the symbol and rallying point of the tough fight for workers’ rights, bringing national or global attention* to the struggles and potential of unionizing in the South. Daimler Truck is next. Continue reading →

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UAW Practice Picketing at Daimler Truck in the US South

Posted on 16 April 2024 by Ken Zino

Daimler Truck workers from six different local unions in North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee continue to conduct so-called “practice pickets” to demonstrate that they are strike-ready when their contract expires on 26 April. Practice pickets are not work stoppages or walkouts am  no entrances will be obstructed. Workers will report to their shifts as usual. Continue reading →

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