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. (Ken Zino on Southern Labor Rights Boosted at VW. Daimler is Next)
The contract expiration comes just days after the UAW filed four separate unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Daimler Truck, citing violations of workers’ rights and federal labor laws amid ongoing contract negotiations.
On Tuesday 23 April the UAW filed the separate unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Daimler Truck, citing violations of workers’ rights and federal labor laws amid ongoing contract negotiations. The agreement, covering more than 7300 workers at plants in North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, expires at midnight this Friday 26 April.
“Daimler Truck thinks it can intimidate us by trampling on our rights. These unfair labor practice charges are a necessary step. It’s time for Daimler Truck to get serious about negotiating a record contract without violating the law,” said UAW Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) Council President Kenny Dellinger.
The charges filed with the NLRB cite various violations by Daimler Truck, including but not limited to:
- Retaliation Against Union Activities: The UAW asserts that Daimler Truck has engaged in retaliatory actions against workers who have participated in union activities or expressed support for the union.
- Interference with Workers’ Rights: The UAW claims that Daimler Truck has unlawfully interfered with workers’ rights to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in other concerted activities for mutual aid and protection.
- Discrimination Against Union Members: The charges cite discriminatory treatment against workers based on their union membership or activities.
- Failure to Bargain in Good Faith: The UAW contends that Daimler Truck has failed to bargain in good faith with the union regarding wages, benefits, and working conditions.
Daimler Truck workers are asking an agreement that reflects the record profits the company has garnered and includes “the long overdue fair wages and working conditions workers deserve.”
Workers who build Freightliner trucks, Western Star trucks, and Thomas Built Buses are facing declining real wages and job security. Daimler Truck is post record profits and makes large payouts to shareholders. During the past six years, Daimler’s profits have increased by 90% while workers’ buying power has fallen 13%.
In March, Daimler announced record results for 2023 and a healthy outlook for 2024, including:
- Daimler made nearly $6 billion in 2023
- Profits increased 39% compared to 2022
- More than half of those profits were generated in North America
- The company plans to spend $2.1 billion on stock buybacks and intends to increase stock dividends by 46%
After those announcements, Daimler’s stock jumped 18% the next day. In interviews, Daimler CEO Martin Daum has said (boasted?) that:
- The company’s profits are “red hot”
- The “leftover money” belongs to the company’s stockholders
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, publisher (kzhw@aol.com), is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
UAW Live – Hours Before Daimler Truck Contract Expires
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. (Ken Zino on Southern Labor Rights Boosted at VW. Daimler is Next)
The contract expiration comes just days after the UAW filed four separate unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Daimler Truck, citing violations of workers’ rights and federal labor laws amid ongoing contract negotiations.
On Tuesday 23 April the UAW filed the separate unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Daimler Truck, citing violations of workers’ rights and federal labor laws amid ongoing contract negotiations. The agreement, covering more than 7300 workers at plants in North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, expires at midnight this Friday 26 April.
“Daimler Truck thinks it can intimidate us by trampling on our rights. These unfair labor practice charges are a necessary step. It’s time for Daimler Truck to get serious about negotiating a record contract without violating the law,” said UAW Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) Council President Kenny Dellinger.
The charges filed with the NLRB cite various violations by Daimler Truck, including but not limited to:
Daimler Truck workers are asking an agreement that reflects the record profits the company has garnered and includes “the long overdue fair wages and working conditions workers deserve.”
Workers who build Freightliner trucks, Western Star trucks, and Thomas Built Buses are facing declining real wages and job security. Daimler Truck is post record profits and makes large payouts to shareholders. During the past six years, Daimler’s profits have increased by 90% while workers’ buying power has fallen 13%.
In March, Daimler announced record results for 2023 and a healthy outlook for 2024, including:
After those announcements, Daimler’s stock jumped 18% the next day. In interviews, Daimler CEO Martin Daum has said (boasted?) that:
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, publisher (kzhw@aol.com), is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. Zino is at home on test tracks, knows his way around U.S. Congressional hearing rooms, auto company headquarters, plant floors, as well as industry research and development labs where the real mobility work is done. He can quote from court decisions, refer to instrumented road tests, analyze financial results, and profile executive personalities and corporate cultures. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.