I work for an automotive company in Wayne county Michigan. The leader in auto manufacturing for the world. My company is non-unionized. Every worker I've spoken to has been in support of joining a union. I along with some coworkers are willing to do the volunteer union work. I've spoke with a UAW rep today and I'm going to try to unionize my workplace. Currently it's in the quiet stage right now where he needs a list of every hourly employee. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to go about that? I don't want to alert my company to the unionization. We need a union for many reasons. I would appreciate any help. And will answer any questions I can in the comments. Thank you all.
This ad is supposedly running in newspapers including the Quad-City Times.
Last week UAW member rejected Deere's offer by 55 percent to 45 percent. But the locals in Davenport and Ottumwa voted to accept the offer, as did the Ankeny local (barely). The Waterloo and Dubuque locals were overwhelmingly against the deal.
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I’m not here to judge or even to fully understand every move that’s been made and the complexities of the situation. I’m just a student who deals with their own stuff, and whose life is being disrupted by this movement in often tactless ways.
A few points
- The demands
The movement has done a poor job of communicating their demands and putting them front and center in their struggle. Their website is mostly donation prompts and student testimonies, and within all the chanting, picketing, disruptions and slogans, the actual demands rarely seep through. (I know they are not actually hard to find but I’m communicating to you what the experience of almost every student around me is)
2)You are a part of a huge community with many moving parts, even if we support your demands, it doesn’t mean you can make everything about yourself.
3)the tree lighting 🌲
I and many others found it very tactless and unnecessary for the strikers to take THE ONE EVENT we had as community together and to make it about themselves. And what for? We all already knew you’re fighting and supported the general cause.
Also, that night they held up a giant ‘get the NYPD off campus’ sign, and made SURE it is the background in the video of every Acappella group. And that night one of their own and our own was violently murdered. You are fighting for better working conditions, please don’t think you have any right to dictate how public safety is conducted.
4)shutting down the last day of some classes.
We won’t have our last class, won’t get to wrap up the semester properly, and to say thanks to our professors and classmates. Do I understand the entire rationale behind their decision? No I don’t. But do they have the right to do whatever they want just because they can justify it to themselves?
I am not 10 feet deep in this, I don’t know or particularly care to know about every detail of this struggle and this back and fourth.
You have the right to fight for better wages and working conditions, and that fight can be disruptive. But have some tact and some respect for regular students and their experience.
Judge Marlita Greve granted an injunction against the workers today. If more than 8 people are on the picket lines going forward, they will be arrested.
Just an FYI for those who thought the bail fund was unnecessary.
A scan of the injunction: https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/e/29/e293d16b-5951-56ac-9b91-c7895951e19d/617072740dc77.pdf.pdf
"Dear fellow members of the Columbia community,
I write to share new information that the University hopes will bring negotiations with the Student Workers of Columbia-UAW to a swift and positive conclusion.
In a mediation session this afternoon, the University presented a revised comprehensive package of economic benefits that will increase stipends and hourly wages, and expand health benefits for student employees at the University. We believe that for PhD students, particularly those with families, we are offering one of the most generous packages of any university in the country.
We will provide additional information about these provisions in the coming days, and we encourage all students and faculty members to follow developments through our unionization e-newsletter and website. In the meantime, here are the key economic provisions:
COMPENSATION
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Stipends
- Immediate (retroactive to August 1) rate increases for all categories of funded PhD students for 2021-22. Total compensation rates for those students on appointment increase to: - $43,621 for those on 12-month appointments, an increase this academic year of $2,101. - $37,716 including summer stipend for those on 9-month appointments, an increase this academic year of $2,576 (total compensation includes a $32,716 9-month stipend plus $5,000 summer stipend). Total support for those students not on appointment increases to: - $42,766 for those paid on a 12-month basis but not on appointment, an increase of $1,246 this academic year. - $37,074 including summer stipend for those paid on a 9-month basis but not on appointment, an increase of $1,934 this academic year (total compensation includes a $32,074 9-month stipend plus $5,000 summer stipend).
- Stipends will increase at an annual rate of 3%. New compensation levels beginning this academic year for students on appointment also include a 2% supplement. This supplement will be a component of compensation in each semester students are on appointment, for the duration of the contract.
- Summer stipend increase:Students eligible for summer stipends will receive stipends in June 2022 of $5,000, an increase of $1,000 over stipends for 2021. Summer stipends for eligible students will increase by $250 per year through summer 2025.
- A 5% increase (or $100, whichever is greater) in compensation for undergraduate and Master’s students on appointment, with annual increases of 3%.
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Hourly wage: The new minimum rate fo
