Take Action
December is National Write to a Friend Month! This year, we wanted to give you the opportunity to write to our "friends" at GM, about their recent decision to close plants in Michigan, Ohio and Baltimore this holiday season. Submit your message using the form and we'll print and personally hand deliver your message to GM headquarters!
NAFTA—to put it bluntly—was terrible for working families in the United States, as well as our allies to the north and south, Canada and Mexico. The terrible deal triggered job losses, closed auto factories, depressed wages and more power for corporations across all three countries.
Fill out the comment form to tell the U.S. Trade Representative why working families must be prioritized in future trade deals. We provided talking points below for you to use in crafting your own statement
AFL-CIO Blog Feed
- UAW reached tentative agreement with General Dynamics — Oct 21
- UAW Mack Truck Members Strike – Update — Oct 18
- UAW GM National Council Votes to Send Tentative Agreement to Members for Ratification — Oct 17
- See the Summary of the Tentative Agreement at GM — Oct 17
- UAW-GM Negotiations – Tentative Agreement – Update #8 — Oct 16
There’s a direct relationship between the ballot box and the bread box, and what the union fights for and wins at the bargaining table can be taken away in the legislative halls.
–Walter Reuther, UAW Constitutional Convention 1970
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