JohnJan 12, 2024

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/tesla-is-raising-factory-worker-pay-as-auto-union-tries-to-organize-its-electric-vehicle-plants

#UAWbump: #Tesla joins other #nonunion companies in increasing pay. “As great as these raises are, they still fall far short of what the companies can afford and what autoworkers are worth.”

#UAW #union #unions #UnionStrong #unionize #ElonMusk #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar

Tesla is raising factory worker pay as auto union tries to organize its electric vehicle plants

DETROIT (AP) — Factory workers at Tesla have been told to expect pay raises this year, a move that comes as the United Auto Workers union tries to organize the…

National Post
JohnDec 7, 2023

https://labornotes.org/2023/12/inspired-strike-wins-1000-volkswagen-workers-sign-union-cards

#UAW "inundated with calls and online sign-ups" from non-union #automakers

#union #unions #UnionStrong #Volkswagen #Chattanooga #UAWbump

Inspired by Strike Wins, 1,000 Volkswagen Workers Sign Union Cards

Today workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant announced their third bid to unionize plant-wide with the Auto Workers (UAW). Riding the momentum of its strike of the Big 3 automakers, the UAW now wants to double its numbers in the auto industry by adding 150,000 workers at companies that have long avoided unionization. Thirteen non-union automakers are on notice: Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Mercedes, Volvo, BMW, Volkswagen, and electric vehicle producers Rivian, Tesla, and Lucid.

Labor Notes