The UAW was especially known for gaining high wages and pensions for the auto workers, but it was unable to unionize auto plants built by foreign-based car-makers in the South after the 1970s, and went into a steady decline in membership — increased automation, decreased use of labor, movements of manufacturing ...
Oct 8, 2015 ... They were fueled by the then-powerful Communist and Socialist Parties and frustrations over continuing deprivation. Workers also felt that they had President Roosevelt's blessing for collective action because he signed the Wagner Act, giving workers the right to unionize. Later that summer, the U.A.W. was ...
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) is one of the largest and most diverse unions in North America, with members in virtually every sector of the economy. UAW-represented workplaces range from multinational corporations, small manufacturers and ...
Feb 23, 2012 ... (Glenn Kessler, “President Obama's Phony Accounting On The Auto Industry Bailout,” The Washington Post, 6/7/11) ... “In terms of the 'sweetheart deal' for the UAW, it's fairly clear that the president gave precedence to the union and its blue collar members, who fared better than they would have been ...
Oct 13, 2015 ... Bob King elected 10th UAW president. 2011. Amid the amazing turnaround following the historic auto industry crisis, the UAW wins commitments from the three domestic automakers to create more than 20,000 new direct jobs to the economy. 2012. The UAW and its members play a critical role at the ...
The president gave the (auto) companies to the UAW.