Shawn Fain, the United Auto Workers president, reaffirms general strike on 1 May 2028, saying ‘members need to come together’
“Speaking to union members at the UAW national political conference in Washington DC, Fain said it was time for union members to come together.
‘We have to pay for our sins of the past. Back in 1980 when Reagan at the time fired patco workers, everybody in this country should have stood up and walked the hell out,’Fain said. ‘We missed the opportunity then, but we’re not going to miss it in 2028. That’s the plan. We want a general strike. We want everybody walking out just like they do in other countries.’”
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“The UAW rescheduled the expiration of their union contracts with the US’s big three automakers to align on this day [May 1, 2028] in the contracts it reached late last year and has been encouraging other labor unions to schedule contracts to expire on this day to maximize the participation from workers across different industries.”
THIS IS SEPARATE FROM ANY AND ALL STRIKES FOR CEASEFIRE, (WHICH SHAWN FAIN ALSO OPENLY SUPPORTS)
THIS IS STRICTLY ABOUT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE SHOULD WAIT TO CALL FOR OR PARTICIPATE IN OTHER STRIKES NOW !