{"id":38946,"date":"2022-12-23T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=38946"},"modified":"2022-12-23T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T17:00:11","slug":"statement-uaw-president-ray-curry-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=38946","title":{"rendered":"Statement from UAW President Ray Curry on the Holidays | UAW"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On behalf of the entire UAW International Executive Board, I send you best wishes for the Holiday Season\u00a0and a Prosperous New Year.\u00a0 This has been a very busy year for our union.\u00a0 Our members led the largest strike in the history of higher education.\u00a0 We held the line during the mid-terms and built a labor-supportive majority in the Senate.\u00a0 We had our first direct election of UAW officers which will continue with a run-off next year (ballots start to be mailed January 12).\u00a0 We\u2019ve organized thousands of new members and bargained multiple contracts \u2013 including first contracts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While there was a lot of good news for our union, this was also the year when our members from CNHi (UAW Locals 180 and 807) went on strike for a fair contract on May 2.\u00a0 Bargainers are working to bring home an agreement our members will support while they face a heartless company who puts profits above people and the quality work they perform.\u00a0 This is also the year Stellantis made its outrageous announcement to idle it\u2019s Belvidere plant. Our members from Locals 1268 and 1761 deserve a new product in the plant, something that Stellantis could easily do.\u00a0 It\u2019s especially insulting as the company gladly takes taxpayer subsidies without giving back to communities.\u00a0 The fights with CNHi and Stellantis are far from over as we continue to fight.\u00a0 But we ask all of our UAW family to keep them in your thoughts this season.\u00a0 Region 4 continues to coordinate collections for CNHi members so please check out their Facebook page for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Please be safe this holiday season.\u00a0 For our members celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or just the festive season, we wish you peace and health. And we look forward to building solidarity with you in 2023!<\/span><\/p>\n

In Solidarity,<\/p>\n

Ray Curry<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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