rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/take-action-have-autoworkers-backs-in-contract-negotiations-2?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-take-action-have-autoworkers-backs-in-contract-negotiations-2' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> More Perfect Union https://actionnetwork.org/groups/more-perfect-union https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/share_options/facebook_images/000/436/667/original/UAW_Strike_(raw).jpeg Autoworkers are preparing to strike, unless their demands for fair wages and benefits are met. [EMBED VIDEO] In the past, UAW contracts have set the standard for manufacturing wages and benefits for blue-collar workers nationwide. But, today, even as the Big Three raked in a combined $20 billion in profits in just the first six months of this year, workers are making $10 an hour LESS than they did in 2007, when adjusting for inflation. With the current union contract expiring on September 14, workers demands are simple: ELIMINATE TIERS -- Two-tier wages are a practice of newer workers getting paid much less than veteran workers. The Teamsters ended tiers at UPS. Let’s end tiers at the Big Three auto manufacturers. SUBSTANTIAL WAGE INCREASES -- The Big Three automaker CEOs saw their pay spike 40% on average over the last four years. Workers are worth the same and more! RESTORE COLA -- It’s Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) that made sure working-class communities thrived for decades. Taking that away hammered workers and communities. It must be restored. DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION FOR ALL WORKERS -- All workers deserve the retirement security that UAW members had for generations. RE-ESTABLISH RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS -- Healthcare is just as essential as a solid pension. RIGHT TO STRIKE OVER PLANT CLOSURES -- The Big Three have closed 65 plants over the last 20 years. That’s been as devastating for workers and their communities. Workers must have the right to defend their communities from the corporate greed that’s killing so many cities and towns. WORKING FAMILY PROTECTION PROGRAM -- A program that keeps UAW members on the job. If companies try to flee workers’ hometowns, they’ll have to pay UAW members to do community-service work. END ABUSE OF TEMP WORKERS -- Workers’ fight at the Big Three is a fight for every worker. MORE PAID TIME OFF TO BE WITH FAMILIES -- Autoworkers are working 60, 70, even 80 hours a week just to make ends meet. They’re demanding fair scheduling now. SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE RETIREE PAY -- Retired autoworkers built these companies and deserve to be represented in ongoing negotiations. Watch More Perfect Union’s latest report where we speak with UAW workers about what they're fighting for and how far they’re willing to go to get it. Then click “START WRITING” to send a message to the CEOs of Ford, Stellantis, and GM. Demand they meet workers’ demands before a possible September strike. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/take-action-have-autoworkers-backs-in-contract-negotiations-2