TODAY: UAW President Shawn Fain, Mayor Brandon Johnson & Top Labor Leaders to Rally with Striking UAW Workers in Chicago; SUNDAY: UAW Supplemental Employees Rally in Detroit

Today, October 7th, UAW President Shawn Fain, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Association of Flight Attendants President Sara Nelson, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates and UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell will rally with hundreds of striking UAW workers in Chicago.

• The Chicago rally will be livestreamed at the UAW’s Facebook page and YouTube Channel. (The media is invited          to use the footage; some outlets have reported having more success with the YouTube feed.)

WHAT:  UAW President Shawn Fain to Rally Hundreds of Striking UAW Workers in Chicago Alongside National Labor Leaders and Mayor
RSVP IS REQUIRED FROM THE PRESS FOR THE CHICAGO RALLY AND SPACE IS LIMITED
WHERE:  UAW Local 551, 13550 S. Torrence Ave., Chicago
WHEN:   Saturday, October 7, 2pm CT  

On Sunday, October 8th, UAW members in Detroit will hold a rally featuring supplemental employees from Stellantis’ Jefferson North Assembly Plant, the Detroit Assembly Complex–Mack and other Metro Detroit Big Three plants. Supplemental Employees, also known as SEs or TPTs (temporary part-time employees), make as little as $15.78 an hour at Stellantis. Though they often work more than 40 hours a week, many supplemental employees must wait five years or more before becoming full-time employees.

WHAT:    UAW Supplemental Employees Matter Rally 
WHERE:  Manz Baseball Field, At the corner of Conner St. & Mack Ave., Detroit
WHEN:   Sunday, October 8, 1pm CT 

As the Stand Up Strike enters its fourth week – and the weekend after UAW President Fain announced historic progress in bargaining with the Big Three – the UAW is holding two rallies in support of striking UAW members across 41 Big Three facilities in 21 states.

On Facebook Live on Friday, Fain announced that General Motors will include electric vehicle battery production work in the UAW’s national master agreement with the company. GM’s commitment is a historic step forward, guaranteeing that the transition to electric vehicles at GM will be a just transition that brings good union jobs to communities across America.

Despite this historic breakthrough, many issues remain to be resolved with GM, Ford and Stellantis. The Big Three made $21 billion in total profits in just the first six months of 2023 and can easily afford to meet all of the UAW’s demands.

*FOR THE CHICAGO RALLY RSVP IS REQUIRED FROM THE PRESS AND SPACE IS LIMITED. RSVP to team@feldmanstrategies.com 

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