A federal investigation and conflict over Israel are preoccupying the United Auto Workers president ahead of a vote that would give him a second term.
The UAW and Deere are barreling toward a contract clash as Big Labor seeks to capture some of the immense wealth being created by the AI boom . Why it matters: Old-school equipment makers like Deere and Caterpillar suddenly find themselves swept up in a sales-and-stock boom tied to AI, as data center developers gobble up bulldozers, excavators and other construction machines. The big picture: Union leaders have already been agitating against the AI giants, calling for labor protections and bashing billionaires for seeking to replace workers. - "You're either with workers or you're with millionaires," AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler told Axios in June. "There's just been a dearth of leadership in terms of elected officials really…
‘Class struggle, not class collaboration’
AI:UAW President Shawn Fain is currently navigating a volatile internal power struggle as the United Auto Workers union fractures into warring socialist factions. The conflict centers on competing visions for the organization's future, with radical elements advocating for aggressive class struggle rather than traditional class collaboration. This internal upheaval reflects broader ideological battles within major labor organizations as leftist agitators attempt to seize control of mainstream institutions to advance their radical agendas.Open
Michigan progressives woke up Wednesday after a banner night: Abdul El-Sayed leads the uncalled Democratic Senate primary, Will Lawrence won a battleground House nomination, and Donavan McKinney threatens to oust Rep. Shri Thanedar. - Of the three Democratic primaries, only Lawrence's victory has been called. Why it matters: A sweep would signal the left's growing strength in a key swing state. - The state's Democratic Socialists of America chapters, the Working Families Party and the United Auto Workers all flexed their muscles Tuesday up and down the ballot. State of play: El-Sayed, a former Wayne County health director, clung to a narrow lead over four-term Rep. Haley Stevens — 48.5%–47.5% with 96% of the vote counted. The…
DETROIT — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 's message on the campaign trail increasingly echoes Barack Obama's early rhetoric during his 2008 campaign for president. Why it matters: Ocasio-Cortez is broadening her pitch beyond revolutionary democratic socialism to something closer to Obama's "Change You Can Believe In" ahead of a potential 2028 run for the White House. - Former senior Obama adviser David Axelrod also hears the parallels, telling Axios: "Folks forget how much the Obama campaign in 2008 was an insurgency against the broken politics of those times. So AOC's words, while her own, are familiar in spirit." Driving the news: Campaigning in Michigan this weekend for progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Ocasio-Cortez argued…
The Department of Justice has opened a grand jury investigation into United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain amid allegations that he used his position […] Source
Two things can be true at once: Republicans like Vance and Hawley can support American workers and promote American manufacturing dominance, but they do not have to prop up a union that has dedicated itself to promoting leftist policies and politicians.
Two years ago, the successful union drive at this plant was expected to spark victories throughout the South. But now, as members vote to make their contract official, momentum has fizzled.
“No work, no school, no shopping.” Anti-ICE efforts continue to ramp up Minneapolis, coordinated by a coalition of socialists, communists, and labor unions. A collection of far-left activist groups — including the Democratic Socialists of America, major labor unions, explicitly Communist groups, and a CCP-linked protest network — have all organized a strike scheduled for […] The post Axis of Anarchy: Minnesota anti-ICE ‘shutdown’ backed by DSA, Communists, unions, CCP-tied network appeared first on StoneZone .
“No work, no school, no shopping.” Anti-ICE efforts continue to ramp up Minneapolis, coordinated by a coalition of socialists, communists, and labor unions. A collection of far-left activist groups — including the Democratic Socialists of America, major labor unions, explicitly Communist groups, and a CCP-linked protest network — have all organized a strike scheduled for Friday which aims to “shut down” schools and businesses statewide in Minnesota in an effort to push ICE out. The planned shutdown was announced early last week — “ICE Out of MN: Day of Truth and Freedom” — include plans for a large-scale march in Minneapolis and a day of “no work, no school, no shopping.” The radical Party for Socialism and…Open
AI:A coalition of far-left activist groups, including the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), various communist organizations, and several major labor unions, has organized a statewide "shutdown" in Minnesota scheduled for Friday, January 23. Titled “ICE Out of MN: Day of Truth and Freedom,” the movement calls for a pause in economic activity—including work, school, and shopping—to demand that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leave the state. The effort is reportedly supported by networks with ties to businessman Neville Singham and includes participation from various socialist, Marxist, and labor organizations aiming to protest federal immigration enforcement and seek accountability for recent incidents involving ICE…Open