"The strikers are demanding amnesty for grad students and other academic workers who were arrested or face discipline for their involvement in the protests, which union leaders say were peaceful except when counter-demonstrators and other instigators were allowed to provoke unrest"
Oh Lord "'lack of an effective communication strategy" both internally within membership and externally, as well as a lack of empowering rank and file to do hand to hand organizing without being overseen and directed by leadership is absolutely my experience with the #UAW https://portside.org/2024-05-26/learning-right-lessons-uaw-loss-alabama
UAW’s recent loss at a plant in Alabama shows how difficult labor organizing in the South can be – especially against the established anti-union politics, and the “union avoidance playbook” that automotive executives have developed over 40 years
UC warned #UAW4811's lawyers that they are planning to file a motion for injunctive relief against our strike, claiming that we are striking for political reasons rather than the causes outlined in our ULPs. They are apparently scouring social media looking for messaging to that effect. That might explain why some #UAW members public comments might seem carefully parsed in the near future.
China is often accused by the US and EU governments of using forced labour and using low wages as a competitive advantage for exports. That claim is not false, but this should always be seen in the context of how theses states and companies exploit there own labour and try to keep wages down while profits flow to the top.
And yes they never complained as much when it was their own companies exploiting Chinese labour, which they massively continue to do!