the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Nov 14, 2011
A skilled trades worker at Chrysler who objected to the UAW International’s decision to declare the contract had passed despite skilled trades workers rejecting it, had this to say in a leaflet workers circulated: “I’ve seen two International Reps, our current Local President, and a number of local officials try to strong arm this contract.
“Now, I don’t think asking for a fair agreement makes us overpaid, under worked, or greedy. We are not getting International rep pay, or routinely logging 7 days a week, 12 hours a day paychecks to make ends meet. I just think we need a raise in base pay for everyone, real COLA in our hourly rate, and Skilled Trades workers need protection from Sergio’s (Chrysler CEO Marchionne) plan to cut our numbers…”