The UAW, the United Auto Workers, has launched an historic targeted strike against the Big Three U.S. automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, which is the parent company of Chrysler. On Thursday, UAW President Shawn Fain announced strikes at three facilities: a GM plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Stellantis complex in Toledo, Ohio; and a Ford assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan. About 12,700 workers are taking part in this initial strike, but Fain said the strike could be expanded.
I’m at peace with the decision to strike if we have to, because I know that we’re on the right side in this battle. It’s a battle of the working class against the rich, the haves versus the have-nots, the billionaire class against everybody else. And again, in talking about that, this class warfare, people accuse us and say this is class warfare. There’s been class warfare going on in this country for the last 40 years. The billionaire class has been taking everything and leaving everybody else to fight for the scraps.
And when I talk about that, there’s one more piece of Scripture I like and it reminds me of, in Matthew 19:23-24, which states, “It is easier for a camel to pass through the
— source democracynow.org | Sep 15, 2023