Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) applauded Biden’s trip — which labor experts believe will be the first by a sitting president in at least 100 years — as a “historic event.”
of 38 parts warehouses and distribution centers for General Motors and Stellantis in 20 states. The strike escalation, which spared Ford, added another 5,600 workers to the work stoppage for a total of 18,300 — about 12 percent of the United Auto Worker’s autoworker members.
On CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also applauded Biden’s trip as a “historic event” warranted by the “crisis of inequality in our economy.” Unifor announced Sunday that 54 percent of workers had voted to ratify a contract that includes wage increases of nearly 20 percent over three years for production workers, along with the reinstatement of cost-of-living allowances. Unifor said it was focused on reaching a deal with Ford first — one that could serve as a template before beginning talks with General Motors and Stellantis.
“Our wages don’t reflect what the company has made in revenue,” said Mitchell, a vice president of Local 6645. “They want to keep our wages low” even as their CEOs and top officers make bank.
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