Shawn Fain, president of UAW, went on CNN.
When asked if a strike could hurt the economy he said:
"It's not that we're going to wreck the economy. We're going to wreck their economy, the economy that only works for the billionaire class. It doesn't work for the working class."
"Workers at the big three carmakers earn less now in real dollars than they did 15 years ago – as their CEOs make more and more. Their fight is everyone’s fight."
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
"To save the auto industry (in 2008), union workers agreed to temporarily freeze wages and give up certain pension and health care benefits. Their reward? Average hourly earnings for workers in car manufacturing have fallen about 19%..."
#StandUpUAW
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