full video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT9XpLEmy9U
Why 2028?
The UAW just finished negotiating a new contract with the “Big 3” auto manufacturers: Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (fka Fiat Chrysler). The contract includes things such as a 25% wage increase for all UAW workers, return of Cost of Living Adjustment, removal of some of the wage tier systems, higher wages for temporary and new workers, bonuses to 401k and pension plans, and the right to strike over plant closures.
The new contract is going to expire on April 30, 2028. Shawn Fain is asking for other unions to prepare for a strike at the same time so that all unions involved will have greater collective bargaining power.
In the longer video Shawn Fain says:
We demanded a longer contract because one of our biggest goals coming out of this historic contract victory is to organize like we’ve never organized before. When we return to the bargaining table in 2028, it won’t just be with the “Big 3” but instead with the “Big 5” or “Big 6”.
I believe Shawn Fain is alluding that the UAW is attempting to unionize other car manufacturer companies in the next 5 years.
UAW posted key points of the speech in this twitter thread:
https://nitter.net/UAW/status/1718800729266082186
