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We just want to make a living, and we deserve it! American Axle workers in Three Rivers, MI, are fighting for a better life for their families.

Free trade deals have been a disaster. We’re hitting the road to ask working people what comes next. Join us in Detroit, Michigan, on May 5th with @RepDebDingell, @RepRashida , AJ Freer of UAW Local 600, and expert guest economist @TheaMeiLee

Huge Labor for Claire post-May Day canvass launch at beautiful Queensbridge Park today. Grateful for all workers who shared their stories before hitting the doors in LIC!

ICYMI: Over 800 workers for Woodward MPC in Niles, Illinois, will take a strike authorization vote after the company has illegally refused to bargain for months, signaling a potential work stoppage at a key producer of defense and aerospace equipment in the Chicagoland area. ow.ly/9cjk50YTaRx

Cover of UAW Ammunition magazine, 1948. From the archives at the @ReutherLibrary.

"Employees at the Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston are gearing up for contract negotiations with the Seaport museum after quietly opting to unionize last month." bostonglobe.com/2026/05/03/bus…

🚨 2026 UAW IEB election Your voice matters in union elections! Update or confirm your contact information at myinfo.uaw.org to ensure you receive a ballot in the 2026 UAW International Officer Election and get the latest news and updates from the UAW.

As Lorain County Commissioners unnecessarily prolong the JFS strike, county services are delayed and interrupted. A $ 1-per-hour raise is what's needed to end the strike. @UAWRegion2B

“We've been without a contract for six years now. We have lost some really good workers over the years due to poor wages, and we really need to come to a conclusion and get something for our hard work.” @UAWregion9 ow.ly/bnbx50YTqTb

ICYMI: "Lorain County Commissioners have blown up the budget on six-figure administrative salaries but won’t resolve a strike with the frontline workers who actually deliver services." ow.ly/pEH650YROxT

Working people over billionaires. Always. #MayDay

“Without our labor, nothing moves." @UAW president @ShawnFainUAW was in Chicago for its May Day rally and spoke to us about uniting the working class in the face of billionaire greed. @laborontheline

“A Living Wage Helps Everybody” From a 1960 issue of @AFLCIO Education News and Views. UAW Community Services Dept: Mildred Jeffrey Records at the @ReutherLibrary.

May 2026 marks Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health in the workplace is essential for productivity, safety, and overall well-being. The UAW is committed to advocating for resources and support for all members. Find out more at: uaw.org/health-safety/… #MentalHealthAwareness

"The workers who marched in the Haymarket, and the workers who sat down in Flint, were not superhuman. They were not gods. They were no different from you and me. They were ordinary people who did extraordinary things. Just like 1886 was the Haymarket martyrs moment and 1936 was the Sit Down strikers moment, this is our generation’s defining moment. So how will we define it? What we do now will impact generations to come. And nobody’s gonna do it for us. So let’s get to work." -- @ShawnFainUAW speaking at the May Day Plaque Dedication at the Haymarket Memorial in Chicago, May Day 2026.

Free trade deals have been a disaster. We’re hitting the road to ask working people what comes next. Join us in Toledo, O-H-I-O, on May 6th with @RepMarcyKaptur , @RepDebDingell, @UAWregion2b Director Dave Green, and expert guest economist @TheaMeiLee.

Graham's campaign is rooted in the same core issues our union fights for every day: a living wage, affordable health care, retirement security, and time outside of work to actually live our lives. We're proud to endorse candidates like @grahamformaine who are taking on the broken status quo.

UAW LOCAL 2093 MEMBERS AT AMERICAN AXLE TO HOLD STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTE MAY 11 Today, as working-class people take part in May Day actions around the world, UAW Local 2093 members at American Axle, or Dauch Corporation, announced plans to hold a strike authorization vote starting May 11. Results will be counted on May 12, with the chance for workers to walk out of the Three Rivers plant starting May 31 when the current contract expires. “UAW Local 2093 members at American Axle have been loyal to their company for decades and during these negotiations we are here for our fair share.” said UAW Region 1D Director Steve Dawes. “This company is making billions every year – these workers are ready to do whatever it takes to win a record contract that’s long past due.” Influenced by the success of the UAW’s 2023 Big Three strike at Ford, GM, and Stellantis, American Axle workers are ready to make up for nearly two decades of lost wages and benefits. UAW Local 2093 members laid out their demands in a video released earlier in March, which include: no concessions, fairer wages and profit sharing, better health care, stronger retirement, and job security. “American Axle is a mainstay in this community, and we’re fighting to make it better by making our lives better,” said Jay Korf, a UAW Local 2093 member at American Axle. “We’re not asking to break the bank; we’re demanding our fair share after all our sacrifices and years spent building this company back up.” In 2008, workers at American Axle took major sacrifices to save the facility from closure during the Great Recession. Many long-time workers who were making as much as $29 an hour in 2008 saw their wages slashed to $14.50. Today, eighteen years later, workers are still yet to make up all that lost ground, with wages at American Axle currently topping out at $22 an hour after a five-year progression, with inflation-adjusted wages cut in half from their pre-2008 levels. Meanwhile, in the last decade, as a Tier 1 parts supplier to General Motors, American Axle has generated $8.4 billion in profits. Over that time, the company’s CEO has been paid $111 million, with the top five executives receiving nearly $231 million in compensation – while UAW members working at the Three Rivers plant struggle to afford basic needs, with some even forced to sleep in their cars.

"Freedom is an indivisible value, and when the freedom of one is threatened, the freedom of all is in jeopardy . . .The real test of friendship and solidarity is not where one stands when the weather is fair, and the sun is shining, but rather where one stands at a time of storm and stress." - UAW President Walter Reuther, Berlin Freedom Rally, Germany, May 1, 1959. 📸 @ReutherLibrary

"May Day has always been both beautiful and devastating. It is a reminder of how high the stakes are and what people have been willing to sacrifice for a simple vision: a dignified life. Not just stable housing, healthcare and good benefits – but the good life. Time off, time with friends and family, the ability to feel powerful in our daily lives."