UAW in the Spotlight at the 2024 Democratic National Convention
The labor movement took center stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week. Unions are getting the message out that in order to keep building working class power and raise our standards of living, we need to defeat Donald Trump and elect Kamala Harris president in November. Union members made up 20% of all delegates to the 2024 DNC.
The first night of the convention opened with national labor leaders explaining how union members across the country are mobilizing against Project 2025 and the anti-worker Trump agenda. UAW President Shawn Fain entered the Meme Hall of Fame while unveiling his GOTV outfit—watch his now-famous “Trump is a scab” speech that also put Stellantis on notice. You can buy shirts online at UAWdefeatsTrump.com.
Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla and Region 6 Director Mike Miller also joined in support of activists from around the country at Wednesday’s #NotAnotherBomb press conference. The UAW also called for the Democratic Party to allow a Palestinian American to speak from the Democratic National Convention stage on Thursday.
If we want the war in Gaza to end, we can’t put our heads in the sand or ignore the voices of the Palestinian Americans in the Democratic Party. If we want peace, if we want real democracy, and if we want to win this election, the Democratic Party must allow a Palestinian…
— UAW (@UAW) August 22, 2024
On Thursday, UAW members from across the country who were in Chicago for the DNC showed up in solidarity with our Local 1268 siblings in Belvidere, Illinois, for an update on the UAW’s strikable grievances against Stellantis for its refusal to #KeepThePromise and reopen Belvidere Assembly. Watch the livestream of the event and learn more at stellantis.uaw.org.