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EPISODE · May 9, 2024 · 45 MIN

Shawn Fain EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW on historic UAW victory in Chattanooga

from On Strike! · host On Strike!

In this exclusive interview with Shawn Fain, the President of the United Auto Workers (UAW), we spoke about the union’s historic victory last week in Chattanooga at the Volkswagen plant, with a stunning 73 percent of workers voting yes.  The Chattanooga victory was driven by bottom-up, rank-and-file organizing, and it was inspired by the record gains won by last year’s UAW strike of the Big 3 automakers, Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. You’ll also get to hear from UAW rank-and-file members on what they think about how things are going, with their own criticisms of last year’s Stand Up Strike and proposals for what needs to be done. This isn’t like other interviews on UAW. On Strike asked Fain questions that labor leaders almost never get asked, including about the war on Gaza, his position on Biden, this year’s presidential election, and the need for a new party for working people. In the interview, Fain justifies the UAW endorsement of Biden on the basis of fearing a second Trump Presidency. But invoking lesser evilism as an argument to vote for Biden turns reality and history on its head. The Democratic Party, because of its decades of betraying working people, has been the best builder of Trumpism. On Strike is 100% funded by working people. BECOME A MEMBER of Workers Strike Back now to support our work: https://www.workersstrikeback.org/membership  Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnStrikeShow  On Strike is a production of Workers Strike Back.

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