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ShawnFain"AFT Signs On to UAW's Push for 2028 General Strike"
by Julia Conley for Common Dreams [Jul 24, 20'24]
https://www.commondreams.org/news/general-strike-usQuotes:
"United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain applauded the teachers union for helping to push for a "mass movement" for workers' rights."
""We want to create a mass movement—a general strike if we have to—to win our fair share not just for workers here but for... working-class people all over this globe," said Fain. [Shawn Fain pres. UAW JdeB] "You guys passed a resolution to push unions to do just that... And that's how we do this. When we fight and when we win, people want to be a part of that, they want to join the movement."
"Fain said earlier this year that the nation's workers "should have stood up and walked the hell out" in 1980 when then-President Ronald Reagan fired air traffic controllers who went on strike. "We missed the opportunity then, but we're not going to miss it in 2028. That's the plan. We want a general strike. We want everybody walking out just like they do in other countries," said Fain in January."
"The AFT said in its resolution that it would encourage all of its locals "to consider this common expiration as a useful tactic in the fight to advance racial, economic, and social justice."
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WorkersUniteUnited Auto Workers president Shawn Fain applauded the teachers union for helping to push for a "mass movement" for workers' rights.
julia-conley (Common Dreams)