The UAW is kicking off Hot Labor Fall

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     September 15, 2023 I’ll have a pumpkin spice latte with a side of workers’ rights, thank you. This morning, the United Auto Workers went on strike against the Big Three car manufacturers (General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis) after their union contract expired. As my colleague Noah Lanard [reports](, this is the first time in history union workers have gone on strike against all of the Big Three at the same time. At the moment, he notes, the strike is limited to three plants—but, if necessary, may go industry-wide. Under the expired contract, workers made between $18 and $32 an hour. Previously, cost-of-living adjustments were suspended as a concession to the auto companies during the Great Recession. The union wants to correct that in current negotiations. Lanard points out the contrast between the dire autoworkers' economic situation and the finances of the industry’s top players: Over the past decade, the Big Three made about $250 billion in profits, and CEO pay increased by 40 percent. So why can’t workers get in on this boom? In a Gallup poll released at the end of August, 75 percent of Americans [sided with the union](. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given the recent spate of labor organizing. This week alone, Marvel’s [visual effects team]( voted to unionize, and Dartmouth College [basketball players]( also made a push to start a union, filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board. Call it official! [Hot Labor Summer]( is about to become Hot Labor Fall. —Sophie Hayssen Advertisement [House Donations Ad]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [UAW Launches Historic Strike Across the Big Three]( It’s the first time in US history that autoworkers have targeted Ford, GM, and Stellantis at once. BY NOAH LANARD SPONSORED CONTENT FROM ANIMAL OUTLOOK   The landscape of farming is changing Take AIM at the injustices of animal agriculture. When you join Animal Outlook's Animal Impact Makers (AIM) with a monthly donation, you become part of a support system that exposes the cruelty of farms and slaughterhouses, holds corporations accountable, and builds a culture that rejects commodifying animals. Let's end Big Ag. [Support Cruelty Investigations.]( [Trending] [Meet the Democratic-led DC consulting firm with an offshoot that tries to elect Republicans]( BY DAVID CORN   [In a national first, California may end "willful defiance" suspensions]( BY JULIA MÉTRAUX   [Six Gen Zers are taking 32 nations to court over weak climate policies]( BY SANDRA LAVILLE   [New gun charges are Hunter Biden's latest legal problem]( BY DAN FRIEDMAN Advertisement [House Subscriptions Ad]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [Planned Parenthood will resume abortion services in Wisconsin. That doesn’t mean everything is fixed.]( For the first time since Dobbs, people can access care at two locations. BY KATIE HERCHENROEDER [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755