UAW president Shawn Fain: "I truly find it pathetic when I hear Trump—a scab—talk about how he's going to bring back the auto industry and bring it back fast. When he was president, he didn't do a damn thing to help the auto industry. Plants were closing and left this country, and he did nothing to help it.”
    • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
      70·
      2 months ago

      The teamsters president is playing political games. They only want the PRO act. It wasn’t happening with only lukewarm democratic support, so by getting the Republican party to cheer about being “pro-labor” at the televised RNC, it pressures Democrats to chase the ball. Don’t believe me? Well it worked. Democrats were demanding a vote on the PRO act the next week.

      • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        17·
        2 months ago

        The Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act, is a proposed United States law that would amend previous labor laws such as the National Labor Relations Act for the purpose of expanding "various labor protections related to employees’ rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace.” The measure would prevent employers from holding mandatory meetings for the purpose of counteracting labor organization, and would strengthen the legal right of employees to join a labor union. The bill would also permit labor unions to encourage secondary strikes. The PRO Act would weaken “right-to-work” laws, which exist in 27 U.S. states. It would allow the National Labor Relations Board to fine employers for violations of labor law, and would provide compensation to employees involved in such cases.

      • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        2 months ago

        I’m a Teamster (school bus driver, so we’re exempted from having to go break anybody’s knees at midnight) and the vast majority of my coworkers are trumpers, unfortunately. The Teamster prez may just be pandering to his own organization.

      • Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world
        71·
        2 months ago

        What exactly did that accomplish? Republicans are still going to filibuster it in the Senate and Johnson probably won’t even let it come to a vote in the House.

    • Mossy Feathers (They/Them)@pawb.social
      101·
      2 months ago

      Considering how aggressive unions can be, I imagine the UAW leadership isn’t happy with the Teamsters union for the RNC bullshit. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a lot of shit-flinging going on behind the scenes. It wouldn’t be the first time that unions have gone at each other’s throats.

      I hope they don’t start fighting though. While union support may be increasing, there’s still a risk that negative press could slow or halt unionization efforts.

      Edit: some other users have suggested that they may be playing political games to get the Dems to give them the support they’re looking for; which makes waaaay more sense than the Teamsters president actually supporting Trump.