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Shawn Fain
August 13, 2024
Paige Oamek
UAW Hits Trump and Musk After Disgusting Conversation on Workers
The United Auto Workers has filed federal labor charges against the two billionaires after their comments on what to do with organizing workers.
August 7, 2024
Timothy Noah
Tim Walz Is a Dream Pick for the Labor Movement
He’ll help Kamala Harris make up for lost time courting the working class.
July 31, 2024
Paige Oamek
Kamala Nabs Major Endorsement Over Trump
The United Auto Workers has announced its support for Kamala Harris.
July 12, 2024
Indigo Olivier
Shawn Fain Is the President We Deserve. Yes, Really.
While we’re thinking about non-Biden options, let’s fling the gates wide open. The UAW chief is populist and popular and just won a great victory that three-quarters of the country supports.
May 1, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
UAW President Expertly Skewers Response to University Protests
Shawn Fain made his stance on the war in Gaza clear.
April 23, 2024
Timothy Noah
Republicans Are Rattled by the UAW’s Big VW Victory in Chattanooga
The first successful union drive at a foreign-owned Southern auto plant is a huge fricking deal for organized labor and the Democrats.
February 5, 2024
Scott W. Stern
The Socialist Moment Hasn’t Passed. It’s Yet to Come.
The most promising leaders on the left today are not elected politicians.
December 29, 2023
Timothy Noah
Hero of the Year: Shawn Fain
The UAW president staged the first-ever strike against all three Detroit auto companies, and he isn’t done yet. Now he’s setting his sights on nonunion shops like Honda, Volkswagen, and Tesla.
September 15, 2023
Timothy Noah
Can the UAW Transform America Again?
By thinking big, Shawn Fain is summoning memories of Walter Reuther and the autoworkers’ union’s finest hour.
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