A revolutionary socialist organizing project
After UAWD members forced the amendment onto the Constitutional Convention agenda, UAW delegates voted to divest the union’s reported $400,000 in Israel bonds, marking a victory for decades of rank-and-file organizing. Navruz Baum reports.
Building a better union, one shop floor at a time.
by B. Colby HamiltonIn its present form, Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD), a class struggle caucus of the UAW, hopes to build a better union–and labor movement–one shop floor at a time. B. Colby Hamilton discusses the history of the UAWD split and the priorities, strategies, and tactics for the caucus one year following its near dissolution.
What can other locals do?
by Navruz Baum and Andrew BergmanNavruz Baum and Andrew Bergman detail how UAWD members in Local 2325 have organized for a strike authorization vote to prepare for mass, democratic labor action against ICE.
An interview with Jessie Kelly, UAW Local 160
by Jessie Kelly and Dennis KosuthAn interview with UAW Local 160 member and skilled mold-maker, Jessie Kelly, about Trump, tariff policy, U.S. nationalism and the struggle to build an internationalist and solidaristic class politics on the shop floor and within the Union.
A powerful statement to the labor movement and auto workers from Bruce Allen, a former president of Unifor Local 199, opposing Trump’s tariff policies. This was read at one of the twin rallies held on April 26, 2025 in Detroit and across the Canadian border in Windsor, Ontario.
Andy Sernatinger argues that Shawn Fain and the UAW’s pro-tariff stance misses the real threats to autoworkers and the role the union can play in resisting these threats.
Defending rank-and-file democracy and the possibility of class struggle unionism
by Andrew Bergman, Nevena Pilipovic-Wengler, Toly Rinberg, Judy WraightTempest asked Andrew Bergman, Nevena Pilipović-Wengler, Toly Rinberg, and Judy Wraight, long standing organizers within UAWD, about the recent proposal, originating with a section of the UAWD leadership, to liquidate the important rank and file caucus. A key vote will take place on Sunday. They provide some basic background and explain the principled importance for socialists and the labor Left of opposing this maneuver and supporting a class struggle vision for UAWD’s future.
Rally in Rancho Cucamonga
by Héctor RiveraHéctor Rivera reports on a spirited UAW rally in Rancho Cucamonga as the strike continues.
Tappan, New York
by Haley Pessin and Mel BienenfeldIn these short reports, Tempest members Haley Pessin and Mel Bienenfeld describe UAW pickets at a Stellantis Parts Distribution Center in Tappan, NY.
UAW Pickets at G.M. in Rancho Cucamonga
by Dana CloudTempest’s Dana Cloud reports from a United Auto Workers picket line at a G.M. parts distribution center in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.