It’s always a little hard to process when a union hires non-union workers. But on the other hand, a bottom line is one thing every business understands, and it appears that line is exactly where union solidarity stops – at least for the UAW. In particular, we’re seeing this in Michigan at the union’s three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath, 1,885-square-foot stone home next to the Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center. UAW leadership often vacation here with their families. So what’s going on? Well, “instead of using more expensive union laborers, the UAW has hired a non-union electrician, a non-union excavation company and is in talks to hire a non-union plumber to work on the home.” I guess you could argue that the UAW is only just on the other side of the UAW’s big financial scandal, but our stories about union “do as I say, not as I do” actions seem to be getting old-hat. Meanwhile, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, one UAW member reached out to her representative to request a transfer to a new job within the same facility (General Motors). She did not get relocated to a new position. Instead, she got terminated. But not before she received a text from her union rep, apparently meant for someone else, presumably management at the plant, that said, “are you going to fire her or what you’re killing me lol.” More details here.
