A RESOLUTION OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS AT GENERAL MOTORS, FORD AND STELLANTIS

A RESOLUTION OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS  AT GENERAL MOTORS, FORD AND STELLANTIS

WHEREAS: The members of the United Auto Workers are fighting for a fair contract with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis; and

WHEREAS: These “Big Three” automakers have made record profits over the last decade; and

WHEREAS: The CEO’s and shareholders of these companies have also received record compensation; and

WHEREAS: These record profits were made possible only through the labor of the members of the United Auto Workers; and

WHEREAS: The workers at these companies are demanding their fair share of these profits and compensation; and

WHEREAS: Working people are living in a time of historic income inequality and rapidly increasing basic cost of living; and

WHEREAS: We understand that workers, joined together in their unions, their unions joined together in solidarity, forming the modern labor movement, is our best chance at decreasing income inequality; and 

WHEREAS: The historic struggle that the United Auto Workers are currently facing may impact the trajectory of the entire working class for years to come; and therefore be it

RESOLVED: The North Dakota AFL-CIO extends our most heartfelt support to the United Auto Workers and their historic labor struggle at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis; and be it further

RESOLVED: The North Dakota AFL-CIO stands ready to provide moral and material support to these brave workers, their families and their union; and be it further

RESOLVED: The North Dakota AFL-CIO reaffirms the bonds of solidarity that connect us all as working people.