UAW — United Auto Workers

The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) is the largest US auto-sector union, with…

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The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) is the largest US auto-sector union, with approximately 400,000 active members. Under President Shawn Fain (elected on the 2023 Members United reform slate), the UAW led the 2023 Stand-Up Strike against the Detroit Three (Ford, GM, Stellantis) that produced a 4.5-year contract with a 25% total wage increase, restored cost-of-living adjustments, and a three-year wage progression. That contract expires **2028-04-30**, deliberately set so members can strike on International Workers' Day (May 1) if no agreement is reached.

Recent moves

  • 2026-05-21 — Fain publicly calls for USMCA to be scrapped, wearing a "Kill NAFTA" T-shirt; quotes verified across Reuters / Yahoo Finance and aggregator press
  • 2026-05-11 — Fain *Michigan Advance* essay: "Artificial intelligence is the UAW's latest life-threatening crisis"
  • 2026-04-16 — Joint Sanders/Fain Capitol Hill press conference: "It was called NAFTA"; "killing millions of jobs in the name of AI"; "adjunct to the tool"
  • 2025-11 — UAW announces Southern expansion goal of +25,000 members (CBT News)
  • 2023-11 — Stand-Up Strike contracts ratified with Ford, GM, Stellantis (64% across the three companies); 4.5-year, expires 2028-04-30

Key people

  • Shawn Fain — President; the named voice on AI / trade / contract-cycle framing
  • (legacy) Bob King, Dennis Williams (prior presidencies); Sean McAlinden / Kristin Dziczek (auto economists frequently cited in UAW-adjacent press)

First seen: 2026-04-30 · Last seen: 2026-05-26 · 6 mentions