Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Blog

Two Wisconsin UAW Local Unions Join Historic ‘Stand Up Strike’ at the Big Three

September 22, 2023 – At 11:00 am local time, the United Auto Workers expanded their historic Stand Up Strike to thirty-eight GM and Stellantis parts and distribution locations across twenty states. This includes the GM parts distribution center represented by UAW Local 722 in Hudson and the Stellantis Mopar parts center represented by UAW Local 75 in Bay View (Milwaukee).

Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale released the following statement of solidarity: 

“We stand in absolute solidarity with UAW Local 722 members in Hudson and UAW Local 75 members in Bay View as they take brave strike action to protect and preserve the future of our American middle class.

The UAW Stand Up Strike is about standing up to corporate greed and ensuring good wages and decent benefits for all American workers. The Big Three have made a quarter-trillion dollars in profits in the past decade. Automakers can more than afford to increase workers’ wages, end tiers, and ensure job security so that jobs in the auto industry are good, family-sustaining jobs that build our middle class.

UAW members are fighting for all of us. Workers are striking for what we all deserve: fair pay, safety, job security and a retirement with dignity. When working people stand together, united by justice and dignity and a righteous cause, we have the collective power to demand respect and fairness on the job.”

Stand in Solidarity with Wisconsin UAW Striking Workers

Members of the United Auto Workers union are currently in negotiations for a fair contract at the “Big 3” automakers of Ford, GM, and Stellantis (Chrysler, Ram, Jeep). The Big 3 have made record profits in the last decade and UAW members are united for a record contract.

Last week, as part of a rolling strike strategy called the Stand Up Strike, workers at the General Motors Wentzville Assembly plant in Missouri, the Stellantis Assembly Complex in Toledo, Ohio, and the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan walked off the job to kickoff the first wave of the historic Stand Up Strike.

UAW President Shawn Fain has announced that as of 11:00 am local time the Stand Up Strike has expanded to thirty-eight GM and Stellantis parts and distribution locations across twenty states, including Wisconsin.

Our brothers and sisters of UAW Local 722 who work at the GM parts distribution facility in Hudson and our brothers and sisters of UAW Local 75 who work at the Stellantis Mopar parts center in Bay View (Milwaukee) are now on strike.

Stand up and join striking Wisconsin UAW workers on the line in solidarity: 

In Hudson, join UAW 722 members on strike at the General Motors Hudson Parts Distribution Center, 2200 Willis Miller Drive. This is a 24-hour picket line.

In Milwaukee, join UAW Local 75 members on strike at the Stellantis Mopar parts facility at 3280 S. Clement Ave in Bay View, from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

UAW members are fighting for all of us. Workers are striking for fair pay, job security and retirement with dignity. When working people stand together, we have the collective power to demand the respect and fairness on the job that we deserve.

Wisconsin workers are united and will support and stand with our UAW brothers and sisters as long as it takes until a fair contract is reached. Join us on the line.

Tell Speaker Vos to Respect our Vote

In an eleven-point landslide victory this spring, the people of Wisconsin decisively elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the State Supreme Court. Now, in a shameless, politically-motivated attempt to disregard the will of the voters, Assembly Speaker Vos threatened to impeach her before she heard a single case. This desperate authoritarian attempt to preserve partisan advantage is an affront to our democracy. It must be opposed by Wisconsinites of all political parties. 

The Wisconsin AFL-CIO calls on all union members to contact their elected representatives and make it clear to Speaker Vos and others in the Legislature that the people of Wisconsin will not stand for any further attempts to strip us of our democratic rights by attempting to overturn a free and fair election.

Click here to contact your legislators.

As a coequal branch of government, it is the role of the judiciary to ensure compliance with the law and Constitution. We must never allow our courts to become the political enforcers of any one party or group. The baseless accusations against Justice Protasiewicz that Rep. Vos is attempting to sell to the people of Wisconsin have already been summarily dismissed by the state’s independent judiciary commission.

The people have spoken, and it’s time for this assault on Justice Protasiewicz to end. 

Click here to stand up for democracy and contact your legislators today.

The people have spoken, and it’s time for this assault on Justice Protasiewicz to end.

Statement by Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale on the unconstitutional threat to impeach newly-elected Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz:

“In an eleven-point landslide victory this spring, the people of Wisconsin decisively elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the State Supreme Court. Now, in a shameless, politically-motivated attempt to disregard the will of the voters, Assembly Speaker Vos threatened to impeach her before she heard a single case. This desperate authoritarian attempt to preserve partisan advantage is an affront to our democracy. It must be opposed by Wisconsinites of all political parties. 

As a coequal branch of government, it is the role of the judiciary to ensure compliance with the law and Constitution. We must never allow our courts to become the political enforcers of any one party or group. The baseless accusations against Justice Protasiewicz that Rep. Vos is attempting to sell to the people of Wisconsin have already been summarily dismissed by the state’s independent judiciary commission. The people have spoken, and it’s time for this assault on Justice Protasiewicz to end. 

A great Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, once warned that unless we are vigilant, government of the people, by the people, for the people, might perish from the earth. The Wisconsin AFL-CIO calls on all union members to contact their elected representatives and make it clear to Speaker Vos and others in the Legislature that the people of Wisconsin will not stand for any further attempts to strip us of our democratic rights by attempting to overturn a free and fair election.”