"The forced overtime – we are working to death. We are working 12-hour shifts, seven days a week, every day, week after week, month after month, year after year. We are burned out,” added Ferdinandsen. “These companies are profiting the way that they are and trying to convince the American people that they’re hurting, but in the same breath coming out and bragging about it, and then telling us they can’t afford everything that we’re putting out there. They’re forcing our hand to strike. It is not going to be on the UAW. What we’re asking for is everything that we lost, everything that they’ve taken from us, everything that they betrayed us with. That’s all we’re asking for and they have the means to give it back.”

“The union has bent over backwards to make these companies successful. They can no longer cry ‘Well, we can’t afford it, we can’t afford this.’ They are making money hand over fist off the backs of the workers and it’s time that workers get their fair share,” added Candela. “It’s time somebody cares. It’s time somebody takes the bull by the horns and starts negotiating a living wage contract for all members, active and retirees.”

Behind these immense profits, Fernandinsen argued, is a workforce that is being overworked with mandatory forced overtime and divided along different pay tiers and temporary statuses.

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    Everyone should strike. Grind it all to a halt. Show’em what is like without anyone.

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      We should all go on a hiatus / strike / protest before they replace us completely with AI…

      if truckers , farmers n all go on strike ; the gov officials/ corporations have to listen to the ppl

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        Eh AI is like automation. Everyone thought everything was going to be replaced but that’s not what happened. The law seems to be looking ok so far in regards to ai art and actors, we might actually be doing good in that regard. Gotta keep an eye on the writing side of things though.

        I really wish the train strike was more effective. But it seems like more unions are waking up now so that’s really good. Truckers would be nice. I’m not sure farmers need a strike, they get subsidized, but I’m also not really knowledgeable on that industry.