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In UAW President Shawn Fain's most recent speech, he says:

Just after we announced our tentative agreements, another company made an anouncement. This week, Toyota said they are giving across the board pay increases to production workers and skilled trades and lowering the number of years it takes for new hires to reach the maximum rate of pay. Sound familiar?

Toyota isn't giving out raises out of the goodness of their heart. Toyota is the largest and most profitable auto company in the world. They could have just as easily raised wages a month ago -- or a year ago. They did it now because the company knows that we're coming for them.

The company knows that Toyota workers are watching -- and when the time comes, Toyota workers and all non-unions workers are going to be ready to stand up.

Even though you are not yet members of our union, that pay raise that Toyota is giving you is the UAW bump. U A W, that stands for "You Are Welcome". You are welcome to join our stand up movement.

If this is what Toyota gives you when the "Big 3" stand up and fight, imagine what you could accomplish if you join the UAW to stand up and fight for yourselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2dRlaa9IG4

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[-] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago
[-] jack@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

I literally came in this thread to request a fain emote, what a fool

[-] Llituro@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago

shawn fain on kind of a wild arc

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 11 points 2 years ago

I keep thinking he'll disappoint me and he keeps being more and more based

[-] the_itsb@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

Shawn Fain: (above)

Me: ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿ’ฆ

Everyone: :spray-bottle:

Me: ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ฆ

[-] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago
[-] ChaosMaterialist@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago
[-] Jacobo_Villa_Lobos@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

WHEN THE UNION'S INSPIRATION THROUGH THE WORKERS' BLOOD SHALL RUN

THERE CAN BE NO POWER GREATER ANYWHERE BENEATH THE SUN

YET WHAT FORCE ON EARTH IS WEAKER THAN THE FEEBLE STRENGTH OF ONE

BUT THE UNION MAKES US STRONG

lets-fucking-go lets-fucking-go lets-fucking-go

[-] jack@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

IN OUR HANDS IS PLACED A POWER GREATER THAN THEIR HOARDED GOLD

GREATER THAN THE MIGHT OF ATOMS MAGNIFIED A THOUSANDFOLD

WE CAN BRING TO BIRTH A NEW WORLD FROM THE ASHES OF THE OLD

FOR THE UNION MAKES US STRONG

[-] Pluto@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago
[-] kristina@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

bring out the salt ๐Ÿง‚

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

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