https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6387113&GUID=A00FB94D-EE37-4876-BBFA-9DDA24D5E75FLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6387113&GUID=A00FB94D-EE37-4876-BBFA-9DDA24D5E75FA00FB94D-EE37-4876-BBFA-9DDA24D5E75F-2023-11-21-19-03-42Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE UNITED AUTO WORKER (UAW) UNION IN THEIR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND STRIKE WHEREAS, On the 15th of September 2023, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union began a historic workers’ strike against the Big Three automobile companies in the United States - Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis; and WHEREAS, The UAW is demanding that the Big Three eliminate the two-tier system for wages and benefits between newer and veteran employees, increase wages, restore the cost of living adjustment (COLA) metric, defined benefit pension for all workers, re-establish retiree medical benefits, right to strike over plant closures and a working family protection program that supports UAW members and their families in the event of one, end the abuse and over-reliance of temporary workers, more paid time off, and a significant increase in retiree pay; and WHEREAS, The UAW stated that this labor strike is part of a larger effort for economic justice against the upper echelon of society, who have seen major financial gains the past couple of decades whiTue, 21 Nov 2023 19:03:42 GMT