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In a little over two months, on September 14, contracts covering 150,000 United Auto Workers members at Ford, General Motors and Stellantis will expire. For the first time in years, the contracts for another 20,000 autoworkers at the Big Three in Canada will expire at the same time, presenting an extraordinary opportunity for a powerful, internationally coordinated struggle.
To ensure this opportunity is seized and results in a clear victory for workers, we call for the formation of rank-and-file committees at every factory, warehouse and workplace.
An industry-wide network of such committees will provide the necessary organizational framework for a coordinated, unified fight by all workers for higher wages and decent working conditions and will prepare the ground for an international strike by Ford, GM and Stellantis workers across North America.
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