Online Public Assembly: For global action to defend jobs at Warren Truck and around the world!
The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees is holding a public online meeting on Sunday, August 25 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss a program and prepare action to stop job losses in the auto industry. Register for the event.
Stellantis’ announcement to cut nearly 2,500 jobs at its Warren truck assembly plant near Detroit represents a massive escalation in the global battle for jobs. The transnational auto giant is also threatening 25,000 jobs in Italy, more than half of its workforce there.
Similar cuts are currently being made by virtually every automaker in the world, from Tesla to Volkswagen, as well as by their suppliers. The auto industry and other industries are using new technologies such as electric vehicles and automation to increase their profits by eliminating entire swathes of the workforce.
A clear line must be drawn! Autoworkers must make this the start of a broad counteroffensive, opposing workers’ right to work and a decent standard of living to management’s so-called “right” to profit.
This requires a global campaign. Workers at Warren Truck, or any other plant, cannot fight back without the support of a coordinated counteroffensive by autoworkers everywhere.
Workers must establish communication channels with workers in all countries where Stellantis operates, as well as with workers at other global automotive giants such as GM, Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota and Tesla.
In addition, workers in all countries are waging a two-front war against the sell-out by management and unions, be it IG Metall in Germany, Unifor in Canada or the UAW- and Biden-backed SINTTIA union in Mexico.
Next Sunday’s discussion will lay the foundation for a global campaign. Delegations from Warren Truck and Auto Plants from the US and around the world will participate, as well as workers from other industries affected by mass layoffs. They will discuss a common program to defend jobs and joint action around the world.
Register and schedule your attendance at the meeting today!
