Resolution Passed to Support UAW Call to Align Contracts for May 1, 2028!

At the Annual Meeting of the Rochester & Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, on May 18th, 2021, over 70 delegates from 25 affiliate unions voted unanimously in favor of the following resolution:

Supporting The United Auto Workers’ Call to Strategically Align Contract Expirations

Whereas, big business and their political allies have waged a war on workers, and

Whereas, the war on workers has led to deteriorating conditions and spiraling income inequality for working families, and

Whereas, union workers are fighting back, taking strike action in order to secure fair contracts for themselves and for their communities, and

Whereas, working Americans have turned to unions to fight for economic justice and a voice on the job, with 67% o Americans approving of labor unions, and

Whereas, organized labor must find creative ways to maximize our economic power and fight against corporate greed, and

Whereas, the United Auto Workers, led by President Shawn Fain, have called for unions to align contract expirations for May 1, or “International Workers’ Day,” with the aim of a mass strike on May 1, 2028, and 

Whereas, the power that unions have derives from our unity; therefore be it

Resolved, that the Rochester & Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO echoes President Fain’s call for aligning contract expirations for May 1, and to prepare for potential mass strike action on May 1, 2028, and therefore be it

Resolved, that Rochester & Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO encourages unions to consider aligning contract expirations, whether on May 1 or other dates, and therefore be it

Resolved, that Rochester & Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO commits to unwaveringly supporting affiliates and the broader labor movement in bargaining fair contracts, and in anticipated or active labor disputes.