REACH OUT - AUTOLINE 1535

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This episode of Autoline features UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada discussing the union's strategies for rebuilding membership, particularly focusing on organizing suppliers, public, and healthcare workers. Estrada highlights the challenges posed by global competition and the pressure on suppliers to cut costs, which often impacts worker wages and benefits. She expresses frustration with corporate executives who prioritize high salaries while seeking concessions from workers, emphasizing the need for shared sacrifice. The discussion touches upon the UAW's evolving organizing tactics, including a more strategic approach to campaigns and potential collaborations with international unions. Estrada also addresses the issue of temporary workers and the union's goal of ensuring workers earn a living wage that doesn't require public subsidies. While acknowledging the difficulty in balancing job security with wage increases, she remains optimistic about creating a system where both are achievable. The conversation also briefly covers the union's involvement in political campaigns and Estrada's personal journey within the labor movement.