Thousands of Autoworkers Organizing to Join UAW in ‘Unprecedented Move’ Following Strike Success

The United Auto Workers successful strike action against Ford, General Motors and Stallantis has kicked of a surge of interest in joining the union.

Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 230 and their supporters walk the picket line in front of the Chrysler Corporate Parts Division in Ontario, Calif., on Sept. 26, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Autoworkers at thirteen factories across the United States are reportedly planning to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) in the wake of the union’s recent successful strike action against Ford, General Motors and Stallantis.

In a Nov. 29 announcement from UAW, the union revealed thousands of non-union autoworkers have been signing union cards and are publicly planning campaigns to convince others to join.