Will LehmanFor UAW President

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Quakertown police chief places a student in a chokehold during a walkout protesting ICE raids, February 20, 2026

Hands off the Quakertown high school students!

I condemn the vicious assault by Quakertown police against high school students who walked out to oppose ICE raids terrorizing immigrant families.

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Workers guarding the gates at Tridonex-Cardone join a vaccination campaign, Matamoros, Tampaulipas [Photo: Gobierno de Matamoros]

Support the Mexican auto parts workers’ fight against mass layoffs!

Workers have occupied factories after the shutdown of six First Brands maquiladora plants in northern Mexico and the firing of more than 4,000 workers.

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Students and teachers march together at the University of California-Los Angeles, April 29, 2024. (Source: WSWS)

University of California grad students: Take the struggle out of the hands of the UAW bureaucracy!

The overwhelming strike-authorization vote by 48,000 University of California academic workers is a powerful expression of class anger.

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Masked ICE agents outside of Factory Zero (Source: Reddit)

Detroit workers: Form rank-and-file committees to fight ICE terror!

I condemn the deployment of ICE agents in Detroit and surrounding communities and call on workers to prepare collective action to defend our immigrant brothers and demand the removal of ICE from Detroit and every city.

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US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Strikes Down Department of Labor Dismissal of Challenge to 2022 UAW Election, Orders Investigation Into Voter Suppression Claims

US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Strikes Down Department of Labor Dismissal of Challenge to 2022 UAW Election, Orders Investigation Into Voter Suppression Claims

Will Lehman, a rank-and-file worker at Mack Trucks and socialist candidate for UAW president, issued the following statement in response to today’s decision inLehman v. Department of Labor, 2:23-cv-11585. The decision held that the denial of Lehman’s

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Unite the rank-and-file for an all-out strike!

Unite the rank-and-file for an all-out strike!

Join the online meeting of the Autoworkers Rank-and-File Committee Network Thursday to discuss a strategy to fight the UAW bureaucracy’s betrayal.Register here to attend.

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What autoworkers need to win the 2023 Big Three contract battle

What autoworkers need to win the 2023 Big Three contract battle

To discuss joining the autoworkers rank-and-file committee network,fill out the form here. Sign up for text message updates on the Big Three contract fight by texting AUTO to (866) 847-1086. Statement reposted with permission from the...

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Rank-and-file UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman sues Biden administration Department of Labor demanding re-run of UAW election

Rank-and-file UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman sues Biden administration Department of Labor demanding re-run of UAW election

Detroit, MI—On Monday, July 3, rank-and-file autoworker Will Lehman filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan challenging the Department of Labor's refusal to act on his complaint of widespread voter suppressio

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A call to action to rank-and-file autoworkers: Mobilize support for the Clarios strike!

A call to action to rank-and-file autoworkers: Mobilize support for the Clarios strike!

Statement of the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC) May 18, 2023

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The Clarios workers have set a powerful example, but they cannot win this strike alone

The Clarios workers have set a powerful example, but they cannot win this strike alone

By Will Lehman, rank-and-file candidate in the 2022 UAW presidential elections

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UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman files complaint with Department of Labor over massive disenfranchisement in UAW election, demands monitor be removed due to conflict of interest

UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman files complaint with Department of Labor over massive disenfranchisement in UAW election, demands monitor be removed due to conflict of interest

On Wednesday, March 29, as the UAW bargaining convention meets in Detroit, Will Lehman filed a complaint with the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) demanding the UAW election be re-run with the names of all candidates

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Letter to 2023 UAW Bargaining Convention: "The rank and file cannot afford to wait"

Letter to 2023 UAW Bargaining Convention: "The rank and file cannot afford to wait"

This letter is being distributed to delegates and workers at the UAW’s Special Bargaining Convention in Detroit today.Download a printable copy here.

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Will Lehman

The bureaucracy can't be reformed. It must be abolished. Ready to build rank-and-file power?

Will Lehman for UAW President