Will LehmanFor UAW President

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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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Statement on the UAW election crisis by rank-and-file candidate Will Lehman

Statement on the UAW election crisis by rank-and-file candidate Will Lehman

The conclusion of the second round of the UAW national officers’ election has proven definitively that the election was a fraud conducted with contempt for the rights of the rank-and-file membership. As challenged ballots continue to be counted, Shaw

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Abysmal turnout in UAW run-off confirms fraudulent character of election

Abysmal turnout in UAW run-off confirms fraudulent character of election

The date for mailing ballots in the second round of the UAW election has passed, and only 136,114 workers have cast votes, according to the court-appointed Monitor’s website. This equals to just 12 percent of the 1.1 million eligible active and retir

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Fight back against the attack on jobs at Stellantis Belvidere Assembly! Mobilize support behind Stellantis workers!

Fight back against the attack on jobs at Stellantis Belvidere Assembly! Mobilize support behind Stellantis workers!

To discuss forming a rank-and-file committee or to speak out about your working conditions, contact my campaign today: willforuawpresident@gmail.com.

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Video: Workers in the US need to know about the major strikes happening across Europe

Video: Workers in the US need to know about the major strikes happening across Europe

In recent weeks, more than 2 million French workers have struck against proposed pension cuts by President Emmanuel Macron, who is seeking to raise the retirement age. In the UK, over half a million workers struck earlier this month against proposed

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Response to UAW Monitor's request for more information about election protest

Response to UAW Monitor's request for more information about election protest

On December 20, rank-and-file socialist candidate for UAW president Will Lehmanfiled a protestover the UAW bureaucracy’s deliberate efforts to suppress the vote in the first ever direct election for national union officers....

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10 facts workers should know about the disputed first round of voting in the UAW elections

10 facts workers should know about the disputed first round of voting in the UAW elections

On December 19, rank-and-file Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for UAW president Will Lehman filed aformal legal protestover the first round of the International Officer Elections, which took place in November....

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Will Lehman

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Will Lehman for UAW President