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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 412 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 412

Supporting the nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers currently negotiating 
  collective bargaining agreements with the ``Big Three'' automakers.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 18, 2023

   Mr. Sanders (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
 Fetterman, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Reed, 
   Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Smith, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Peters, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Klobuchar, 
  Mr. Welch, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
    Booker, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Butler, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
  Gillibrand, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Warnock) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Supporting the nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers currently negotiating 
  collective bargaining agreements with the ``Big Three'' automakers.

Whereas the United Auto Workers (referred to in this preamble as ``UAW'') are on 
        strike for better wages, benefits, and working conditions at the Big 
        Three automakers (General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford);
Whereas the Big Three automakers have made $21,000,000,000 in profits over the 
        first 6 months of 2023, an increase of 80 percent from the same time 
        period last year;
Whereas the Big Three automakers have made $250,000,000,000 in profits over the 
        past decade in North America;
Whereas the Big Three automakers are providing their Chief Executive Officers 
        with exorbitant compensation packages, while autoworkers continue to 
        fall further and further behind;
Whereas the average wage for an autoworker has decreased by 30 percent over the 
        past 20 years, after adjusting for inflation;
Whereas the Big Three spent $9,000,000,000 last year on stock buybacks and 
        dividends, while the average starting wage at these companies is just 
        $17 an hour;
Whereas many UAW members today cannot afford to buy the cars they make and 
        struggle to afford the basic necessities of life, including groceries, 
        housing, child care, and prescription drugs;
Whereas UAW members are fighting against corporate greed and to finally receive 
        a fair share of the record-breaking profits that their labor has 
        produced, including for cost-of-living adjustments, an end to the 2-tier 
        wage system, and the restoration of pension benefits; and
Whereas, since the passage of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et 
        seq.) in 1935, it is the clear policy of the United States to encourage 
        collective bargaining and protect the fundamental right of workers to 
        seek better working conditions: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) stands with the United Auto Workers in their fight 
        against corporate greed;
            (2) supports every worker's fundamental right to organize 
        and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, and 
        working conditions; and
            (3) calls on the Big Three automakers--General Motors, 
        Stellantis, and Ford--to negotiate in good faith and offer 
        their workers a fair contract.
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