With No Reform Caucus, Auto Workers Would Not Be On Strike
One lesson is that member power does not have to start from a supermajority; that’s unlikely. UAW members are on strike today, with inspiring levels of rank-and-file energy, because four years ago a small group of activists founded a new reform caucus. That caucus, Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD), boldly took advantage of an unexpected opportunity, organized like crazy, and won elections. Its candidates are now leading the union.
If UAWD had not existed and organized hard, this current fight that has potential to change the stakes for the entire labor movement would not be happening.