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Frank Hammer is a member of the Real News Network Board of Directors, and has been a social justice activist for nearly 50 years. He spent the last 40 years in the labor movement as an autoworker and a member, elected officer, staff representative, and now retiree of the United Auto Workers. Frank was the former president of the Greenacres Woodward Civic Association in Detroit, and he currently represents the association as a member of the Michigan State Fairgrounds Advisory Committee. He is a lecturer in the Labor Studies Programs at Wayne State and Indiana Universities. He’s a board member of the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights, an activist with South East Michigan Jobs with Justice, the School of the Americas Watch (SOAW-UAW), and the Autoworker Caravan.

If UAW members ratify the contract, what does GM get? 
Posted inColumns

If UAW Members Ratify the Contract, What Does GM Get?

by Frank Hammer October 23, 2019September 22, 2020

By Frank Hammer, October 21, 2019 It’s clear that GM wants the terms of the tentative contract with the UAW; it’s willing to pony up $11,000 per worker for a “yes” vote ($3,000 more than in 2015), and even $4,500 per “temporary,” non-seniority worker. Despite GM effectively closing 3 UAW-represented plants in defiance of the […]

UAW workers on strike
Posted inEconomy and Inequality, Politics and Movements: US, Real News Daily Reports

UAW and GM Reach a Deal, But Will Autoworkers Support It?

by Frank Hammer and Sam Gindin October 18, 2019September 23, 2020
Posted inArticle, Climate Crisis, Economy and Inequality, Politics and Movements: US, Real News Daily Reports

Message to the Climate Strike Marchers in Detroit

by Frank Hammer September 26, 2019September 22, 2020
Auto Workers Strike for Power and to Protect Workers
Posted inEconomy and Inequality, Politics and Movements: US, Real News Daily Reports

GM Auto Workers Strike for Power and to Protect Workers

by Frank Hammer September 16, 2019September 23, 2020
Posted inArticle, Economy and Inequality, Politics and Movements: US, Real News Daily Reports

UAW Member Solidarity will Overcome Corruption in the Leadership – Demand Good Contracts & Worker Justice

by Frank Hammer September 2, 2019September 22, 2020
Posted inColumns

Autoworkers Reject Plant Closings Announcement: Targeted Plants must be Converted for New Economy

by Frank Hammer December 7, 2018September 22, 2020
GM's Layoffs Made Possible by Weak Unions, Automatization, and Bad Priorities
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GM’s Layoffs Made Possible by Weak Unions, Automatization, and Bad Priorities

by Leo Panitch and Frank Hammer November 29, 2018September 23, 2020
Frank Hammer
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Statement in Support of Continuing the Obama Administration C.A.F.E Standards Through 2025

by Frank Hammer October 10, 2018September 22, 2020
Posted inPolitics and Movements: International, Real News Daily Reports

General Motors Held Responsible for Abuses in its Plant in Colombia

by Frank Hammer June 23, 2018September 23, 2020
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Will Trump’s Plan to Roll Back Fuel Economy Regulations Help American Autoworkers?

by Frank Hammer and Andrew Linhardt March 18, 2017September 23, 2020

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