In UAW President Shawn Fain's most recent speech, he says:
Just after we announced our tentative agreements, another company made an anouncement. This week, Toyota said they are giving across the board pay increases to production workers and skilled trades and lowering the number of years it takes for new hires to reach the maximum rate of pay. Sound familiar?
Toyota isn't giving out raises out of the goodness of their heart. Toyota is the largest and most profitable auto company in the world. They could have just as easily raised wages a month ago -- or a year ago. They did it now because the company knows that we're coming for them.
The company knows that Toyota workers are watching -- and when the time comes, Toyota workers and all non-unions workers are going to be ready to stand up.
Even though you are not yet members of our union, that pay raise that Toyota is giving you is the UAW bump. U A W, that stands for "You Are Welcome". You are welcome to join our stand up movement.
If this is what Toyota gives you when the "Big 3" stand up and fight, imagine what you could accomplish if you join the UAW to stand up and fight for yourselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2dRlaa9IG4
I literally came in this thread to request a fain emote, what a fool
I keep thinking he'll disappoint me and he keeps being more and more based
Shawn Fain: (above)
Me: 💦🥵💦
Everyone: :spray-bottle:
Me: 💦🎉💦🎉💦🎉💦🎉💦
WHEN THE UNION'S INSPIRATION THROUGH THE WORKERS' BLOOD SHALL RUN
THERE CAN BE NO POWER GREATER ANYWHERE BENEATH THE SUN
YET WHAT FORCE ON EARTH IS WEAKER THAN THE FEEBLE STRENGTH OF ONE
BUT THE UNION MAKES US STRONG
IN OUR HANDS IS PLACED A POWER GREATER THAN THEIR HOARDED GOLD
GREATER THAN THE MIGHT OF ATOMS MAGNIFIED A THOUSANDFOLD
WE CAN BRING TO BIRTH A NEW WORLD FROM THE ASHES OF THE OLD
FOR THE UNION MAKES US STRONG
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: