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Budget and Taxes | Budget and Taxes: Fighting against tax cuts for the rich and big corporations at expense of the majority of workers of America [http://www.uaw.org/cap/06/issues/issue01.cfm]. | ||
State of the Economy | State of the Economy: As the gap between the richest and the poorest people in America grows increasingly wider, workers' wages are shrinking. While the costs of living have risen, and povery is at an all time high, this is not a good time for workers in America. The UAW calls for an increased investment in human capital and changes in the tax system [http://www.uaw.org/cap/06/issues/issue02.cfm]. | ||
Education: Less time and money should be spent on privatie schools, and more effort should be put into bettering the education received at public schools [http://www.uaw.org/cap/06/issues/issue03.cfm]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:55, 12 May 2006
Community Issues
Besides its primary goal of taking a stance against oppressive employers and serving as a means to gain justice for workers through actively fighting for better conditions and wages upon other things in the workplace, the UAW is committed to actively taking a role in social action for the betterment of life for all workers in the United States [1]. In the words of UAW president, Gettelfinger, “These are difficult times for America’s working families and tough times for America’s unions, including the UAW. We must do more than honor our past; we must forge our future by joining together to get America back on the right road. In the UAW, we call it the high road [2].” These are some of the issues that the UAW is dedicated to working on to help this country back toward this “high road”[3].
Budget and Taxes: Fighting against tax cuts for the rich and big corporations at expense of the majority of workers of America [4].
State of the Economy: As the gap between the richest and the poorest people in America grows increasingly wider, workers' wages are shrinking. While the costs of living have risen, and povery is at an all time high, this is not a good time for workers in America. The UAW calls for an increased investment in human capital and changes in the tax system [5].
Education: Less time and money should be spent on privatie schools, and more effort should be put into bettering the education received at public schools [6].
