Striking UAW Workers Backed In Bucks County

FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA —Striking United Auto Workers in Bucks County have received some backing from two legislators who recently joined them on the picket line.

U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey recently introduced a resolution in the Senate showing solidarity with UAW workers who have been on strike since early last month.

The resolution calls on the Big Three Automakers to negotiate in good faith and offer their workers a fair contract. Read the full resolution here.

Fetterman and Casey recently joined LU 2177 members striking at a General Motors parts distribution center in Langhorne in separate visits.

The facility is one of 38 GM and Stellantis locations in 20 states that have been on strike since the start of September and among 34,000 currently on strike across the country.

“I’ve stood in solidarity with United Auto Workers Local 2177 workers in Bucks County, and stand with all UAW members as they fight for their fair share," Casey said. "The basic dignity of workers is at stake here and it’s important that we use our voice to support them in their fight. For too long, CEOs and corporations have benefited at the expense of the hardworking Americans who build and power our Nation. The Big 3 must come to the table with an offer that reflects what workers in Pennsylvania and across the Nation deserve.”

Autoworkers voted to go on strike in September —calling for a fair share of the record-breaking profits their labor produces as well as cost-of-living adjustments, an end to the two-tier wage system, and restoration of pension benefits.

“The union way of life is sacred, it built Pennsylvania and this country,” Fetterman said. “I have already joined striking UAW workers on the picket line three different times in just the past few weeks, twice with striking Big 3 workers and once with MACK Trucks workers. As I’ve said again and again, I will continue to show up until these workers get what they deserve. As long as they walk the picket line, I will have their backs."

The historic UAW strike of 13,000 workers against Detroit's Big Three began on Sept. 8 after the union's contract expired without a new one in place. It's the first time ever the union launched a strike against all three automakers at the same time.