Jonathon Berman, jonathon.berman@sierraclub.org
Washington, DC -- Shortly after midnight Monday morning, 48,000 United Auto Workers walked out of General Motors plants and operations to demand fair pay and adequate benefits.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement:
“The Sierra Club rises in solidarity with the United Auto Workers at GM operations across the country as they demand family-sustaining careers. GM has committed to expanding its fleet of electric vehicles -- after pressure by organizations including UAW -- but as it does so, it must also commit to supporting the workers who will be the backbone of this transition by ensuring they have the pay, job security, and healthcare they deserve. The transition to a clean energy economy must not leave behind those who are doing the work to help our country reach these goals. We thank the United Auto Workers for fighting to put people and communities over corporate profits and for demonstrating the change we can all affect when people rise up together.”
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.5 million members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.