Union Base Update

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• United Auto Workers reached a historic tentative agreement with Ford that includes 25% wage gains. The Labor Movement is having a moment.
• The United Food and Commercial Workers union reached a tentative agreement with Kroger Co. that would give workers a 25% wage increase over four years, according to a statement from the union on Monday.
• 5 Lessons From Recent Union Wins

1. Workers want to join unions
2. Corporations try to stop their workers from unionizing
3. Even after winning an election, workers have a long fight to get their first contract
4. President Joe Biden’s efforts to strengthen organizing rights are helping
5. Congress must defend workers’ right to form unions