[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 149 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SUPPORTING THE UAW WORKERS

  (Mr. SORENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SORENSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with the more 
than 10,000 United Auto Workers in my district as they negotiate a fair 
contract with the Nation's auto industry employers.
  Let's remember, it was workers who built this country, and their 
high-quality union jobs gave people a pathway to the middle class, not 
just in Illinois but across this great Nation.
  The current negotiations have implications not just for workers, but 
for the future of the auto industry and our economic competitiveness.
  While companies report record profits and the CEOs take home tens of 
millions of dollars in compensation, the salary of the average 
autoworker has declined by 40 percent over the past 20 years. Our UAW 
neighbors are simply asking for their fair share.
  To the UAW workers in central and northwestern Illinois and across 
the country, I have got your back.

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