Rank-and-file activists in auto and other industries are organizing a Solidarity Sleigh to support the strikers of United Auto Workers Local 364 who have been on strike since April 1. From cites around the Midwest they will caravan to Elkhart, Indiana joining striking workers Dec. 16. They will bring gifts for the children of strikers, donations for the food bank, financial contributions and, in the words of organizers, “hearts filled with solidarity and holiday cheer.”

“The destiny of the American working class and the UAW is at stake in Elkhart, Indiana. If we cannot beat back the attacks in Elkhart – or deal with fights like those of the Boilermakers in, Meredosia, Illinois – we are in real trouble,” says Rob Wilson, a rank-and-file leader of UAW workers at Caterpillar who is working to organize the event. “There is enough spare change in the pockets of workers who care, to support every striking worker,” he adds.

The loosely formed coalition of rank-and-file activists working on the event includes members of various union reform and direct action groups including Soldiers of Solidarity, Members for CHANGE, War Zone Education Foundation, Enhanced Fight and Solidarity Now, as well as members of various unions.

The solidarity event will take place Dec. 16, 2-5pm at the North Side Church of the Nazarene Fellowship Hall, 53569 County Rd. 7, Elkhart, Indiana.

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