Whereas the United Auto Workers (referred to in this preamble as UAW ) are on strike for better wages, benefits, and working conditions at the Big Three automakers (General Motors, Stellantis, and Ford); Whereas the Big Three automakers have made $21,000,000,000 in profits over the first 6 months of 2023, an increase of 80 percent from the same time period last year; Whereas the Big Three automakers have made $250,000,000,000 in profits over the past decade in North America; Whereas the Big Three automakers are providing their Chief Executive Officers with exorbitant compensation packages, while autoworkers continue to fall further and further behind; Whereas the average wage for an autoworker has decreased by 30 percent over the past 20 years, after adjusting for inflation; Whereas the Big Three spent $9,000,000,000 last year on stock buybacks and dividends, while the average starting wage at these companies is just $17 an hour; Whereas many UAW members today cannot afford to buy the cars they make and struggle to afford the basic necessities of life, including groceries, housing, child care, and prescription drugs; Whereas UAW members are fighting against corporate greed and to finally receive a fair share of the record-breaking profits that their labor has produced, including for cost-of-living adjustments, an end to the 2-tier wage system, and the restoration of pension benefits; and Whereas, since the passage of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ) in 1935, it is the clear policy of the United States to encourage collective bargaining and protect the fundamental right of workers to seek better working conditions: Now, therefore, be it