2026
Visiting Scholars and Writers
Biography
Chris Brooks was the UAW’s Chief Strategist and central architect of the union’s historic 2023 Stand Up Strike. He also oversaw the national organizing drive that resulted in the UAW’s first successful unionization of a foreign-owned auto plant in the South and founded the UAW’s Department of Bargaining Strategies, transforming how the union bargained contracts across multiple industries. His work has supported thousands of workers winning their union and generated tens of billions of dollars in life-changing gains through strong contracts.