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United Auto Workers Press Releases

1,265 Press Releases

Published on May 11, 2017 - 23:07 GMT

UAW workers from VW Chattanooga went to Germany to tell shareholders to recognize their union

On May 10 workers at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, confronted VW leadership at their annual general meeting in Hanover, Germany, to tell VW to stop union busting. You can help support Chattanooga VW workers like UAW Local 42 President Steve Cochran …

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Published on May 11, 2017 - 12:51 GMT

Remember Mom on Mother’s Day and Get a Union Discount

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, Sunday, May 14, so don’t forget to remember your mother and thank her for being a great mom. You can do that easily and have an added benefit of getting a discount because you’re a union member. Through the Union …

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Published on May 10, 2017 - 14:02 GMT

Black Lake Golf Club: An Appreciation for the Union Greenskeeper

Divots, ball marks, soft fairways, disease, pests, dollar spots, top dressing, aerifcation, irrigation, frost, gophers … and golfers! While many courses have two or three so-called signature holes that are worthy of brochure status, every hole at Black …

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Published on May 9, 2017 - 13:02 GMT

UAW President Dennis Williams Honored at Metro Detroit Democratic Socialists of America Douglass Debs Dinner

On Saturday, May 6, 2017, UAW President Dennis Williams was honored at the 2017 Annual Douglass Debs Dinner. The dinner was sponsored by the Greater Detroit Local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. It was held at the historic UAW Local 600 in …

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Published on May 8, 2017 - 22:46 GMT

Winning the War: UAW Members Helped Build ‘The Arsenal of Democracy’

May marks the 82nd anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. Three months later, the Japanese would surrender, Victory in Japan (VJ) Day. These two events were major milestones in the history of the United States and could not have been accomplished …

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Published on May 8, 2017 - 12:50 GMT

Tell Fuyao, deliver good, safe jobs! Sign the Petition

150 years ago today, shoe makers formed the Order of the Knights of St. Crispin. They tried to hold onto their industry, but in the end, the craft of shoe making gave way to mass production. Their anger about what was happening to their jobs focused on …

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Published on May 6, 2017 - 15:05 GMT

Celebrate UAW Nurses on National Nurses Day

May 6 is National Nurses Day, the perfect time to celebrate our UAW nurses throughout the country and raise awareness about the importance of nursing. This week, Local 2213 in UAW Region 2B sponsored a conference and rally in Washington, D.C. called “ …

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Published on May 5, 2017 - 12:28 GMT

Make it a Union Made Cinco de Mayo

On May 4, 1886, the long simmering tensions between workers fighting for the 8-hour day and police acting the behest of corporate bosses boiled over. A day earlier, two striking workers were shot dead by police during a peaceful picket at Chicago’s …

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Published on May 4, 2017 - 12:32 GMT

Detroit’s Thomas Kelly still performing gospel music at age 103

One of the most violent tragedies in the U.S. labor movement was the Haymarket Affair in Chicago May 4, 1886, after which seven workers would be executed for alleged conspiracy to commit murder. It started with a spirited, nationwide general strike that …

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Published on May 3, 2017 - 12:25 GMT

UAW members man the bocce courts in Region 1

If it’s a late spring or summer Wednesday night, it’s a good bet you’ll find a group of UAW members at the Pete Petrucci courts behind the UAW Region 1 headquarters having a blast as they try to get their ball closest to the pallino. They’ve played bocce …

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Published on May 3, 2017 - 04:31 GMT

Get in the Spring Spirit with UAW Members at Cornell Botanic Gardens

Springtime is here and as we prep our gardens and landscapes for the new season, we’re reminded that some of our UAW members have quite unique jobs. So today, we highlight our members at the Cornell Botanic Gardens at the Cornell University College of …

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Published on May 3, 2017 - 04:31 GMT

What the GOP health care bill really says about pre-existing conditions

President Trump says the revised House GOP health care bill would protect people with pre-existing conditions, but a multitude of experts and advocates beg to differ. The latest change to the bill, called the MacArthur amendment after its author, …

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Published on May 1, 2017 - 12:40 GMT

The First May Day On May 1, 1886

On a spring Saturday on May 1, 1886, workers at 13,000 businesses across America took a stand against dangerous work and low wages, and for an eight-hour workday. An estimated 300,000 to a half million workers, many of them immigrants, rallied and paraded …

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Published on April 28, 2017 - 12:16 GMT

President Williams’ Workers Memorial Day Statement

“It is estimated that twelve workers lose their life on the job every day in the United States. This is unacceptable and affects many of us in many ways; spouses become widows, children lose a mother or father, co-workers lose a friend and we, as a union, …

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Published on April 27, 2017 - 17:52 GMT

Tell Congress Not to Take Health Care Coverage from Working Families

Virtually everything working people have gained to improve health and retirement security since the 1940s is now at risk, including Medicare, Medicaid, workplace health plans, the Affordable Care Act and Social Security. Republicans in Congress are rushing …

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Published on April 27, 2017 - 13:34 GMT

House GOP health bill changes exempt members of Congress

A new amendment to the House Republicans’ ObamaCare replacement bill exempts members of Congress and their staff from its effects. The new changes to the bill would allow states to apply for waivers for certain ObamaCare provisions, such as a ban on …

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Published on April 26, 2017 - 19:07 GMT

Fuyao workers and public officials to hold town hall April 30 for fair union election and workplace safety

(MORAINE, Ohio) – Workers at the Fuyao Glass plant in Moraine, Ohio, will join with elected officials for a town hall meeting Sunday, April 30, to urge Fuyao Glass to support employees’ rights to a fair union election and a safe workplace. The public …

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Published on April 25, 2017 - 17:00 GMT

Wear jeans 4/26 to show support for sexual assault victims

The UAW is recognizing National Denim Day by supporting a fundraising campaign by Enough Sexual Assault in Detroit (Enough SAID) to process rape kits found in a Detroit Police Department storage unit in 2009. Of the 11,000 kits that were discovered, over 1 …

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Published on April 25, 2017 - 12:43 GMT

What we saw at the March for Science

Photo by Sarah Joseph On Saturday, Earth Day, tens of thousands of people participated in the March for Science at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and numerous other cities across the U.S. Among the participants in Washington were hundreds of UAW …

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Published on April 24, 2017 - 15:34 GMT

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual violence is widespread and impacts everyone and every community. Victims often experience guilt, shame, fear, numbness, shock and feelings of isolation and suffer from long-term health risks and behaviors such as PTSD, depression, pregnancy and STDs …

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