Forget Personalities and ‘Likeability’ – Who Will Lead and Who is Best on the Issues Critical to American Working Families? Presidential political campaigns in the age of the 24/7 news cycle can be quite distracting. The media often supplies saturation …
UAW Endorsements are available to you via uawendorsements.org. Are you looking for the latest political information from the UAW? Wondering who UAW members like you are endorsing for political office in federal, state and local elections? Want to get …
As we approach Nov. 8, we should be reminded that every day there are those who have served and those who are serving to protect our freedom here at home and aboard. To honor those men and women it is our civic duty to vote. Over the years working men and …
Imagine only being able to change your baby’s diaper once a day in order to make it last until your next paycheck. For an average infant, a healthy change of diapers is up to 12 times per day, and 8 for a toddler. For low income families, a baby can be in …
Union and university will avoid litigation and move swiftly to NLRB election BOSTON – Today, Harvard Graduate Students Union-UAW (HGSU-UAW) filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to conduct a union election amongst Harvard’s 3,500 …
Last month, more than 2 million metalworkers from all over Brazil went on strike, calling for more jobs, better labor laws and demanding that their government create policies to improve their auto industry. Our Brazilian brothers and sisters have supported …
Mike Huerta UAW Local 602 Donald Trump is a salesman and in 2016 he’s selling hate. He’s branded Mexicans rapists and wants all Muslim-Americans to be registered in a database. When he attacks groups, it’s easy to forget he’s attacking real people, real …
Labor Board Decisions, President’s Policies Affect our Lives in Many Ways As UAW members know, elections have enormous and long-term consequences. The people we elect to represent us in our hometowns, states, and in Washington impact nearly every facet of …
When you cast your vote for president, your ballot will show a choice for our next president. The nominees from the two major parties and those representing the Green and Libertarian nominees have spent a lot of time addressing voters under age 35 because …
Tom PeavyAs is regularly the case, the pragmatic, reasonable, sensible, well informed voter, will try to save those who are the opposite of those adjectives. There are those, who have no idea of what they speak. There are those who are too idealistic. And, …
There was a time in America at the height of industrialization when children worked long hours in factories, in coal mines, or just about anywhere where physical labor was needed in manufacturing. Injuries, abuse and exploitation were common. Many child …
Ernest “Ernie” Lofton committed his life to the UAW, his brothers and sisters in the labor movement, and to his community. Along his life’s journey, the Local 600 member became a mentor and pioneer for many. Lofton, who served as a vice president and …
UAW chaplains are known for their compassion and ability to connect with members in a way that few others can. At their annual conference at the Band members at Inland Lakes High School give our chaplains a concert. Walter and May Reuther UAW Family …
LUCA Helps Us Stay in the Know When local UAW members want to know what’s happening in their local and what the issues are that bring them together — like who the best Local 900’s Danita Brantley, with her son, Kyle, also of Local 900, was honored for …
September, 2016 UAW retirees’ hard work and commitment have paved the way for the benefits that many working Americans currently enjoy. You and your fellow retirees have always understood the need to continue the fight to keep organized labor as the …
Sen. Tim Kaine a Former Civil Rights Lawyer Who Respects Workers’ Rights According to the U.S. Constitution, the vice president has three required duties. Of those, two are largely ceremonial. The most important is casting a tie-breaking vote if the U.S. …
Not All Detroit Three Vehicles Support Good Jobs As a union member, the relative of a union member, or someone who simply recognizes that buying an American-made, union-built vehicle has value beyond the actual rubber and metal, you want to make the most …
UAW Region 9 Members Donate Van to Help Those Who Served Get to Medical Appointments The Bath Veterans Administration Medical Center is in a rural part of western New York State 100 miles southeast of Buffalo. Sometimes it isn’t easy for area veterans to …
Tom Fricano Scholarships Help Members with College Costs Joe Brusca, a member of UAW Local 644 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, understands the escalating cost of higher education. His daughter, Karissa, graduated with honors last year from York College in …
A Long, Hard Fight Ends in Union Rights It’s a victory for graduate workers not only at Columbia University but private universities across the country. In August, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a sweeping decision affecting graduate …
