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If you’re a new member of the UAW, the New Member issue of Solidarity magazine will help give you a better understanding of how our organization f

The Big 3 Special Issue of Solidarity Magazine is now online!

 Applicants For The UAW Region 9 Tom Fricano Scholarship Fund Attached are a Scholarship Application Form (front & back) and an Academic Report Form (front & back), which are to be completed and returned to this office, along with an essay of 500 words or less on the following subject: Topic: How "union households" voted in the 2016 elections....

LU 1097  took to the streets with many youth groups in rochester ny. A few of the groups involved were "youth for change," kid's corner, "#ROC royals for change".  after a shout out to  their uaw brothers and sisters from lu1097 to come out and wear any uaw shirt they had to represent their local and to let the community see that they were there, their voices were  heard, they were visable, and that they cared it showed the community if they all worked together it would be better for all! Great job!

As demand for his Model T skyrocketed, Henry Ford embarked on an ambitious project to build the world's largest industrial complex. The Ford Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, housed everything needed for automobile production in one massive complex – from refining raw materials to assembly line.
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently released its 2017 Infrastructure Report Card giving the U.S. a D+. The infrastructure is made up of sectors like aviation, bridges, drinking water, education, electricity, roads and rail.

Today is Father's Day in the U.S., a special day we reserve to honor our fathers and all they do for their families and for society. Father’s Day is celebrated at different times around the world and didn’t become a national holiday here until 1972.

The UAW’s core values affect everything we are and do: how we bargain, how we endorse candidates, how we conduct ourselves and how we treat each other.

Every June 14, Americans celebrate Flag Day, a day set aside to commemorate the adoption of the American flag by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, the year after the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. 

It’s said that life’s no picnic, but on June 18 International Picnic Day it is!

Lay out a blanket on a warm day this weekend in the park, fire up the grill or pack your picnic basket with quality, union-made drinks and eats. Now there’s an easy way to make sure your supplies are union made.