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Volkswagen Workers Make History, Ratify First Union Contract at Major Southern Auto Plant
In a historic victory, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, TN, have voted by 96 percent to ratify their first union contract.
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UAW Statement on the Passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson
The UAW mourns the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leader who never wavered in his commitment to working people and the labor movement, and whose bond with the United Auto Workers spanned decades of shared struggle for justice. In 2023, we had the honor of welcoming Reverend Jackson to UAW Local 551 in Chicago […]
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UAW President Shawn Fain Joins Lorain County Jobs and Family Services Workers Preparing for February 18 Strike Deadline
With two days to go before a February 18 strike deadline, UAW President Shawn Fain and Region 2B Director David Green joined UAW Local 2192 members at Lorain County Jobs and Family Services in making preparations to walk off the job on Wednesday morning if County Commissioners continue to refuse to agree to a fair contract.
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2026 UAW Family Scholarship Program
WHAT IS THE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ABOUT? The UAW Family Scholarship covers the cost for UAW members and their families to attend a one-week conference at Black Lake. But this isn’t just any conference, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend a program that was designed and centered around our members and their families. Through […]
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UAW Concludes 2026 National CAP Conference with Message of Hope and Working Class Solidarity
The fourth and final day of the biennial conference included a White Shirt Day event to honor the sit-downers, the union's first-ever Michigan Senate Forum, and inspirational speeches from U.S. Senators Rev. Raphael Warnock and Bernie Sanders.
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AUTOWORKERS ACROSS THE U.S. ARE JOINING THE UAW. ARE YOU READY TO STAND UP AND WIN YOUR FAIR SHARE?
Volkswagen workers just made history and voted UAW YES! It’s time for autoworkers to win a better life at Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Tesla, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Mazda, Rivian, Lucid, Volvo and beyond.
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RECAP: 2025 Organizing Conference
This fall, UAW members from across the country came together at the Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center for the first-ever Organizing C...
RECAP: 2025 Local Union Officers Institute
During the week of October 5-10, more than 170 delegates from across the regions gathered for the Local Union Officers Institute, a dynamic week of ed...
RECAP: 2025 Member Mobilization Institute
What happens when passionate UAW members from across the country gather to find power and purpose in our Union? Magic! Momentum! Mobilizing!...
RECAP: 2025 Contract Enforcement Boot Camp
ONAWAY, MI – In the first week of September, 176 members assembled in northern Michigan at the Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center for...
Retires' Chapter of Local 686 UAW Summer Meeting Information
The regular monthly meeting of the Retirees' Chapter of Local 686 UAW is canceled for the months of June, July and August for summer break. The...
President Fain's remarks from April 10 Livestream - Our Economy, Our Country, Our Union
Our mission, no matter which industry, which company, which President is in the White House, is to take our power back and raise the standard for the...
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