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We are an amalgamated local representing over 1,400 workers at GM Lockport Operations N.Y. and other workplaces in New York. This website is the official homepage of our local. Stay tuned for more updates, events and information. If you have not yet followed us Facebook, drop us a like here.
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UAW Applauds USTR for Taking on Race to the Bottom with New Section 301 Investigations
“The UAW is glad to see the U.S. Trade Representative taking on companies and countries using wage suppression and anti-union laws,” said UAW President Shawn Fain, in response to new Section 301 investigations announced by the United States Trade Representative. “For decades, we’ve let companies offshore good jobs from the U.S. to countries where workers […]
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NEW VIDEO: UAW Members at American Axle Lay Out Demands ahead of Contract Expiration
With negotiations starting later this month, UAW Local 2093 members at American Axle & Manufacturing released a video laying out demands ahead of their contract expiration on May 31.
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After UAW Tariff Push, Detroit Diesel to Add Third Shift, Hire More, and Recall Laid Off Workers
Detroit Diesel, a manufacturer of diesel engines and axles in Detroit, has announced the addition of a third shift, the recall of laid-off workers, and the hiring of dozens more, in response to strategic tariff pressures.
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Striking Job & Family Services Workers (JFS) File Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges Against Lorain County Commissioners
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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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2026 Family Scholarship Program
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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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