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UAW Organizing Conference delegates

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...

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Delegates at the 2025 Local Union Officers Institute

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...

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Members at the Member Mobilization Institute at Black Lake

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!...

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Heroes on the Front Line: Debby Hollis

Debby Hollis doesn’t make a big fuss about things. She just acts. That is exactly what she did when she signed on to make Ventec critical care ventilators capable of supporting patients fighting COVID-19. “I don’t like to get into a panic about things. I just do what is needed,” says the Local 292 member. “There was no question that I would do this. I feel like it is my obligation as a union member and as an employee.”

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COVID-19 Update 4/17/2020

My Sisters and Brothers, In today’s message, I’d like to once again thank all of my UAW family for everything you’re doing to help keep our communities and our nation safe. We have so many stories of UAW members stepping up in so many different ways to help out. Members going back into plants to make critically needed personal protective equipment and ventilators, members setting up mask-making operations in their homes, local food banks, volunteering to assist neighbors — helping out in every way you can think of.

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Local 292 GM workers sign boxes of first ventilators shipped to help with the COVID-19 pandemic

Yesterday, UAW Local 292 workers at GM in Kokomo, Indiana sent off the first boxes of ventilators. Not only have UAW members jumped into action to help their fellow community members, but they signed the boxes to help give hope to the hospital workers and people suffering from COVID-19.

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Bargaining Committee Report 4/16/20

UNEMPLOYMENT/SUB/STIMULUS MONEY As was previously posted, continue filing for sub if you are sub eligible. We understand this process is confusing for everyone as we are all virgins to COVID 19 and a supplemental stimulus payment in lieu of sub. This is what we know now

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COVID-19 Update 4/15/2020

My Sisters and Brothers, In today’s message, I’m happy to report an update on the extraordinary efforts of our UAW family members who are producing ventilators at the GM facility in Kokomo, Indiana. When the call came in March, our members stepped up immediately to courageously volunteer their time, going through rigorous safety training at the GM facility so they could begin work producing the critically needed ventilators that will save lives. This month will see the first delivery of more than 600 ventilators with thousands more to come over the next several months. A total of 30,000 ventilators are expected to be produced by this August.

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The UAW Mourns the Passing of Former Vice President Cal Rapson

The UAW International Executive Board is saddened by the passing today of our brother and former UAW Vice President Cal Rapson. Rapson’s career as a trade unionist and community leader began in 1965 when he joined UAW Local 659 while working at the General Motors Chevrolet Engine Plant in Flint, Michigan. A Michigan State University (MSU) student at the time, Rapson intended only to work one summer shift at GM. Instead, he committed a lifetime to helping advance the UAW’s fight for social and economic justice. In 2008 MSU recognized Rapson with an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree for his life’s work and dedication to labor.

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