We received Judge Bryant’s decision regarding retiree health insurance. To our surprise and disappointment, she ruled that employees who retired after the last Union contract expired are not guaranteed lifetime health insurance. Employees who retired while the contract was still in force are still guaranteed lifetime benefits. Click READ MORE below to get a copy of the decision (under additional resources at the bottom). Read more >>>

The Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the availability of the 2017 Richard ‘Dik’ Days Scholarship Application.

If you are a graduating high school senior attending college full-time in the fall or a  current undergraduate student, enrolled full-time in a college/university you are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Qualifying applicants must also meet the minimum  requirements noted below. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded in 2017...

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This past Friday, President Trump acted on his racist campaign promises, signing an executive order targeting immigrants and refugees. In particular, he has put our Muslim sisters and brothers in his xenophobic crosshairs. Our members, including graduate workers and postdocs at universities who routinely travel abroad to conduct research or visit family, have been directly affected, as have members of their families... Read more >>>

The NLRB has ruled that Graduate Employees at private universities can organize a union with the full rights protection of the National Labor Relations Act! This has been a decades-long fight, and now Grad Employees may see some justice!

Great editorial in the NY Times!

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/12/opinion/unions-knocking-on-the-academys-doors.html?ref=opinion&_r=1

Today, we released the UAW App—a mobile app for your iPhone or Android devices that can keep you up to date on everything UAW!

 

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Statement of Julie Kushner, Director, UAW Region 9A on the UAW Endorsement of Secretary Clinton for President

The next four years will be critical for expanding the labor movement, especially in places like Region 9A where thousands of workers are actively seeking to join the UAW. Keeping a Democrat in the White House is critical to our success. The appointments made by the president to the National Labor Relations Board, the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, for example, greatly impact our ability to move forward a progressive agenda.

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Proud Strand Bookstore UAW members!