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UAW Region 9A Worker Power Institute

Sharpen Your Skills at This Summer's Worker Power Institute

Sharpen your skills with the UAW Region 9A Worker Power Institute this summer! All trainings will be in-person at the NYC sub-regional office (350 W 3...

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UAW Action Guide: About one big, bad bill

UAW Action Guide: Stand Up For Our Lives—Fund Families, Not Billionaires

UAW VALUESThe UAW fights for a future where working-class people enjoy fair wages, access to health care, time off the job, and the chance to one day...

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UAW Members to Concentrate on Four Issues in 2018

When Republicans took complete control of the government in 2016, most union members understood that workers would take a hit, but we underestimated just how bad it would be, the UAW’s chief lobbyist told political activists Monday.

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Statement from UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada on Average $11,750 Profit Sharing Per Member

“Today’s General Motors profit sharing, established under the 2015 contract negotiations, recognizes that UAW GM members’ hard work is an essential part of General Motors sales and profits. UAW members at GM negotiated a well-deserved share in the profits of their hard work and sacrifice.”

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Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence makes a fierce plea: Stand and fight; take back our America

“I grew up knowing that if you went to an auto plant you would instantly be in the middle class, because the UAW fought for workers to earn wages that would help them support their families, send their children to college and make a difference in their communities,” Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence

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Fair Trade Makes a Difference: Rep. Mark Pocan tells delegates to make their voices heard on the Capitol Hill and in their communities

If things are going to change for the better in this country, organized labor must have a seat at the table, Congressman Mark Pocan told UAW CAP delegates Monday.

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Elections matter: UAW Community Action Program Conference opens in Washington, D.C., with a renewed call for unity and activism

It’s been two years since members of Local 42 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join our union, but with a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) now dominated by anti-union members, they continue to be denied their rights, UAW President Dennis Williams told union political activists Sunday.

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