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Statement of UAW Vice President Terry Dittes on GM Investments in Tonawanda and Spring Hill

"UAW members during the 40-day strike last fall received significant economic commitments to many plants.

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UAW International Executive Board Names Gerald Kariem Vice President and Director of the UAW Ford Department

Detroit - UAW Region 1D Director Gerald Kariem was unanimously selected by the UAW International Board to the position of Vice President and Director of the UAW Ford Department.

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The Fall 2019 Edition of Solidarity Magazine is now online!

The Fall 2019 edition of Solidarity magazine is now online! Moving health care in the right direction! The cover story is why universal health care helps us all. Despite UAW efforts, the current system of health insurance still has many challenges...

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Statement of UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada, Director of the UAW FCA Department, on the Merger of Peugeot and FCA

“There are many challenges in the auto industry today and we hope that this will bring opportunities for growth that will benefit UAW members and our communities,” said UAW Vice President Cindy Est

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Labor Voices: New NAFTA Is a Start, but Bringing Back Jobs Will Require More
Overhauling the North American Free Trade Act may have been a start, but the work has just begun. We will need to be diligent to make sure Mexico fully implements its labor law reforms and puts an end to company unions and sham contracts. We will be there every step of the way to try to The post Labor Voices: New NAFTA Is a Start, but Bringing Back Jobs Will Require More appeared first on UAW. — Jan 22
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Fight for Racial and Economic Justice
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a fierce advocate for working people and America’s labor movement. For King, the struggle for racial justice went hand in hand with the struggle for economic justice, and was driven by his belief that all people had the right to earn a fair and dignified living — regardless of The post Martin Luther King Jr. and the Fight for Racial and Economic Justice appeared first on UAW. — Jan 20
Statement of UAW Vice President Terry Dittes on GM Investments in Tonawanda and Spring Hill
“UAW members during the 40-day strike last fall received significant economic commitments to many plants. Under the direction of Region 9 Director Jeff Binz, the $6.7 million investment at GM’s Tonawanda Plant will continue UAW members’ quality work on the 5.3L V8 engines they provide. In Spring Hill, an over $40 million commitment under the The post Statement of UAW Vice President Terry Dittes on GM Investments in Tonawanda and Spring Hill appeared first on UAW. — Jan 16
Statement of UAW President Rory Gamble in the Phase 1 Trade Agreement with China
“Over the past several decades, corporate driven trade deals and tax laws with anti-labor incentives have rewarded companies that abandoned U.S. workers and communities. This has resulted in millions of good manufacturing jobs being shipped overseas to countries that trample workers’ rights, suppress workers’ wages and diminish dignity on the job. China is one of those countries The post Statement of UAW President Rory Gamble in the Phase 1 Trade Agreement with China appeared first on UAW. — Jan 16
UAW International Executive Board Names Gerald Kariem Vice President and Director of the UAW Ford Department
Detroit – UAW Region 1D Director Gerald Kariem was unanimously selected by the UAW International Board to the position of Vice President and Director of the UAW Ford Department. Kariem will serve out the term left vacant when Rory Gamble was elected President last Fall. “Gerald brings a wealth of leadership in contract implementation, and The post UAW International Executive Board Names Gerald Kariem Vice President and Director of the UAW Ford Department appeared first on UAW. — Jan 16

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Statement of UAW Vice President Terry Dittes, Director of the UAW-GM Department on the GM Investment Announcement in Wentzville

Admin on Friday, December 13 2019 - 2:58pm

DETROIT - “During the recent round of Collective Bargaining, thousands of UAW members, their families and communities sacrificed to achieve job security for quality, good-paying jobs at their plants,” said UAW Vice President Terry Dittes, Director of the UAW-GM Department.

“Today’s announcement of a $1 billion investment will retain 4,000 jobs and shows commitment for a future mid-size truck in Wentzville. This is a testament to the quality of UAW work at Wentzville and the solidarity UAW members have shown to preserve and grow good-paying jobs here in America.”

UAW FCA Members Ratify Contract

Admin on Wednesday, December 11 2019 - 5:04pm

DETROIT – UAW FCA US members ratified the 2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement by overall 71% (Hourly 74%; Skilled Trades 59%; Salary Bargaining Unit 67%), the UAW announced this evening.

“Every full-time production employee currently at FCA will be at top rate by the end of this four-year agreement,” said Cindy Estrada, UAW Vice President and Director of the UAW FCA Department. “All temporary workers now have a defined pathway to full time and top pay as well.”

Statement of the UAW on USMCA

Admin on Wednesday, December 11 2019 - 9:53am

“UAW members have opposed NAFTA since its inception a quarter century ago because they feared it would lead to the closing of countless manufacturing plants throughout our country and the moving of hundreds of thousands of good U.S. jobs to Mexico. Time has unfortunately proven UAW members right and it is for this very reason we welcomed the renegotiation of NAFTA (also known as USMCA) and pushed for more to be done...

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