UAW Members Take Working Class Agenda to DC at 2026 CAP Conference

UAW members took the union’s working-class agenda to Capitol Hill this week, lobbying political leaders to support legislation advancing the union’s four core issues.

Delegates from each of the UAW’s nine regions met with our respective elected representatives to share personal stories and push for pro-worker policies, including affordable healthcare, protecting and expanding worker rights to freely organize, shorter work weeks and improved paid leave, and real retirement security for every American.

Region 9A members met with elected representatives or their staff from Puerto Rico, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Our delegates highlighted our upcoming contract fights in our states, spoke about Puerto Rico’s struggle against the austerity imposed by La Junta, and pressed our representatives to answer how they’re fighting back against ICE’s violence and repression in our communities.