UAW Region 9A Weekly Newsletter: December 6
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LOCAL & ORGANIZING UPDATES
Region 9A Locals Meet for Leadership Meeting in Hartford
Following last month’s local leadership meeting in Puerto Rico, leaders from almost every New England and New York City local met yesterday at Region 9A’s new headquarters at the former Colt Armory building in Hartford, where Local 376 members mounted a four-year-long strike from 1986 to 1990.
We heard from leaders of this year’s successful strikes by Locals 379, 2322, 2325, and the brand new Local 3270 at Wellesley, learned by example from powerful contract campaigns like Electric Boat and first contract victories like Weill Cornell, listened to reports from the CAP, Education, and Higher Education Departments, and previewed next year’s organizing drives and fights at the bargaining table. We look forward to welcoming even more members to our new office in the new year!
Fairness & Affordability for Workers at the University of Maine
Friday, December 9 | 6 PM | UMaine, Orono, ME
Join the UMaine Grad Workers Union for a public discussion with graduate student workers, State Senator Mike Tipping, other Maine state legislators, and community leaders about the states of affordability in Maine and the role and responsibilities of our public university system as one of the largest employers in the state.
The UMaine Grad Workers Union has spent the last two years since winning their union at the bargaining table with the university, which is still refusing to offer anything other than substandard wages, benefits, and health care.
More Region 9A Locals in the News
“At the Met, employees have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a union election [to join UAW Local 2110]. The proposed chapter will cover close to 1,000 employees, or about half of the museum’s staff, and stands to be one of the largest museum unions in the country. It will include curators, retail staff, conservators, and educators.”
- Artnet: Workers at Some of the World’s Largest Museums Are Demanding Fairer Pay (Nov. 27)
FROM REGION 9A
CUNY School of Law Public Interest Info Session
Thursday, December 11 | 6-8 PM | ALAA Local 2325 Hall, New York, NY
As a union including thousands of legal service workers in the New York City area alone, we are proud to support our members in advancing their career goals and offering opportunities to build the next generation of public interest attorneys who will defend the people of NYC.
Please join us for an information session with CUNY Law’s Admissions Counselor for Strategic Outreach to learn more about their mission, programs, and community. Prospective students will have the opportunity to learn about CUNY Law's unique commitment to public interest law and the admissions process. We will also be providing information regarding LSAT exam preparation, tuition assistance, and student loan assistance benefits from the UAW Region 9A Workforce Training Center and Education Fund that you can use to support you on your law school journey.
Register today (RSVP required) and take the next step toward your legal career! Pizza will be provided.
Higher Ed Labor United Northeast Regional Bargaining Summit
January 9-10, 2026 | UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA | Register by December 15
Join us in January in Amherst for HELU’s first Northeast Regional Higher Education Bargaining Summit. In the Northeast, where we have deep collective bargaining traditions, we have an opportunity to learn from each other and build power to fight for our shared goals and values. This Bargaining Summit brings together higher ed unions from across the northeast to build a common agenda for our region–to set new floors on wages, working conditions, and quality education.
Learn from one another’s experiences, with time dedicated to learning from others across the full range of job categories and institutions, including community colleges, 4-year universities, and research institutions. There will be breakouts on wages, workload, job security, safety, and more. Together, we’ll start developing a shared bargaining platform — common goals and demands that we can fight for collectively, strengthening our voice across states and across sectors.
COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (CAP)
NYC Rally for Universal Child Care
Thursday, December 11 | 10 AM | 919 3rd Avenue, New York, NY
Governor Hochul says she wants to get us on a pathway to universal child care—so parents and would-be parents are going to Albany in 2026 to show the governor that we want it too!
Join UAW Region 9A and New Yorkers United for Child Care for our campaign kick-off on December 11 at 10 AM outside the Governor’s office in Midtown Manhattan.
In the meantime, members are invited to sign the petition for universal child care for all two-year-olds in New York City, following the success of universal 3-K and pre-K.
Join Your Next Region 9A CAP Meeting
The CAP is the legislative and political arm of our Region, with councils in Puerto Rico, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Each local has representatives on their states’ CAP councils, and all members are welcome to attend meetings, which are typically monthly. The next CAP Council meetings are:
- Connecticut: Tuesday, December 9, 10 AM
- Massachusetts: Wednesday, December 10, 10 AM
If you would like to learn more, please reach out to CAP Representative Aaron Eisenberg (aeisenberg@uaw.net). If interested in joining your CAP council’s next meeting, please email James Taylor (jhtaylor@uaw.net).
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL UAW
Update Your Membership Records with the International UAW
The International UAW is committed to improving our member records. This effort is led by the UAW Membership Department. Maintaining accurate member records allows the UAW to effectively represent and communicate with active and retired members, provide relevant educational and training opportunities, better allocate resources, deliver targeted support, and facilitate International and local union elections.
Please take a moment to enter your contact information by completing the quick online form available at myinfo.uaw.org. Updating your mailing address now will help ensure that you receive a ballot to vote in the 2026 UAW International Officer Election, as well as other important communications and union updates in a timely manner. Download a flyer to share with your fellow members.
Partners in Progress: The UAW, Dr. King, and the Struggle for Equality
Tuesday, December 9 | 6:30 PM | Online
Join the LUCA webinar "Partners in Progress" for a powerful look at the historic partnership between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and UAW President Walter Reuther—two leaders who proved that labor and civil rights rise strongest together. Learn how their message of solidarity, justice, and worker power can inform the stories we tell now and the movements we’re building next.
Register for the 2026 Financial Officers Conference
February 22-27, 2026 | New Orleans, LA | Register by January 17
The Secretary-Treasurer’s office will hold the annual Financial Officers’ Conference in February 2026 in New Orleans. Participants will have an opportunity to attend core classes that offer in-depth training and resources specific to the duties of their elected position. These classes provide extensive training on targeted topics like step-by-step instructions for completing and electronically filing LM and 990 forms, administrative roles and responsibilities, and trustee training. Plenary sessions will cover topics of interest to all participants. Local unions responding early with a completed registration form and non-refundable fees will have the best chance of being placed in their workshops of choice before capacity is reached. Be sure to register early!
Save the Date for UAW Education Department Conferences in 2026
The UAW International Education Department conducts many conferences and institutes throughout the year at the Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center in Onaway, Michigan, also known as Black Lake.
Our conferences and institutes are designed to focus on a variety of different topics including membership empowerment, leadership development, collective bargaining, contract enforcement, and local union standing committee enrichment.
Save the date for next year’s conferences at Black Lake, and learn more about the UAW’s Education Department at uaw.org/education.
SOLIDARITY REQUESTS
AFL-CIO Frontline Solidarity: A Mass Deportation Fight-Back Toolkit
The AFL-CIO released a new edition of Frontline Solidarity: A Mass Deportation Fight-Back Toolkit for Union Activists and Organizers, which is an educational resource to fight back against the mass deportation agenda impacting workers. Union activists and organizers can request a copy of the toolkit, which includes know your rights materials, expanded employer engagement guidance, and updates on travel, termination of status, and detention.
Labor Notes Webinar: Workers Organize to Resist ICE
Wednesday, December 17 | 8 PM ET | Online
Join this online panel to hear from union members who’ve been on the front lines of the resistance against immigration raids, and from others who are preparing to defend their cities and communities. Hear about the networks they’ve built and how they built them, the workshops and trainings that have best prepared members and the community, and the strength that emerges in union-community solidarity. Panelists will include representatives from the Chicago Teachers Union, Oakland Education Association Rapid Response Team, and Hands Off NYC.
Maine AFL-CIO Worker Candidate Training
January 24-25, 2026 | Augusta, ME
Have you ever considered running for public office someday? Do you want to see more working class people in Augusta, on town council, or school board? Would you like to help others with their campaigns? Come to the Maine AFL-CIO’s 2026 Worker Candidate Training in January in Augusta!
To win important labor victories like stronger collective bargaining rights, living wages, tax fairness, affordable housing, child care and health care, we need more union members and working-class allies making the decisions that affect us all. We know that union members make great candidates and will often carry labor's vision into elected office.
At our Worker Candidate Training we'll spend two days going over everything you need to know to run a campaign for elected office. You’ll learn how to create a campaign plan, knock on doors, speak in public, qualify for Clean Elections funding, develop a message, build a team of volunteers, and other key aspects of campaigning. You can attend if you are interested in running for office, learning more or helping out on campaigns.
Sign the Petition to Support the Massachusetts State House Employee Union
The Massachusetts State House Employee Union is calling for supporters to sign onto a letter to the Labor and Workforce Development Committee in support of S.1343/H.2093, An Act Relative to Collective Bargaining Rights for Legislative Employees. These bills would extend to State House staff the same right to unionize that almost all workers in the Commonwealth enjoy. Please add your name to show your support for the Massachusetts legislative staffers.
Union Hiring Hall
- UAW International Union | International Representative, CAP Dept. | Washington, DC
- UAW International Union | Assistant Director, CAP Dept. | Washington, DC
- UAW International Union | Financial Strategist, Research Dept. | Detroit, MI
- New Yorkers United for Child Care | Organizer | Manhattan & Bronx, NY
- Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union | Organizer | Newark or New Brunswick, NJ
- University of Southern Maine | Lecturer in Sociology & Labor Educator | Portland, ME
- Emergency Campaign to Support Higher Education | National Campaign Director
- Emergency Campaign to Support Higher Education | National Organizing Director
UPCOMING EVENTS
2026 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference
January 15-18, 2026 | Baltimore, MD
UAW National CAP Conference: Building Power for the Working Class
February 8-11, 2026 | Washington Hilton, Washington, DC