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We Are One! Special Bargaining Convention Closes as Delegates Set Bargaining Priorities
The 2019 UAW Special Bargaining Convention closed with chants of “We are One!” as UAW members set their union’s bargaining priorities for the next four years by overwhelmingly adopting a comprehensive resolution. UAW locals will use the resolution as a guide when they enter negotiations with management. While negotiations with the Big Three automakers loom The post We Are One! Special Bargaining Convention Closes as Delegates Set Bargaining Priorities appeared first on UAW. — Mar 13
GM, FCA Bargaining Committees Introduced at UAW Special Bargaining Convention
On the second day of the UAW’s Special Bargaining Convention, Vice President Terry Dittes, director of the UAW General Motors Department, and Vice President Cindy Estrada, director of the UAW FCA Department, introduced members of the national bargaining committees and presented sector reports. The committee members will begin negotiations with the automakers this summer. In The post GM, FCA Bargaining Committees Introduced at UAW Special Bargaining Convention appeared first on UAW. — Mar 12
Press Conference Following the 2019 UAW Special Bargaining Convention
DETROIT — UAW President Gary Jones will speak with the media following adjournment of the 2019 UAW Special Convention on Collective Bargaining. Where: Cobo Center, 1 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226, Room 251B When: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at approximately *1 p.m. Teleconference Dial-In Number(s): (800) 230-1074 Confirmation Number: 465291 *Note: The conference might The post Press Conference Following the 2019 UAW Special Bargaining Convention appeared first on UAW. — Mar 12
UAW Special Bargaining Convention Gets Under Way
On March 11, more than 900 delegates converged in Cobo Center in Detroit to set the union’s bargaining priorities for the next four years at the UAW Special Bargaining Convention. The convention, which closes Wednesday, is a critical part of the union’s preparations for Big Three bargaining this summer and fall. The work of this The post UAW Special Bargaining Convention Gets Under Way appeared first on UAW. — Mar 11
UAW Announces Strike Fund Increase
UAW President Gary Jones announced that the union’s leadership has raised the weekly strike fund pay from $200 to $250 per week effective March 2019. That number will increase to $275 per week in January 2020. “No one goes to the bargaining table expecting to strike. But the UAW goes to the bargaining table prepared The post UAW Announces Strike Fund Increase appeared first on UAW. — Mar 11