Member Rights

UAW COnstitution

NOLSW is a National Amalgamated Local Union of United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UAW.

Click on the link above to see and/or download a copy of the CONSTITUTION of the INTERNATIONAL UNION as amended at the 37th UAW Constitutional Convention, Detroit, Michigan, June, 2018.

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) — also known as the Landrum-Griffin Act — deals with the relationship between a union and its members. The LMRDA grants certain rights to union members and protects their interests by promoting democratic procedures within labor organizations. The Act establishes a Bill of Rights for union members; reporting requirements for labor organizations, union officers and employees, employers, labor-relations consultants, and surety companies; standards for the regular election of union officers; and safeguards for protecting labor organization funds and assets.

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Union Security Notification

The UAW, like other unions, spends the vast majority of its funds on collective-bargaining- related activity, as well as some amounts for political lobbying, community services, citizenship fund activities, international affairs, organizing, charitable donations, publications advancing the union’s political positions, certain litigation and other matters. Under the Supreme Court decision in CWA v. Beck, nonunion members who pay money to the union under union security agreements may file objections to nonrepresentational-related expenditures of the money they pay under such agreements.

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