United Auto Workers Press Releases

• Published on February 5, 2019 - 21:00 GMT

  

  Statement of UAW GM Vice President Terry Dittes on the announcement of GM Flint Investments for the Silverado HD

  “Today’s investment in the Silverado HD is a credit to the hard work and craftsmanship of UAW GM members in Flint. UAW GM members are proud of the Silverados they build and these investments to an enhanced 2020 Silverado HD are a strong commitment to their …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on February 4, 2019 - 19:46 GMT

  

  UAW represented at State of the Union address

  UAW Lordstown and Warren local presidents to attend as guests of Ryan, Levin DETROIT, MI – Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), vice chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee, and Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13), co-chair of the U.S. …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on February 1, 2019 - 20:54 GMT

  

  UAW local makes sure kids don’t go without for Christmas

  The holidays may be over but the memories will last for kids at Local 211’s annual Christmas Party for Kids in Defiance, Ohio, thanks to efforts of the local’s committees joining together with retirees to produce the event. Games, food and a visit from …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on February 1, 2019 - 18:40 GMT

  

  IC Bus of Oklahoma/Navistar Reaches a Tentative Agreement

  UAW Local 5010 members at IC Bus of Oklahoma/Navistar announced Friday that they have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining contract. The contract covers 677 UAW members. No further details on the agreement will be released publicly …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 31, 2019 - 21:07 GMT

  

  Statement of UAW President Gary Jones on the President’s Buy American Announcement

  “The President has taken important steps to adhere to the concept that the U.S. government and consumers should Buy American. When consumers invest in the products of U.S. workers we each make an investment in all of us. And it’s not just government. …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 31, 2019 - 15:55 GMT

  

  10 Years After the Taxpayer-Funded Auto Rescue, UAW Members Urge GM to Invest in Workers and Taxpayers NOT Wall Street

  On the heels of GM’s announcement last November that it was closing four plants and eliminating the jobs of 14,000 American workers, UAW members released a video, today telling the story of how UAW workers and U.S. taxpayers came to the rescue of the …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 30, 2019 - 21:00 GMT

  

  The Lordstown Ripple Effect

  We know that GM’s choice to halt vehicle production and lay off thousands of workers at plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Baltimore will be devastating for UAW members at those plants — but they aren’t the only ones bracing for the negative impact of this …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 30, 2019 - 01:13 GMT

  

  The Human Toll of the Federal Shutdown

  When Congress cannot agree on how to fund the government or specific agencies within it, those agencies will either partially or fully halt their work until an agreement is reached. In the case of the recent government shut down, we’ve saw national parks …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 28, 2019 - 12:54 GMT

  

  Americans Want Everyone to Pay Their Fair Share

  In 2017, President Trump and Republicans in Congress passed a tax bill that slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and significantly lowered the top tax rate for the super rich. With such sweeping changes to our tax code, you would think that this …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 26, 2019 - 14:38 GMT

  GM: Mexico’s Biggest Auto Exporter

  General Motors has long been regarded as a beacon of successful American business. But today, they’ve earned themselves a new title: top carmaker and exporter of Mexico. Late last year, GM announced their decision to close plants in Michigan, Ohio, and …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 25, 2019 - 14:55 GMT

  

  Auto Show Charity Preview Candlelight Vigil

  Last week, UAW members, leadership, elected officials and supporters gathered outside the black tie Auto Show Charity Preview in solidarity with the thousands of workers set to be affected by GM’s decision to close plants later this year. Learn more here …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 24, 2019 - 19:08 GMT

  

  Statement by UAW VP Terry Dittes on GM’s $22 Million investment at Spring Hill Plant for Advanced Engine Technology

  “The membership at UAW Local 1853 at the GM Spring Hill plant build some of the finest products in the world. We in the UAW will continue to encourage and support GM investing in their U.S.A. plants like Spring Hill Tennessee and around the country. …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 24, 2019 - 13:23 GMT

  Millennials and Unions

  We hear a lot about Millennials, and how this generation’s attitudes toward certain products and industries are shaping the future of our economy. While it hasn’t received nearly as much attention, Millennial attitudes towards workplace conditions are also …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 23, 2019 - 15:50 GMT

  

  Labor Voices: GM leaves workers’ futures uncertain

  The focus of General Motors’ November announcement shutting down plants in Lordstown, Ohio; Hamtramck and Warren, Michigan; and Baltimore, Maryland shouldn’t be about money. It should be about people. UAW Local 22, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 21, 2019 - 23:48 GMT

  

  DETROIT NEWS: UAW workers rally downtown to urge auto execs to ‘invest in us’

  Detroit — Hundreds of United Auto Workers members impacted by impending idling of General Motors plants gathered outside a black tie event at Cobo Center Friday to demand automotive executives “invest in us.” Chanting and carrying signs as they led a …

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• Published on January 21, 2019 - 23:48 GMT

  

  MLIVE: GM workers protest plant closures outside Detroit auto show charity gala

  DETROIT — While auto industry insiders hobnobbed at the Cobo Center during an exclusive, black tie preview of the North American International Auto Show on Friday, GM workers and activists with little to celebrate protested outside. UAW members, …

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• Published on January 21, 2019 - 23:48 GMT

  

  FREEP: Gov. Whitmer vows to fight GM to save UAW jobs at Detroit-Hamtramck

  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with about 50 UAW members Friday at union headquarters in Detroit, telling them she will fight to keep their jobs as General Motors looks to idle five factories. Of the five, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly and Warren …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 21, 2019 - 14:11 GMT

  

  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 …

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• Published on January 18, 2019 - 18:27 GMT

  

  UAW Members to Hold “Charity Preview Night” Vigil at NAIAS

  DETROIT – UAW members and leadership, as well as family and friends, will meet on Friday in unified support of the thousands of individuals who will be adversely affected by General Motors’ decision to stop production at four Michigan, Maryland and Ohio …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry
• Published on January 17, 2019 - 22:39 GMT

  

  Statement from the UAW on Toledo GM Civil Rights Incidents

  No UAW member should ever feel the sting of racism in the workplace. The UAW has long believed as part of our core values that discrimination has no place in the workplace. We have created a series of avenues that allow our members to address …

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