Departments Under the International Secretary-Treasurer

Accounting

This UAW department is responsible for the accounting of all the cash receipts and disbursements of funds of the International Union. It deals with preparation of statements and reports, payroll, and employee benefits.

Auditing

The Auditing Department advises and assists local union financial officers in proper bookkeeping procedures, informs them of changes in the law, and conducts audits and procedural surveys. The department also assists the International Trustees in carrying out their semi-annual audit of the International Union's finances and maintains records on all UAW locals, past and present.

Circulation

This UAW department processes the names and addresses of new members as well as thousands of address changes each month. It maintains an up-to-date mailing list for Solidarity, the UAW membership magazine, as well as current mailing lists of International officers, regional directors, local union officials, and staff.

Purchasing and Supply

This UAW department reviews bids from outside vendors and contractors, fills orders for office supplies and publications, and purchases and distributes office equipment and supplies. In addition, the department is responsible for the maintenance, repairs, and alterations of UAW properties.

Strike Assistance

The UAW Strike Assistance Department makes sure that members on strike receive strike benefits in a timely way. The department works closely with local unions to establish relationships with government agencies and private social services that can help UAW members and their families during strikes. The department also helps put together strike information classes at the local union level.

Technical, Office and Professional

The department services and coordinates bargaining for UAW members working for the states of Michigan, Indiana and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, as well as engineers, hospital employees, insurance industry workers, Detroit casino employees and many other technical and office professions. To make sure the concerns of the UAW's Technical, Office and Professional members are well represented at the International level, the department created an Advisory Council of representatives from each UAW region and each of four Councils — Academic, Health Care, Private Employment and Public Employment.

Women's

The UAW Women's Department was created in 1955 to focus attention on the issues and concerns of women in the workplace and to provide education aimed at motivating women to become active in their union. Working in coalition with other progressive groups, such as the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), the Women's Department is active in grassroots lobbying and educating women and men alike on such issues as domestic violence, sexual harassment, pay equity, and child care.

A member of the Women's Department serves on the National Committee on Pay Equity; a national coalition the UAW helped found. The department also helps regions and local unions implement UAW policies on equality, sex discrimination, and sexual harassment; and sets up Women's Committees and Family Auxiliaries.