UAW Region 2B
Covers the state of Ohio.
Director: Ken Lortz
Headquarters:
1691 Woodlands Dr.
Maumee, Ohio 43537
TEL: (419) 893-4677
FAX: (419) 893-4073
Sub Regional Offices:
1155-D Lyons Road
Dayton, Ohio 45458
TEL: (937) 433-1524
FAX: (937) 433-1770
Liberty Plaza Building
5000 Rockside Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44131
TEL: (216) 447-6080
FAX: (216) 447-1719
102 Westchester Drive
Austintown, Ohio 44515-3963
TEL: (330) 792-0890 or (330) 792-1549
FAX: (330) 792-2747
Region 2B Local Unions on the Web
Local 12
Based in Toledo, Ohio, this amalgamated local represents members from
over 50 diverse companies, with operations ranging from automobile assembly,
parts production, health care, financial services, food service and
office and professional workers. Chartered in 1936, Local 12 has approximately
10,000 active members and over 4,000 retirees.
Local 14
Local 14 is an amalgamated local union. The General Motors Powertrain Unit has about 1,300 members and is a manufacturer of automatic 6-speed rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive transmissions. Our Office Unit has two members that are dedicated to the office work of our local and our units. Also included in our local are two Maintenance Worker Unit workers. Mathews Ford of Oregon recently joined our local as the first UAW dealership in Ohio We also have a very active retiree chapter with more than 3,000 members.
Local 211
Amalgamated Local 211 represents more than 1,350 active members at the GM Powertrain plant in Defiance, Ohio, where they make iron block, head and crankshaft castings, as well as aluminum block and head castings. The local also includes over 80 members at colorant manufacturer Ferro Corp. in Stryker, Ohio; 60 members at auto parts supplier Herbert E. Orr in Paulding, Ohio; 45 skilled trades members at insulation manufacturer Johns Manville, in Defiance; 60 members at scrap metal recycler Metal Management in Defiance; 45 members at Midwest Community Federal Credit Union in Defiance, and over 200 members at parts supplier Powers & Sons LLC in Montpelier, Ohio. More than 3,200 retirees are also members of Local 211.
Local 294
Located in Akron, Ohio, UAW Local 294 includes 60 members who work at Parker-Hannifin where they make pneumatic cylinders for the automotive and other industries.
Local 402
Based in Springfield, Ohio, this amalgamated local represents
4,000 workers who fabricate and assemble medium- and heavy-duty trucks
at International Truck and Engine Corp., as well as workers at International's
Truck Sales Center who customize finished products; Aramark food service
workers at the Truck and Engine plant; and workers at AKZO-Nobel Coatings
Inc., a paint supplier to International Truck and Engine. Some 4,000
retirees also belong to the local.
Local 696
Located in Dayton, Ohio, UAW Local 696 represents 1,600 members who work at Delphi’s Needmore Road Operations/Dayton Plant 3 facilities where they make brake components for General Motors and other auto companies.Chartered in 1939, the local also includes 4,300 retired members.
Local 863
This amalgamated local represents hourly workers and salaried nurses
at the Ford transmission plant in Sharonville, Ohio, and at the ZF Industries
transmission plant in Batavia, Ohio. The local's retiree chapter has
over 2,200 members.
Local 969
This amalgamated local in Columbus, Ohio, represents workers
at Metal Improvement Company, A.V.I. Foodsystems Delphi cafeteria, AC-Delco
and Delphi Interiors Columbus, as well as 2,600 retirees from these
locations.
Local 1050
Local 1050 represents 850 workers at Alcoa Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, where they make aluminum forgings for the aerospace industry and aluminum wheels for car and heavy truck manufacturers. Chartered in 1948, the local also includes more than 650 retirees.
Local 1112
Chartered in 1966, Local 1112 represents 4,800 workers who build the
Chevrolet Cavilier and Pontiac Sunfire at GM's Lordstown (Ohio) assembly
plant. The local also represents 4,000 retirees.
Local 1250
Local 1250 represents 3,800 workers at Ford Motor Company’s Brook Park, Ohio, complex. The site includes two engine plants and a casting plant. Local 1250 also includes 5,000 retired members.
Local 1435
UAW Local 1435, located in Perrsyburg, Ohio, represents approximately 2100 active and retired workers at Chrysler's Toledo Machining Plant. We make torque converters and steering columns for a variety of Chrysler vehicles. The local, which received its UAW charter on Jan. 31, 1967, also represents engineering and office workers in the plant.
Local 1714
Located in Lordstown, Ohio, Local 1714 represents 2,800 members who
make body panels for the Cavalier and other stampings for GM cars and
trucks.
Local 1892
Local 1892 represents members who work at Ford's Maumee (Ohio) Stamping
Plant. The local includes 645 active members and over 200 retired members.
Local 2000
Local 2000 represents 2,050 hourly employees and 675 retirees of Ford's
assembly plant in Avon Lake, Ohio. The facility produces the Ford Econoline
Vans and Mercury Villager.
Locals 2075 & 2147
The 600 active members of UAW Locals 2075 and 2147 work at the General Dynamics facility in Lima, Ohio, where they build the M1-A2 Abrahm tank and other weapon systems for the U.S. military. The locals also represent approximately 1,200 retired members.
Local 2269
Members of UAW Local 2269 work at the Volvo Parts Distribution Center near Columbus, Ohio, where they process parts for Volvo’s heavy trucks.
Local 2308
This amalgamated local, with approximately 530 members, represents workers
at Miller Brewing Company in Trenton, Ohio, Reliance Electric in West
Chester, Ohio, and Cincinnati Flame Hardening in Fairfield, Ohio.
Local
2332
The approximately 340 members of Local 2332 work for A-mold Corp., making die
cast aluminum wheels for DaimlerChrysler and General Motors.
Ken Lortz was elected by acclamation as director of UAW Region 2B by delegates to a special convention held April 30, 2009.
Lortz had served as assistant director of the region, which covers the state of Ohio, since 2002 when he was appointed to the position by UAW President Ron Gettelfinger.
Following a successful organizing drive at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo in 2000, Lortz was assigned as the lead negotiator for the three newly organized bargaining units in UAW Local 12 that include nurses, technical and service employees. He helped win significantly improved pension, wage and health benefits for nearly 2,800 new UAW members when they won their first contract.
Lortz carried out servicing responsibilities in northwest Ohio as a member of Region 2B staff from 1993 until 2002. His assignments included Independents, Parts and Suppliers; Technical, Office and Professional contracts, and national Chrysler facilities.
Lortz has been a UAW member since 1970 when he joined Local 336 at Atlas Crankshaft in Fostoria, Ohio. He served the members of Local 336 in a variety of positions from 1974 to 1993, including as president and chairman of the bargaining committee.
Active in his community, Lortz is a life member of the NAACP, a member of the board of directors for Wake Up Youth, an advocacy group for at-risk girls in Toledo. He also serves on the board of directors for Camp Courageous, an organization that provides camping experiences and respite weekends for individuals with developmental disabilities. Additionally, Lortz was recently appointed by Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to serve as co-chair of the Governor's Ohio Auto Industrial Support Council.
Lortz was born Oct. 2, 1952 in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. He and his wife, Karen, were married in 1973 and have a son, two daughters, and two grandsons. They live in Carey, Ohio, and are members of Our Lady of Consolation Parish and Basilica.