Unions
UAW Locals 100 - 999
Local 122
Members of Local 122 work at Daimler-Chrysler's Twinsburg Stamping Plant in eastern Ohio. The local, which has about 1,550 active members, stamp parts for a variety of DaimlerChrysler vehicles. The plant and local will celebrate a 50-year anniversary in 2007.
Local 140
Established on Oct. 1, 1935, Local 140 was the first local to be granted a charter by the UAW. Today the local includes 4,300 members who work at DaimlerChrysler’s Warren (Mich.) Truck plant, where they build the Dodge Dakota and Dodge Ram trucks. The local also includes 2,500 retirees and approximately 20 workers at DaimlerChrysler’s Sterling Heights (Mich.) Vehicle Test Center.
Local 148
Local 148 represents 2,600 active members who work at McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Aircraft in Long Beach, and Carson, Calif., where they build military and commercial aircraft including the C-17 and 717. Founded in 1942, the local’s retiree membership is 7,800 strong.
Local 160
The 2,300 Local 160 members at the Warren (Mich.) Technical Center build prototype, mule and show vehicles for General Motors. The local also includes 3,100 retirees.
Local 174
Lively, up-to-date information about a jointly-run UAW-GM education center that provides educational opportunities to UAW-represented GM Employees, their spouses and retirees.
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 218
Based in Hurst, Texas, the 1,900 members of this local build the Cobra, V-22 Osprey, Huey and OH-58 helicopters for Bell Helicopter. Local 218 was chartered in 1953 and has 2,700 retiree members.
Local 228
Local 228 represents 3,800 UAW members at the Visteon Sterling Axle Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, who build gear sets, axles, and drive shafts for Ford and General Motors.
Local 239
Based in Baltimore, Md., Local 239 represents 1,500 members at the GM truck plant where they build the Astro and Safari; 350 members at Allison Transmission and approximately 85 members at Murray, a supplier of hose clamps for the Big Three. It is also the home local for 1,500 UAW retirees.
Local 245
This amalgamated local represents 1,800 active members as well as over 700 retired members. Active members work at Ford Motor Company’s Research and Engineering Center in Dearborn, Mich., Ford’s Troy Design in Redford and Warren, Mich., Ford’s Air Transportation facilities in Romulus, Mich., and at The Edison Institute, home to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
Local 249
Local 249 represents 5,000 UAW members at Ford Motors’ Kansas City Assembly Plant in Pleasant Valley, Missouri. Members build the Ford F-150 Super Cab, F-150 Super Crew Cab, and F-150 King Crew Cab, as well as the new Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute sport utility vehicles. Local 249 membership also includes 200 active members from the Kansas City Parts Distribution Center in Lenexa, Kansas, 10 nurses at the assembly plant and approximately 2,000 retirees.
Local 251
Local 251 represents approximately 2,200 members who work in automotive, health care, rail transportation, financial services, sporting equipment and other industries in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
Local 262 - Richard Shoemaker Skill Center
Located in Livonia, Mich., the Richard Shoemaker Skill Center provides educational opportunities that enhance the quality of life for UAW Local 262 members, their spouses and retirees.
Local 276
Local 276 represents 2,800 workers at GM’s Vehicle Manufacturing Assembly Plant in Arlington, Texas, where they build the Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade sport utility vehicles. Based in Grand Prairie, Texas, the local was chartered in 1954 and includes 2,700 retired workers.
Local 282
This amalgamated local, based in St. Louis, Mo., comprises 14 bargaining units and represents 1,200 members at nine companies. Over 100 retirees are active in the local's retirees' chapter.
Local 292
Chartered in 1940, Local 292 includes 2,200 workers at the Delphi Electronics & Safety plant in Kokomo, Ind., as well as 7,500 retirees. This amalgamated local also represents workers at American Food and Vending and Health Solutions.
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 298
Local 298 represents approximately 400 workers at Raytheon in Largo and St. Petersburg, Fla., where they make electronic communications equipment for various governmental agencies. Chartered in December 1957, the local includes 80 retired members.
Local 383
More than 600 active members of Local 383 make brake components for the automotive and heavy truck industries at the Bosch Chassis plant in St. Joseph, Mich. The local also includes 700 retired members.
Local 387
The local represents approximately 2,200 members who work at Ford Motor Company's Woodhaven (Mich.) Stamping Plant, and 160 members at Ford's forging unit, also located in Woodhaven. Some 1,600 retirees are also members of Local 387.
Local 400
Based in Utica, Mich., Local 400 represents approximately 5,500 men and women who work at the Visteon trim facilities in Chesterfield and Utica, Ford's Romeo engine plant, Highland Park warehouse and Michigan proving grounds.The local also represents 4,000 retirees.
Local 402
This amalgamated local in Springfield, Ohio, 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 four thousand retirees also belong to the local.
Local 412
As one of the largest amalgamated UAW locals in the country, Local 412 serves a diverse membership including salary, hourly, skilled trades and public sector employees. In all fields – from engineering and design in the automotive and defense industries to attorneys in the public sector to skilled tradespersons – UAW Local 412 supports the needs and growth of an active group of over 5,000 trained professionals.
Local 413
The Menominee, Michigan local represents 300 of the finest casual furniture craftsman in the world.
Local 438
Local 438 represents 830 members who make engine control modules at Delphi Delco Electronics Systems. The Oak Creek, Wis., local also includes 700 retirees.
Local 571
This is the local for the Marine Draftsmen's Association. It was founded as an independent group in New London, Connecticut in 1939 for designers, draftsmen, and other personnel at the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut. Electric Boat is now a Division of General Dynamics, and the world's first nuclear powered submarine was designed by members of Local 571.
Local 578
Located in Oshkosh, Wisc., Local 578 represents more than 2,000 UAW members who produce quality trucks, truck bodies, and access equipment for Oshkosh Truck Corporation.
Local 592
Local 592 is an amalgamated local with 725 active members and 1,200 retirees in Rockford, Ill. Its members work at aerospace parts maker Hamilton Sundstrand, auto parts maker MNP Precision Parts, and toymaker RC2 Corp.
Local 598
This local was born in 1939 in Flint, Michigan to represent workers at one
of the Fisher Body plants where UAW members staged the 1937 Great Sit Down
Strike and the UAW won its first contract with General Motors.
Local 599
An amalgamated local in Flint, Mich., Local 599 represents 1,700 workers at the General Motors' Powertrain plant and also at the UPF frame plant.
Local 602
Chartered January 18, 1939, this is the local that brought the UAW to Lansing, Mich. The 3,100 active members build the Pontiac Grand Am, the Oldsmobile Alero and the Malibu Classic at the General Motors Fisher Body plant. Local 602 also includes more than 3,000 retiree members.
Local 624
Represents workers at Magna's New Process Gear, a division of Magna Powertrain, and other employers in East Syracuse, N.Y.
Local 651
This local, chartered in 1939, represents 4,800 workers at Delphi Electronics East and Delco Electronics Systems, both in Flint, Michigan.
Local 652
This Lansing, Mich., local represents approximately 6,500 General Motors employees who proudly build the Pontiac Grand Am, Oldsmobile Alero, Cadillac CTS, Chevrolet Malibu and metal stamping parts.
Local 659
This local represents several GM plants, including: Flint Powertrain V-8
Engine, Flint Metal Center, Service Parts Operation, Delphi E West Flint, Die
Management, and A.C.C. Transportation.
Local 685
The 7,000 active members of UAW Local 685 work at DaimlerChrysler’s Kokomo (Ind.) Transmission Plant and Indiana Transmission Plant, as well as American Vending Food Services, Eurest Food Services and Staywell. Local 685 also includes 3,000 retirees.
Local 686
Located in Lockport, N.Y., Local 686 represents over 4,700 members who make radiators, oil coolers, condensers, evaporators and HVAC units at Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems. Other members of this amalgamated local make metal products for Metal Cladding, Inc. and rubber and plastic products for Avon Automotive. The local also represents cafeteria workers at the Delphi facility, hospital workers at Reflections In-Patient Unit in Lockport, and workers at Perry’s Ice Cream Company. There are approximately 4,800 retirees in Local 686 as well.
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 699
This local represents the working men and women of Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems in Saginaw, Michigan.
Local 730
Local 730 represents 2,200 members who make stampings for General Motors vehicles at the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Metal Center. The local also includes 3,500 retirees.
Local 735
The members of local 735 make transmissions for General Motors cars and trucks. In addition to the 4,600 members at the Powertrain Transmission Plant in Ypsilanti, Mich., and 400 members at the Romulus (Mich.)Transmission Operation, the local also represents some 2,000 retirees.
Local 774
The local union that represents General Motors powertrain workers in
Buffalo, New York.
Local 845
This local, founded in 1967, represents Ford Climate Control and other
workers in Canton, Michigan.
Local 848
This local was founded in 1943 when workers at North American Aviation in Grand Prairie, Texas, joined the UAW. Today Local 848 members work at Lockheed, Raytheon and Vought.
Local 862
Based in Louisville, Ken., this local represents over 9,500 members who build the Ford Explorer, Explorer Sport Trac, Excursion, Mountaineer and F-250 and F-350 pickup trucks. The local also represents 2,500 retirees.
Local 863
This amalgamated local represents hourly workers and salaried nurses at the Ford transmission plant in Sharonville, Ohio, and at the Ford Transmission LLC plant in Batavia, Ohio. The local's retiree chapter has over 2,200 members.
Local 879
Local 879 members at Ford's Twin Cities Assembly Plant produce the Ranger pick-up truck. The web site was designed to provide information to members and share their interests with the public.
Local 882
Chartered in July 1941, UAW Local 882's current membership includes some 3,000 active and 1,700 retired members. The local represents workers who make the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable at the Atlanta Assembly Plant. Local 882 members also work at Ford's and Volvo's parts distribution centers and trucking firm Excel Logistics in the Atlanta area.
Local 892
This dynamic site is from a local that represents Ford and other workers in
the Ann Arbor, Michigan area.
Local 897
UAW Local 897 represents about 1,100 workers at the Ford Motor Co.’s Buffalo (N.Y.) Stamping Plant. The workers make metal stampings and welded sub-assemblies for Ford’s car and truck assembly plants in North America, Great Britain and Mexico.
Local 898
The 2,300 members of Local 898 make fuel injectors, fuel pumps, altenators and other fuel charging components at the Visteon facility in Rawsonville, Michigan.
Local 909
Local 909 represents the proud men and women at the GM Powertrain plant (Warren,Mich.) who build world-class transmissions, torque converters, control arms and wheels.
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 974
Based in Peoria, Ill., Local 974 represents 13,700 members who make Caterpillar tractors and diesel engines.
Local 980
The 1,600 men and women of Local 980 build the Ford Ranger pickup truck in Edison, New Jersey. The local also represents some 600 retirees.