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New Dates Announced for 2026 UAW Health & Safety Conference

This conference was previously scheduled for May 2026, but due to severe flooding in Northern Michigan, it was postponed. The new dates are October 11 – 16, 2026. As we preciously had nearly 200 delegates registered for this conference, we are giving those local unions priority to confirm or cancel their delegate/s before any new registrants are approved. Local unions that registered delegates prior to the postponement must confirm or cancel those delegates by following the link to registration outlined in the new call letter by August 31, 2026.

Read the full letter from the UAW Health and Safety Dept. below more full details.

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Over 1,000 Workers at Bridgewater Interiors Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify New Agreement

About 1,000 UAW Local 400 members who manufacture seats for vehicles like Ford F-150s and Stellantis Dodge RAM trucks at Bridgewater Interiors voted by 80% to ratify a new contract that secures a top rate of $35 per hour by 2030 among other major gains at the plant in Warren, MI.

“UAW Local 400 members at Bridgewater Interiors are another example of workers in the IPS sector who are ready to stand up and win their fair share,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “They don’t treat IPS CEOs like second-class citizens. So why do they treat IPS workers that way? Whether you build axles or seats, the days of allowing IPS workers to be treated like second class citizens is ending.”

Prior to this new agreement, most workers at Bridgewater earned less than $21 per hour, with hundreds of others having been stuck under $26 per hour. The newly ratified contract raises the top rate by almost $10 per hour by May 2029 – a 36% raise in under three years. Workers also secured a cap on increases to their health care costs for the life of the agreement as well as more time off and a $2,000 ratification bonus.

“UAW Local 400 members stood united,” said UAW Region 1 Director LaShawn English. “They told the company ‘$35 by 2030’ – and because they made their voices heard, they walk away with a contract that delivers on their demand.”

This was the second tentative agreement voted on by the UAW Local 400 members, who, in addition to rejecting a previous deal by 95%, voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if the company did not meet their demands. This is another example of workers in IPS plants fighting to recuperate years of underwhelming wages and benefits as they generate billions for a sector that supplies the auto industry, including the Big Three. Earlier in June, UAW members at American Axle in Three Rivers, MI ratified an agreement after walking out on strike for ten days.

“After voting down an initial deal by 95% and voting to authorize a strike, UAW Local 400 members sent a clear message to Bridgewater management: no contract, no seats,” said UAW Local 400 President Mark Hemphill. “And no seats mean no trucks for Ford and Stellantis – that’s power and leverage, and we put it to work.”

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Workers at Woodward MPC Outside Chicago Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike, Announce Practice Picket

Over 800 members of UAW Local 5101, representing workers at Woodward MPC, have voted by 71% to authorize a strike after months of company stall tactics and unfair labor practices during contract negotiations.

Woodward workers voted to affiliate with the UAW last fall. Since then, the company has committed over three dozen unfair labor practices, including total refusal to negotiate with the union. Workers are fighting for industry-leading wages, fair progression, time off, and job security.

On Tuesday, June 30, at 3:15pm, members will hold a practice picket outside the facility, located at 6300 W Howard St, Niles, Illinois with community allies and elected officials. Press are invited to attend.

“UAW members at Woodward have sent a clear message to the company,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “Stop with the illegal delay tactics, bargain a fair agreement, or we’re ready to strike. Management has a choice to make: negotiate a contract, or face a strike.”

“Woodward needs to get serious about reaching a fair deal with the nearly 900 workers who make this company run,” said UAW Region 4 Director Brandon Campbell. “Local 5101 is done waiting for the company to do the right thing, and Region 4 has their backs.”

“Our membership can’t wait another 9 months for a fair contract,” said UAW Local 5101 President Jose Tapia. “Now is our time at Woodward MPC, and we are ready to do whatever it takes to win our fair share.”

The workers at Woodward build commercial and military aviation equipment for Woodward’s customers, including the U.S. Government, Boeing, and more.

Woodward has made over $1.7 billion in profits since 2020, and has paid its CEO over $30 million in that timeframe, while workers struggle to make ends meet. The more than 800 workers are members of UAW Local 5101.

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UAW Celebrates Union Member Leader Claire Valdez’s Victory in NY-07’s Democratic Primary for Congress

Today, the UAW is celebrating the Democratic primary victory for one of the Union’s own member leaders, Claire Valdez for Congress in NY-07. UAW Region 9A mobilized thousands of members across NY-07 to help deliver a victory for New York’s working class.

“We are so proud to be sending the UAW’s own Claire Valdez to deliver for the working class in Congress,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “We know with Claire in Congress, we’ll never ask her to pick a side in the fight for justice. This is exactly how the labor movement can fight back against corporate greed and inequality: by electing more of our own. We know Claire is ready to fight like hell in Washington for the working class and our core issues at the UAW, and we have her back.”

“We are so excited to be celebrating Claire Valdez’s Democratic primary victory today alongside a broad, multiracial, multigenerational, working-class coalition in New York,” said UAW Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla. “For every union member we elect to office, we build a stronger, more powerful foundation to fight back against the billionaire takeover of our politics. Claire’s campaign ran on an unapologetically pro-organizing, pro-worker empowerment labor platform, and proves this is what voters are looking for right now. We’re proud of the hundreds of rank-and-file UAW volunteers that mobilized thousands of our neighbors to the polls for Claire!”

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At 39th Constitutional Convention, UAW Delegates Chart Ambitious Course For Next Four Years

Nearly 900 delegates gathered in Detroit, Michigan, last week for the UAW’s 39th Constitutional Convention, charting an ambitious, aggressive path forward for the iconic union.

Among other business, delegates voted to grow the union’s strike fund, commit more resources to organizing, and raise strike pay, passing resolutions in support of an aggressive organizing approach and buildup to May Day 2028. The assembled delegates expanded and clarified the definition of a UAW retiree, allocated additional funding for the Women’s Department and Civil & Human Rights Departments, and added local standing committees for Communications, Health & Safety, and much more.

UAW-endorsed candidates Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Jocelyn Benson addressed the body, as did AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, SEIU President April Verrett, IndustriALL General Secretary Atle Hoie, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson, Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, and others. The UAW awarded the union’s prestigious Social Justice Award to four recipients: Retired UAW Vice President Chuck Browning, the workers of Volkswagen Chattanooga, the late Reverend Jesse Jackson, and Maria Medina.

The delegates elected UAW Local 838 Financial Secretary Stacie Loveless to serve as an International Trustee for a 12-year term. They also nominated candidates for the union’s International Executive Board elections, with ballots set to be mailed in August.

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UAW Closes Out 39th Constitutional Convention with Unified Vision for the Fights Ahead

Elected delegates concluded business on the final day of the UAW’s 39th Constitutional Convention, as the union now moves forward with a more unified vision for the next four years.

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IEB Candidate Nominations Cap Busy Day Three at UAW Constitutional Convention

In a jam-packed third day of the UAW’s 39th Constitutional Convention, delegates nominated candidates for this year’s International Officer elections, voted to expand the definition of what constitutes a retiree under the UAW Constitution, and elected an International Trustee. 

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Delegates Chart UAW’s Path Forward on Day Two of Constitutional Convention

Day two of the 39th UAW Constitutional Convention was marked by spirited discussion on several important issues as elected delegates began shaping the union’s path forward for the next four years. 

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UAW’s 39th Constitutional Convention Kicks Off in Detroit, Michigan

Nearly 900 delegates convened in Detroit on Monday for the start of the UAW’s 39th Constitutional Convention as our union charts the path forward for the next four years.

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UAW Local 2093 Members Ratify New Contract with $30 by 2030 at American Axle

On Sunday, UAW Local 2093 members at American Axle/Dauch Corporation voted 80% in favor of ratifying a new contract with the company. The deal secures the workers’ demand of $30 per hour by 2030 – a more than 36% increase to the top wage rate over four years – among other major contract gains at the Tier 1 parts supplier to GM. Workers returned to work at 6:00 A.M. Monday morning.

“UAW Local 2093 showed one thing to be truer than ever: strikes work,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “And American Axle proved something else to be as true as we’ve always known: the industry can afford our demands. From the time we walked off ten days ago to this tentative agreement, the company more than doubled the money on the table. Labor is our power and we can’t sell ourselves short in this economic crisis we’re facing.”

In 2008, workers at American Axle made major sacrifices to save the facility from closure during the Great Recession. Many long-time workers who were making as much as $29 an hour in 2008 saw their wages slashed to $14.50.

“When we began this journey, we didn’t know where it would lead, but we knew we had to square shit up,” said UAW Local 2093 bargaining chair Josh Jager. “We had our marching orders from the membership, and our rallying cry: $30 by ‘30. This contract delivers on that rallying cry.”

Beyond wage increases, workers also achieved gains in other core demands with more paid days off and without any concessions on their current health care costs, something the company insisted at the table couldn’t be done.

“Not only did they take care of the legacy people that were here and made the tough decisions back in 2008 to keep the place open, they took care of the people working there today,” said UAW Region 1D Director Steve Dawes. “They also took care of all the future generations that will come to work here in Three Rivers, Michigan, at American Axle.”

Over the ten-day strike, UAW Local 2093 members attracted the interest and support of local community and political allies from across the state, including Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, State Senator Sean McCann, Three Rivers Mayor Angel Johnston, U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, candidate for Michigan Attorney General Eli Savit, among others.

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