UAW Local 997 Strikes Thombert to Protect Standard of Living, Improve Work-Life Balance
On Tuesday, August 1, 84 members of Local 997 went on strike at Thombert, Inc. in Newton, IA, after the company refused to bargain until just a week before the current collective bargaining agreement was set to expire on July 24.
Workers…
NO LIMITS!
UAW members are fired up and ready to win a historic contract. We've been going to contract action trainings at Local halls and Regional offices all across our union.
President Fain on Facebook Live: Big Three’s Record Profits Mean Record Contracts
President Shawn Fain met with UAW members on Facebook Live last night and laid out the Members’ Demands in Big Three bargaining. UAW members are thinking big and the Big Three can afford it.
Ford, General Motors and Stellantis made a…
Hundreds Mobilize Across the United States for a Fair Contract as NDS Continues Focus on Expansion
NEW YORK, NY - DETROIT, MI - SAN ANTONIO, HOUSTON, SAN MARCOS, TX - Across the nation, hundreds of workers at the Neighborhood Defender Service and their allies mobilized last week in support of a new collective bargaining agreement. The 200…
UNION PLUS – REAL ESTATE REWARDS
Summer is prime time for buying or selling a home. Get $500 cash back for every $100,000 in home value after closing when you use the Union Plus Real Estate Rewards Program to buy or sell your home*. You’ll have access to Sirva’s network…
UAW Statement on Ford’s Net Income Soaring to $1.9 Billion in the Second Quarter
Ford Motor Company far outpaced analysts’ expectations in the second quarter, reporting that its net income nearly tripled from a year ago to $1.9 billion.
For the full year, Ford expects adjusted EBIT of $11 billion to $12 billion. That’s…
Majority of U.S. Democratic Senators Back UAW Calling for Just Transition to EVs in Big Three Contract Talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A majority of U.S. Democratic Senators are calling on the Big Three automakers to support a just transition to electric vehicles (EVs) in their ongoing contract talks with the UAW.
In a letter released today, the Senators…
UAW Local 833 Ratifies New Agreement with Kohler Company, Wins Wage Increases and Improved Benefits
Sheboygan, WI – 1,500 members of UAW Local 833 have ratified a new five-year agreement with the Kohler Company that will increase wages and improve benefits. Local 833 members work in production and skilled trades positions at the company’s…
Graduate Student Researchers at the RAND Corp. Vote to Unionize
Santa Monica, CA - Graduate student researchers at the Pardee Rand Graduate School (PRGS) have voted to form their union, PRGS Organizes-United Auto Workers (PRGSO-UAW). The vote, which was tallied today by the National Labor Relations Board…
UAW STATEMENT ON STELLANTIS REPORTING RECORD PROFITS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2023
This morning, Stellantis reported record profits for the first half of 2023, posting $12.1 billion (10.9 billion euros) in net profit. That’s a 37 percent increase over last year.
Only 33 percent of Stellantis’ global workforce is in North…
UAW STATEMENT ABOUT GENERAL MOTORS’ SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS SURGING 39% TO $3.2 BILLION
DETROIT - General Motors reported adjusted earnings of $3.2 billion in the second quarter, up 39% over last year and driven almost entirely by North American profits.
The Wall Street Journal reported that GM’s quarterly revenue was $44.7…
UAW Kicks Off Negotiations with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network
Around 1,400 UAW members at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are demanding economic justice as contract negotiations kicked off on July 11, 2023, at the VisTaTech Center on the campus of Schoolcraft College in Livonia,…
UAW-Ford Bargaining Update 07-21-2023
Your National Negotiators have moved into the Ford World Headquarters building and we began the process of bargaining on July 14th. Every one of the demands that were submitted from our UAW-Ford members were presented in writing and read to…
President Lincoln’s Cottage Workers Become the First Washington D.C. Museum to Be Represented by the UAW
The employees at President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington D.C. have voted to join the UAW. They are the first Washington D.C. museum staff to join the UAW.
President Lincoln’s Cottage is a historic site and museum in Washington, D.C.,…
UAW Members Are in the Driver’s Seat as Bargaining Gets Underway at All Big Three Tables
The UAW has officially kicked off contract talks with all the Big Three automakers. This year’s negotiations had a very different tone even before our bargaining teams got to the table.
In the past, bargaining began with a staged ceremony…
UAW Bargaining With Stellantis Kicks off With First-Ever “Members’ Handshake”
Our UAW-Stellantis National Negotiators officially opened bargaining with the company on Thursday, July 13. But the tone for these negotiations was set the day before when our bargaining team and the union’s top officers headed to the Sterling…
UAW Members at Detroit Axle Vote 99% in Favor of Authorizing Strike
Battery Workers at BlueOval SK in Kentucky File for First Major Union Election in the South in 2025
Lucid Workers Win Substantial Back Pay and Reinstatement in Dramatic Settlement