Whether it’s negotiations assistance, grievance handling, education, training and mentoring or something else, UAW local unions have access to a number of services the International Union provides to help serve members. But did you know you can get a free website for your local? All you have to do is pay for the domain name!
The Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center features a memorial area with an eternal flame and a granite and brass memorial to the Reuther Brothers. The IEB is again offering a way for you to be part of the Memorial Walkway that has been built and paved with bricks inscribed by UAW members,
It’s hard to believe, but email has been around for 45 years. You read that right. Don’t adjust your screen resolution. That’s a four and a five. Ray Tomlinson, a contractor who was working on the U.S. Department of Defense’s ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) project, is credited with inventing email way back in 1972.
Latest studies show that almost half of UAW membership (active and retired) are on Facebook and those figures are growing. Though there are many social media platforms, Facebook is by far the largest and most popular, especially with UAW active and retired members. The UAW Facebook page features breaking news, educational content as well as
There was a time in America at the height of industrialization when children worked long hours in factories, in coal mines, or just about anywhere where physical labor was needed in manufacturing. Injuries, abuse and exploitation were common. Many child workers were robbed of their childhoods. It took the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Weddings and reunions — the kind of functions that bring people together and create lifetime memories. One way to ensure that your function will be remembered is to have it at Black Lake. The Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center in Onaway, Michigan, is available for private rentals. Many couples have taken advantage
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, Sunday, May 14, so don’t forget to remember your mother and thank her for being a great mom. You can do that easily and have an added benefit of getting a discount because you’re a union member. Through the Union Plus program, you can get 25 percent off
The UAW is recognizing National Denim Day by supporting a fundraising campaign by Enough Sexual Assault in Detroit (Enough SAID) to process rape kits found in a Detroit Police Department storage unit in 2009. Of the 11,000 kits that were discovered, over 1,000 still need to be processed. For the past 18 years, Peace Over
