UAW REGION 8

Region 8 covers 17 southern states including Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Florida, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, New Mexico, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and the following counties of Pennsylvania: Franklin, Cumberland, Adams, York.

Region 8 members work in manufacturing, state governments, agriculture and office buildings. They build the Chevy Corvette, Ford Escape, Lincoln MKC, Lincoln Navigator, Ford Expedition, Ford F-250 and F-350 pickup trucks, GMC Equinox, Freightliner and Volvo heavy trucks and electronic communications equipment for various government agencies. Members build school and commercial buses, and are bus drivers in school districts. They also package Planters Peanut products.

The membership of Region 8 includes 65,000 active and 50,000 retired members.