
2019 SPECIAL BARGAINING CONVENTION
Welcome to the 2019 Special Bargaining
Convention in Detroit
Welcome to the UAW International Union Special Collective Bargaining Convention.
UAW members will come together March 11 through 13 from all sectors and areas of the country to debate and vote on a Resolution that will set the big goals and patterns of bargaining for the next four years.
Delegates elected at their local unions gather in a long-held tradition to determine the broad negotiation principles for all contracts in the coming years.
This year’s theme, We Are One, speaks to the solidarity that all UAW members bring to the bargaining table.
Recent News
UAW Mourns the Loss of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, Tuskegee Airman
AVIS CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS
Statement from UAW President Ray Curry: “Fight Inflation by Stopping Price Gouging, Not Blaming Wages”
Statement from UAW President Ray Curry on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Statement on Changes to COVID-19 Protocols after Meeting of the COVID-19 Joint Task Force
UAW President Ray Curry statement on Juneteenth
UAW President Ray Curry Calls for Executive Action to Cancel Student Debt
UAW Increases Weekly Strike Pay to $400
We Will Fight for the Members of our Past, Present and Future
UAW Commends Ford Motor Company’s Announcement on Adding 6,000 New Jobs and Converting 3,000 UAW Members to Permanent, Full-Time Status with Benefits
MEMORIAL DAY
UNION PLUS CREDIT CARD PROGRAM
When Labor Let Its Values Down: Remembering Vincent Chin
STATEMENT FROM UAW PRESIDENT RAY CURRY AND REGION 8 DIRECTOR MITCHELL SMITH ON TEXAS SCHOOL SHOOTING
Statement of VP Chuck Browning on State of CNHi Negotiations
UAW Statement on Stellantis and Samsung Joint Venture for Battery Plant in Kokomo, Indiana
President Biden Shouts Out UAW on International Visit
2022 National CAP Conference: Day 4 Highlights
2022 National CAP Conference: Day 3 Highlights
2022 National CAP Conference: Day 2 Highlights
2022 National CAP Conference – Day 1: Highlights
STATEMENT FROM UAW PRESIDENT RAY CURRY AND REGION 9 DIRECTOR JEFF BINZ ON BUFFALO SUPERMARKET SHOOTING
Update on 2022 IEB Elections
UAW Remembers Walter Reuther 52 years After His Passing
UAW Endorses Gretchen Whitmer for Reelection as Governor of Michigan – Lt. Gov. Gilchrest, A.G. Nessel and S.O.S. Benson also Get Nod
UAW Joins Coalition to Put $15 Minimum Wage on Michigan Ballot this November
UAW Members at CNHi Strike for Improved Standard of Living, Retirement Benefits and a Better Work Environment
UAW Bargainers Set Strike Deadline for 12 PM (Central Time) at CNHi
UAW CNHi BARGAINERS EXTEND CONTRACT BARGAINING CONTINUES
UAW NAMES SANDRA ENGLE CHIEF CONTACT FOR MEDIA
UNION PLUS MORTGAGE COMPANY (UPMC)
UAW, NRDC File Joint Lawsuit Against USPS Over Controversial Oshkosh Defense Truck Contract
Thousands of UAW Workers at UC will Take to the Streets on Tuesday to Protest Untenable Working Conditions
Workers Memorial Day Statement from UAW President Ray Curry
2022 UAW Family Scholarship Program
UAW Vollrath Workers in Sheboygan Ratify Contract Suspend Strike; Work To Resume Sunday
Statement of UAW President Ray Curry on the Confirmation of United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Statement of UAW President Ray Curry on Keeping Important Provisions To Protect the Manufacturing Supply Chain in the COMPETES Act Deliberations.
UAW Vollrath Workers in Sheboygan Go on Strike Over Fair Contract, Wages and Elimination of Tiers
CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS WITH UNION PLUS
UAW President Ray Curry Statement of Support Of Injured Moma UAW Members, Their Families and Coworkers Following Weekend Attack
UAW President Ray Curry Writes Congressional Letter Urging Passage of the Susan Muffley Act to Restore the Pensions of Salaried Delphi Employees
Statement on Changes to COVID-19 Protocols after Meeting of the COVID-19 Joint Task Force
Statement of UAW Ford Vice President Chuck Browning on Ford Blue and Ford Model E Divisions
Statement of UAW President Ray Curry on Ford’s Announcement of Separate Ford Blue and Ford Model E Divisions
Statement by UAW President Ray Curry on President Biden’s State of the Union Address
Save on Auto Insurance with Union Plus
Statement From UAW President Ray Curry on USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicles
Statement by UAW President Ray Curry on President Biden’s Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court
We Can Build It!
Statement of UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada Director of the UAW Stellantis Department on 2021 Profit Sharing Announcement
UAW International Executive Board to Form a New Region in Fast Growing Western States
Sign the petition and tell Oshkosh Defense: We Can Build It!
Statement of UAW Region 2B Director Wayne Blanchard on Collins Aerospace Lockout and Refusal to Bargain in Good Faith for Troy Area Workers and Families
Statement from UAW Region 1A Director Laura Dickerson on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Phase Out of the Retirement Tax on Pensioners
Statement from UAW Vice President Chuck Browning, Director of the UAW Ford Department on UAW Made Ford Pro E-Transit Van Production
STATEMENT OF UAW PRESIDENT RAY CURRY ON THE FINDINGS OF THE WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE ON WORKER ORGANIZING AND EMPOWERMENT
Statement by UAW Vice President Chuck Browning Director of the UAW Ford Department on Ford’s Yearly Earnings Report and Profit Sharing Estimate
UAW Statement on the Independent Fair Election of SINTTIA Union at General Motors in Silao Mexico
UAW President Ray Curry Issues Statement on the Need to Pass Rep. Cindy Axne’s Striking Workers Healthcare Protection Act
Statement by UAW Vice President Terry Dittes Director of the UAW General Motors Department on GM’s Yearly Earnings Report and Profit Sharing Estimate
Celebrating Black History Month – Honoring Our Journey, Striving Forever Forward
Statement from UAW President Ray Curry on USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicles
Dental Savings with Union Plus
UAW PRESIDENT RAY CURRY ISSUES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT BIDEN’S APPOINTMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE
UAW MOURNS THE PASSING OF FORMER UAW LEADER, INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND U.S. CONGRESSMAN ESTEBAN TORRES
JOINT STATEMENT OF UAW PRESIDENT RAY CURRY AND UAW VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF THE UAW GENERAL MOTORS DEPARTMENT TERRY DITTES ON GM’S $7 BILLION INVESTMENT CREATING 4,000 NEW JOBS, RETAINING 1,000 JOBS AND LOCATING NEW PRODUCT IN MICHIGAN
STATEMENT OF UAW REGION 1D DIRECTOR STEVE DAWES ON GENERAL MOTORS INVESTMENTS IN LANSING Detroit
STATEMENT OF UAW REGION 1 DIRECTOR JAMES HARRIS ON THE INVESTMENT OF PRODUCT AND JOBS AT GMs LAKE ORION ASSEMBLY PLANT
Statement from UAW Vice President Terry Dittes Director of the UAW GM Department on Investment in General Motors Lockport Components Plant
Statement from UAW Vice President Terry Dittes Director of the UAW GM Department on Investment in General Motors Lockport Components Plant
UAW PRESIDENT RAY CURRY CALLS FOR GM AND MEXICO TO ENSURE THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF GM SILAO WORKERS TO HAVE A FREE AND FAIR ELECTION TO JOIN A UNION
Statement of UAW President Ray Curry in Support for Starbucks Workers Efforts to Join Workers United – SEIU and Have a Voice in their Workplace
UAW Mourns the Loss of Geri Ochocinska, First Woman Elected Regional Director in UAW History
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Vision – and continuing the fight
A New Year of Opportunity
In 2021, Organized Labor is Again Flexing its Muscles
85th Anniversary of the Flint Sit-Down Strike
1,500 Researchers at University of Washington File to Form a Union
Statement from UAW President Ray Curry on the Adoption of Nationwide Emission Regulations that Protect and Create Jobs
More than 60 Labor Unions, Environmental Organizations, and Advocacy Groups Urge Inclusion of Union Provision in Build Back Better EV Tax Credit
Statement by President Joe Biden On Kellogg Collective Bargaining Negotiations
UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada Receives Jewish Labor Committee’s Human Rights Award
UC Agrees to Recognize to Student Researchers’ Union after Workers Vote to Authorize a Strike
UAW President Ray Curry Statement on President Biden’s Executive Order to Buy American and Preserve and Create Union Wage Jobs While Reducing the Federal Government’s Carbon Emissions
STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF YANG KYEUNG-SOO, PRESIDENT OF THE KOREAN CONFEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS
UAW Statement on Election Referendum Results
UAW President Ray Curry Participates in Semiconductor Chip Shortage Roundtable
ATTENTION: ALL UAW MEMBERS 2021 REFERENDUM ON INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD (IEB) ELECTION METHOD
FYI DELEGATES
GETTING AROUND DETROIT
When the convention is in recess, check out all the great entertainment and attractions the city of Detroit has to offer. For events and information, go here.
Amenities at Cobo Center
• Free WiFi is available throughout Cobo Center
• Cobo Center is a Green facility with recycling stations throughout the building
• Cobo Center Business Center is available for computer access, copying, faxing and business supplies
• The Detroit People Mover has a station on the 4th floor of Cobo Center with numerous stops throughout the downtown district.