2023 SPECIAL BARGAINING CONVENTION

The Special Bargaining Convention consists of delegates from UAW local unions in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. They will debate and vote on policy resolutions that set the union’s overall bargaining agenda for members in various industries and sectors during the next four years.

This week we will honor our mission, exercise our democracy and prepare to leave here and continue the work of improving our collective standard of living for ourselves, our families and our communities.

As you attend the UAW Special Bargaining Convention at Huntington Place (formerly TCF), there will be time for union business and time to get acquainted with the Motor City, one of the most union friendly cities in the United States.

Detroit is ready for you. There are many great new restaurants joining some old favorites. Diego Rivera’s Detroit industry murals are a must-see at the Detroit Institute of Art. And there’s much more. This city has been a center of revitalization and reinvention.

Detroit, of course, is the home of the International UAW, with its headquarters three miles east of the convention center on Jefferson Avenue. While a fire seriously damaged the iconic building in 2019, it is ready for occupancy after a massive renovation.

The Detroit area is home to three U.S.-based automakers including General Motors, with its headquarters just a short walk away from the convention center (or a short ride away from the convention on the People Mover); Ford Motor Co., with its headquarters in nearby Dearborn; and Stellantis a few miles north of the city in Auburn Hills.While those three automakers employ tens of thousands of autoworkers in the metro Detroit area, there are many other UAW-represented workplaces, including the Hollywood, Motor City and MGM casinos. Many public workers in city government in Detroit and nearby suburbs share UAW membership with you. Our members also include State of Michigan workers, librarians, and academic workers at Wayne State and Oakland universities.

We work for health care organizations such as Health Alliance Plan, Delta Dental, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network. Our members are referees and lawyers in nearby Warren and Wayne County ‘s Friend of the Court and a host of Technical, Office and Professional workers and other proud UAW members in and around the city. UAW members, have a great convention!