The UAW Health and Safety Department is offering free workplace health and safety training through grant funding provided by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) Consultation Education and Training (CET) Program. Open to all UAW members, these cour…Mostrar mais

The UAW Health and Safety Department is offering free workplace health and safety training through grant funding provided by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) Consultation Education and Training (CET) Program. Open to all UAW members, these cou…Mostrar mais

Today, we remember and honor those tragically lost on September 11, 2001.

"Many colleagues, particularly those working on HIV research or public-health issues affecting minority communities, have seen their projects shut down and public data sets disappear. I couldn’t stand by and watch it happen, so I decided to act." www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02457-wMostrar mais

📢 Registration for the 2026 @UAW_education Committees Institute is open but time is running out! This training will explore the vital role of local union education committees in building collective power. Delegates will learn to mobilize their locals from the ground up – one co…Mostrar mais

"Labor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unions" via the @guardian 📰 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/07/tr...

"New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed an executive order creating the country’s first city agency dedicated explicitly to helping workers organize." @UAWRegion9A jacobin.com/2026/09/zohran-mamdani-labor-o...

"Quit trying to carry the ball alone."🏈 As we enter the heart of football season, a call to unionize from the newspaper of the UAW, 1937. From the archives at the @ReutherLibrary.

A new report from @LaborLabUS reveals that the compliance gap between unions and the employers and consultants hired to bust union drives is not just persisting, it is widening. 📰 laborlab.us/still-one-sided-employer-non-c...Mostrar mais

"Labor organizers and political candidates from the local, state and even national level spoke at the event and called on the members of Local 2192 to continue their fight and on other local workers — union and otherwise — to support them." chroniclet.com/news/474773/we-have-the-pow...Mostrar mais

"The new city agency intends to connect workers who want to unionize with resources and organizing contacts, and use worker stories of exploitation to inform policy." — @ddayen via @TheProspect prospect.org/2026/09/07/mamdani-opens-offi...Mostrar mais

"The union’s endorsements of insurgent candidates led to big wins this summer. It’s all part of a strategy to remake American politics for the working class." — @ellafanger via @thenation www.thenation.com/article/politics/the-uaw...

U.S. labor unions saw membership gains in 2025, mostly in states with bargaining protections via the @guardian 📰 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/07/la...

As we celebrate Labor Day, we are reminded that a better world is possible. When workers are united in a common cause, there is no limit to what we can win and build together.

Today, we celebrate the skill and dedication of working people across the country and honor the countless workers who have come before. Happy Labor Day!

UAW photos from Labor Days gone by. 📸 @ReutherLibrary

According to a recent report by @EconomicPolicy, U.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidance. EPI examines this high-dollar industry and the law firms that play integral roles in it. 📰 www.epi.org/publication/u-s-employers-spen...Mostrar mais

ICYMI: "Everything you need to know about anti-union 'right-to-work' laws via @EconomicPolicy www.epi.org/publication/everything-you-nee...

"On Labor Day, the nation celebrates the worker. And in Detroit, that celebration is especially local." @freep www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2026/09/04/...

"It should be no surprise that the public views unions favorably: Unions help workers win higher wages, advocate for safer and healthier workplaces, support a thriving middle class, and strengthen democracy by boosting civic participation." — @EconomicPolicy www.epi.org/publication/unions-are-extreme...Mostrar mais

Looking back at the late great Labor Day parade via @nwlaborpress nwlaborpress.org/2026/09/looking-back-at-t...

"The inclusion of the United States on the ITUC’s Watchlist is based on the pattern of backsliding of fundamental rights over the past year, and serves as a troubling indicator of the country’s current state of affairs." inthesetimes.com/article/workers-rights-un...Mostrar mais

"Americans’ strong desire for unions to gain influence coincides with labor union approval tying its recent high. The current 71% approval rating matches the 2022 reading and extends a six-year period in which approval has stayed between 67% and 71%." news.gallup.com/poll/713936/record-high-un...Mostrar mais

"So-called right-to-work (RTW) laws undermine workers’ ability to form unions. Unionization rates are clearly lower in RTW states—and since unions raise wages, that suppression lowers pay." — @EconomicPolicy www.epi.org/publication/wages-are-lower-in...Mostrar mais

In a powerful display of solidarity, 99% of UAW Local 251 members at Ventra Assembly in Windsor, Ontario, just voted to authorize a strike if the company doesn't come to the table with a contract offer that recognizes their hard work and dedication. Ventra is making billions. O…Mostrar mais

"Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. We estimate that employers spend roughly $1.7 billion a year on union avoidance consultants and law firms for this purpose." @EconomicPolicy…Mostrar mais

Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of longtime UAW President Walter P. Reuther, who was born on this day in 1907. Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Reuther was the son of a union activist, Abraham Reuther, and the older brother of Roy and Victor Reuther. He was also one of…Mostrar mais

Our UAW family was out in full force at the Michigan Democratic Party Nominating Convention in Lansing on Saturday! UAW members across Michigan are mobilized and putting in the work to elect working class champions in November!

UAW Local 2192 members are still standing strong on the picket line after six months on strike at Lorain County Jobs and Family Services in Elyria, Ohio. Last week, the UAW announced a major effort to oust vulnerable Commissioner Jeff Riddell in his re-election bid this Novembe…Mostrar mais

ICYMI: "Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Darnella Williams-Claybourne opted on Friday, Aug. 28, to drop the criminal contempt accusations she’d brought against two lawyers of the nonprofit Neighborhood Defender Service." ow.ly/QKRg50ZHie9

"Make Jobs, Not War." Union slogans and pieces of flair on display with this UAW member. Michigan, circa early 1980s. From the UAW's archives at the @ReutherLibrary.

"Minimum wage violations reached a record high in 2025, according to Cleveland Fed researchers who found around 5.8 million workers in the U.S. were shortchanged—primarily in states with the highest minimum wages." www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026...Mostrar mais

Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of Roy Reuther, born on this day in 1909 in Wheeling, West Virginia. Roy was the brother of Walter and Victor Reuther and played a crucial and often underappreciated role in the UAW's success. After attending Wheeling High School, Mr. R…Mostrar mais

From UAW members who bused across the country to attend, to President Walter Reuther, one of the event's ten featured speakers, the union played a key role during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 📸 @ReutherLibrary

63 years ago today, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought nearly 250,000 people to Washington, D.C. to protest racial discrimination and demand economic justice. The UAW, led by President Walter Reuther, supported the march with signage emphasizing the interconnec…Mostrar mais

“To the commissioners of Lorain County, I urge you, get back to the bargaining table, bargain in good faith with these workers, so they can get back to doing the very important work of supporting this community." — @bpforcongress chroniclet.com/news/473866/jfs-workers-hol...Mostrar mais

ICYMI: Members of the United Auto Workers at John Deere voted on Sunday to reject the company’s proposal to extend the current collective bargaining agreement through 2029. uaw.org/uaw-deere-members-reject-contract-...

"Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years." www.thenation.com/article/economy/dolly-pa...

On this day in 1935, the American Federation of Labor officially chartered the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit, Michigan. Prior to the dues checkoff system, union members would receive a button every time they paid their dues. This showed that they were current in their du…Mostrar mais

George F. Addes, a co-founder of the UAW and the union's first elected secretary-treasurer, was born on this day in 1911 in Toledo, Ohio. Addes grew up there, except for a few years his family spent in Flint, Michigan, and he became involved in the labor movement at an early age.…Mostrar mais

“We want to avoid having to strike... But our work deserves to be respected, and our working conditions need to be sustainable. This vote sends a clear message: we are united and we are prepared to strike if necessary to win a fair contract.” www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/08/24/...Mostrar mais

"Deere do billions of dollars of stock buybacks. We’re the ones that make the money for the company, and then they’re giving it to someone who doesn’t work here.” www.labornotes.org/2026/08/deere-workers-r...

ICYMI: "The SVA faculty union called on leadership at the New York institution to work with its community to address the impact of budget reductions." hyperallergic.com/school-of-visual-arts-fa...

Last week marked six months on strike for our UAW Local 2192 family at Lorain County Jobs & Family Services in Elyria, Ohio. It's now the longest walkout in Ohio history. How long until county commissioners come to the table with a fair contract offer?

"Local 259 Demands: Stop the War in Indochina Now!" As American involvement in the war in Vietnam grew through the 1960s and 1970s, so did opposition within much of the labor movement. In this photo, UAW members join an anti-war rally in New York City. From the 1986 book, "We Ma…Mostrar mais

ABC for Health staff in Madison, Wisconsin, announced their intent to unionize on April 22 of this year, seeking better pay, improved policies around workplace misconduct, and a voice in the firm’s long-term planning. Since staff unanimously voted to join the UAW, management has…Mostrar mais

"Random City, USA: On the Road to the Great Society" 1966 UAW-CIO flyer on issues affecting American cities, produced and distributed by the union's Education Department. From the archives at the @ReutherLibrary.

President Fain's Letter to UAW Deere Members

Active and retired UAW members: Ballots for the 2026 UAW International Officer Election will be mailed on or around 8/21. Be on the lookout for an envelope in your mailbox with your ballot.

"The workers here just can’t sustain with the wages that they’re making. There’s no reason, while working for a county agency, that you should be suffering and living in poverty." www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-...Mostrar mais