Register for The UAWD Convention: Southfield, MI / September 27-29, 2024
Join activists, organizers, and leaders from across the UAW for a weekend of education, strategic discussion, and inspiration. Attend workshops on “How to Win Your Local Election,” “Transforming Your Local from the Bottom Up,” “Big 3 Contract Enforcement Toolkit,” and more.
Upcoming Webinar:
Legal Rights of Union Stewards
We’re offering a free online class — The Legal Rights of Union Stewards and Committee People — on Sunday, May 5 at 2pm ET.
This class is led by an experienced labor lawyer and a former UAW shop committee member. All UAW members welcome, whether you’re on a shop committee or a rank-and-file member looking to get more involved.
The class will cover topics including: the rights of stewards in investigations and disciplinary meetings, how to write a grievance and conduct a thorough investigation, duty of fair representation, and how to use member power to resolve grievances.
NO MEMBER LEFT BEHIND: Protect Stellantis Supplemental Employees
After relying for years on a large group of over 5,000 Supplemental Employees, the company is now terminating hundreds of the workers who generated its record profits. The terminations punish hardworking Supplemental Employees and create more work for Seniority Employees who are already over-worked, raising the possibility of more mandatory overtime.
We demand that Stellantis:
- Reinstate the 539 Supplemental Employees terminated in January, with full back-pay and the restoration of their former Corporate Service Date.
- Stop terminating further Supplemental Employees.
No Corruption, No Concessions, No Tiers
UAWD is a grassroots movement of UAW members in good standing, united in the common goal of building a more democratic and fighting union.
What’s Next for UAWD in the Years to Come?
The coming years hold countless opportunities for reforming our local unions, organizing more workers to join the UAW, and enforcing the contracts we’ve won on the shop floor. Are you in?
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The Legal Rights of Union Stewards: May 5th Webinar Open to All UAW Members
You’re invited to a free online class — The Legal Rights of Union Stewards and Committee Persons — on Sunday, May 5, at 2 pm ET. Register here: uawd.org/stewards This class is led by an experienced labor lawyer and a UAW shop committee member. All UAW members are…
Let’s Get our Leverage Back: Forced Overtime for Lost Units Only Helps the Company
This article was published in the March 2024 edition of UAWD’s newsletter, Members Voice. Read the full newsletter here. Eight. Consecutive. Saturdays. That is the current production schedule at GM’s Wentzville Assembly, home to one of the original “Stand-Up” strike…
Strike Threat at Allison Transmission Strips Out Tiers: What’s in the Agreement They Won?
This article was adapted from Luis Feliz Leon’s in Labor Notes and published in the March 2024 edition of UAWD’s newsletter, Members Voice. Read the full newsletter here. 1,500 autoworkers in Indianapolis made their New Year’s resolution public: unless Allison…
Productivity Gains Mean Job Cuts: Beating the Man with the Stopwatch at GM
This article was published in the March 2024 edition of UAWD’s newsletter, Members Voice. Read the full newsletter here. It’s mid-shift, and you’ve noticed a clean-cut, shiny-shoes, fresh-slacks supervisor with their stopwatch, ready to time every movement you make…
Parking Lot Security is a Safety Issue: At Ford Chicago Assembly, Members Fight for Parking Lot Safety Measures
This article was published in the March 2024 edition of UAWD’s newsletter, Members Voice. Read the full newsletter here. Since coming back from the Stand Up strike last fall, members of UAW Local 551 have experienced multiple instances of vehicle vandalism and theft….
No Member Left Behind: Stellantis Workers Are Standing Up for Fired Supplemental Employees
This article was published in the March 2024 edition of UAWD’s newsletter, Members Voice. Read the full newsletter here. After relying for years on over 5,000 Supplemental Employees, Stellantis is punishing many workers who generated its record profits. Since January…
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