UAW Region 2B

The UAW Region 2B Online Academy is web-based, and members can participate on their own time and at their own pace during the 20-day window.

Since 1970, thousands of UAW members and their families have participated in the Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center Scholarship Program (Family Scholarship or Family Scholarship Pro

Do you and your co-workers want to form a union at your worksite?  Do you want to know more about joining the UAW?

From trade policy to health care, education to retirement security, taxes to roads and highways, politics affects our daily lives. That's why it's essential for working families to make our voices heard in local, state and national politics. And one of the most effective ways to do that is by contributing to our union's voluntary political action committee -- UAW V-CAP.

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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) awarded the $6 billion contract for the next generation of postal vehicles to Oshkosh Defense, a company with a reputation for tough military trucks built with union labor with just a small number of electric vehicles on order.

But instead of using this opportunity to expand quality jobs under a decades-old union contract, the company plans to refurbish a vacant warehouse in another state and build these vehicles without a commitment to union wages or representation.

Let’s Build Back Better and put letter carriers in union-made vehicles that are good for the planet. Add your name and sign the petition if you agree.

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Why is union education important?

Every UAW member has a right to access educational tools that allow full participation in their union.

Union power flows from an educated, well-informed membership.  As members grow in their union education, they recommit themselves to the mission of the labor movement and invigorate their local unions.  Active engagement and solidarity in our membership translates into better contracts, stronger communities, and improved quality of life for working families.

The Region 2B Retired Workers’ Council meeting will be held: Sunday, April 14, 2023, through Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Century Center 120 N Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard South Bend, IN 46601.

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The 2024 UAW Health and Safety Training Conference will be held at the Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center, Sunday, May 5, through Friday, May 10, 2024. On-site registration/credentialing will take place in the Lecture Hall on May 5th, from 1 - 4:45 p.m. All delegates must attend the MANDATORY opening of the conference at 5 p.m. in the Lecture Hall on May 5th.

"The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy." -John Lewis

There’s a direct relationship between the ballot box and the bread box, and what the union fights for and wins at the bargaining table can be taken away in the legislative halls.

–Walter Reuther, UAW Constitutional Convention 1970