UAW Region 2-B

2017/2018 Richard T. Gosser Scholarship Winners

2017/2018 Richard T. Gosser Scholarship Winners

Video Contest: Four $5000 cash prizes for videos about the future you want!

Care about jobs and the future of your community? Angry about sweatshops and the exploitation of children? Resolute that looking for the union label is as important today as it was 40 years ago?

"MAKE IT IN THE USA" VIDEO CONTEST

BuildBuyUSA is launching a video contest called “Make it in the USA” to recognize creative takes on how our economy can work for all of us when we put consumers and communities first.

Union front: White Shirt Day

Celebrate the Victories of the Past, the Promise of the Future The hours are brutally long; overtime pay doesn’t exist. Workplace safety is unheard of. Limbs are lost, and yet the machines grind on, indifferent to your suffering. Do you want to keep your job and feed your family? Your boss wants his roof repaired and a gift of his favorite liquor, too

Take Action

Tell the U.S. Trade Representative NAFTA must prioritize working families

NAFTA—to put it bluntly—was terrible for working families in the United States, as well as our allies to the north and south, Canada and Mexico. The terrible deal triggered job losses, closed auto factories, depressed wages and more power for corporations across all three countries.

Fill out the comment form to tell the U.S. Trade Representative why working families must be prioritized in future trade deals. We provided talking points below for you to use in crafting your own statement

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UAW Blog

  • Holy UAW, Batman!
    Today we celebrate National Batman Day by celebrating the role UAW members played in the creation of one of Hollywood’s most famous line of vehicles – The Batmobile.   “Quick! To the Batmobile!”     The Batmobile first swung into popularity in 1966 when a futuristic 1955 Lincoln Futura prototype was transformed into the crime-fighting vehicle The post Holy UAW, Batman! appeared first on UAW. — Sep 15
  • Statement of Cindy Estrada on CPG Facility Announcement
    “UAW members at FCA are proud to be part of our automotive future with this state of the art $30 million testing facility for autonomous driving and advanced safety technologies. The work at this facility will not only create safer driving technology for all passengers, it will create the future high-quality jobs for all FCA The post Statement of Cindy Estrada on CPG Facility Announcement appeared first on UAW. — Sep 5
  • Right-To-Work is Wrong for American Workers
    By: L. E. Bunch, retired UAW member I read the column by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in the  July 15, 2018 Detroit News that encourages workers not to belong to their union based on the recent U. S. Supreme Court ruling. The center even directs one to the forms on their website for The post Right-To-Work is Wrong for American Workers appeared first on UAW. — Sep 5
  • Labor Day in Detroit
    Workers from throughout Michigan gathered under a clear sky and blistering heat for Detroit’s Labor Day March in a display of solidarity that showed the power of unions to ensure fair treatment for workers. Workers, allies and pro-worker candidates joined the march to stand up for working families. At a gathering at Solidarity House in The post Labor Day in Detroit appeared first on UAW. — Sep 3
  • Local 3000 Gives Back
    UAW members serve their local communities in many ways. Local 3000 members prove that more than 15 times a year sponsoring charity events for those in need. Their latest give back to the community? An annual mobile food pantry in August run by local members at Ford Motor Co.’s Flat Rock, Michigan, Assembly Plant where The post Local 3000 Gives Back appeared first on UAW. — Aug 28
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Recent News

REGION 2-B, UAW ADVISORY COUNCILS MEETINGS

September 11, 2018 

TO:  Active Leadership & Advisory Council Members

Greetings,

Region 2-B, UAW Advisory Councils Meetings (Chaplaincy, Civil Rights, Technical Office & Professional / TOP, Competitive Shops/IPS, Skilled Trades, Union Label, Veterans, and Women's) and Leadership Meeting will be held on Monday and Tuesday, October 15 & 16, 2018 at Sawmill Creek Resort, 400 Sawmill Creek, Huron, Ohio 44839.

UAW OHIO STATE CAP & PAC CONVENTION

August 15, 2018 

To:      Ohio Presidents and Recording Secretaries in Region 2-B, UAW 

UAW OHIO STATE CAP & PAC CONVENTION CALL 

Greetings:

In accordance with Article IV, of the UAW Ohio State CAP & PAC By-laws, the 17th Constitutional Convention is being called at the following time and place: 

RICHARD T. GOSSER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

To:     All Affiliated Local Union Officers in Region 2-B, UAW

Greetings:

The Richard T. Gosser Scholarship application forms are now available on the Region 2-B website.  Applicants must fill out pages 3 & 4 and return them to the Region 2-B, UAW Maumee office postmarked by the deadline of October 15, 2018.

Please click on links below for call letter (with test dates and notice) and application.

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Across our union, thousands of UAW members participate in one or more local union standing committees. They are rewarded by a feeling of accomplishment, working with their co-workers on meaningful projects, and “being the change” they want to see for working people. But we need many more activists at the table to help.

Standing Committees

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 

REGISTER TO VOTE

And then check out the voter protection and education resources from My Vote My Right.

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