Health & Safety Committee

Chairman: TBD

Vice-Chairman: TBD

Committee Members: TBD

What We Do

UAW members can draw upon the resources and expertise of the largest health and safety department of any American union.

The UAW Health and Safety Department educates UAW members, local union leaders, and staff about ways to prevent and eliminate safety and health hazards. It assists other departments and local unions in negotiating contract provisions and in designing and running health and safety programs.

The department also helps the UAW-CAP and Legislative staff deal with Congress and government agencies on health and safety issues.

Who We Are

The International Union, UAW Health and Safety Department is responsible for making sure that each member of every sector is protected from hazards that could potentially cause illnesses, injuries, and fatalities in the workplace. This is achieved through the department bargaining for stronger health and safety contract language that surpasses local, state, and federal regulations. The Health and Safety Department maintains a staff that is trained to deliver the most effective means necessary for representing our membership through strategic assistance through training, on-site inspections/audits, offering technical assistance and performing workplace serious injury and fatality investigations, collective bargaining, research, organizing, communication, and legislative action.