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UAW members are leading the fight for economic justice. This UAW account is administered by union members represented by the NewsGuild-CWA 34022. https://linktr.ee/uawunion

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UAW @uaw.org · 16d

📢Calling all UAW communicators!

Join the webinar "Labor History Through the Lens and Canvas" with John Davis from #UAWRegion8

🗓 Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 6:30 PM ET. REGISTER: bit.ly/4gnd2Du

Join the webinar "Labor History Through the Lens and Canvas" with John Davis from #UAWRegion8

🗓 Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 6:30 PM ET. REGISTER: https://bit.ly/4gnd2Du

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UAW @uaw.org · 10h

We extend our deepest condolences to his family, colleagues, and the countless people Kent Wong positively affected during his brilliant and profound life.

UAW @uaw.org · 10h

Kent supported all of our efforts to organize at the University of California, fought alongside us in countless political battles in California, provided invaluable leadership in the immigrants’ rights movement, and helped the U.S. labor movement connect with workers’ struggles around the globe.

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UAW @uaw.org · 10h

He also understood the importance of international solidarity, working to foster relationships across borders and advocating for peaceful collective action to take on powerful interests.

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UAW @uaw.org · 10h

Wong was a champion for immigrant rights and undocumented communities, helping to establish the first Dream Resource Center and the Dream Summer Fellowship program.

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UAW @uaw.org · 10h

Deeply committed to social and economic justice, Wong served as director of the @uclalabor.bsky.social for over 30 years, mentoring and inspiring countless students and activists while leading efforts to expand the center’s ability to better serve the educational needs of the community.

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UAW @uaw.org · 10h

🧵 The UAW mourns the passing of Kent Wong, who dedicated his life to defending and advocating for the rights of working people in the Los Angeles area and beyond.

Photo of labor and human rights activist Kent Wong speaking at a 1995 UAW recognition strike at UCLA.

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UAW Archivist @uawarchivist.bsky.social · 15h

@uaw.org Local 174 flying squadron armband. Circa 1939s-40s, from the archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social. Vital to the UAW’s early successes, flying squadrons were groups of union members ready to mobilize and support in solidarity fellow workers on strike at other workplaces.

Blue armband for UAW local 174 flying squadron.

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UAW Archivist @uawarchivist.bsky.social · 1d

Keep on guard
Support your union safety committees
Poster made by the @uaw.org, circa late 1940s. From the archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.

KEEP ON GUARD
SUPPORT
YOUR UNION
SAFETY COMMITTEES
SAFETY GUARDS SAFETY SHIELDS SAFETY GLASSES
TOP SATEL
COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT UAW-CIO

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UAW @uaw.org · 1d

“VW has unlawfully cut jobs at the plant," says Cochran. "They have unlawfully refused to bargain in good faith. All workers are asking for is a fair wage, basic rights, and healthcare that doesn’t put you into bankruptcy.”

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UAW @uaw.org · 1d

13-year Volkswagen autoworker and UAW Local 42 member Steve Cochran is in Washington DC today to testify to Congress about VW’s unlawful conduct over the past two years at its Chattanooga, TN, facility. @uawregion8.bsky.social

Photo of Volkswagen worker and UAW Local 42 member Steve Cochran at the U.S. Captial in Washington DC, preparing to testify to Congress about VW's unlawful conduct over the past two years at its Chattanooga, TN, assembly plant. October 8, 2025.

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UAW Archivist @uawarchivist.bsky.social · 3d

Where We Stand
Booklet of adopted resolutions at the 1980 @uaw.org constitutional convention. From the archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.

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UAW @uaw.org · 4d

ICYMI: "The energy transition has presented us with new ways of doing things. It must also mean a new way of ensuring industrial innovation does not come at the expense of our environment, communities and workers."

https://ow.ly/BxPv50X6atl

BlueOval SK's UAW union vote matters far beyond Kentucky's border | Opinion

It's not enough to go electric. Car makers must adopt policies and practices to keep people and the environment out of harm in the making of EVs.

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UAW @uaw.org · 5d

Update: Just 8 hours into their powerful strike, UAW Local 379 in Bloomfield, CT, reached a tentative agreement with Cummins management! 💪

region9a.uaw.org/local379/bar...

We have a Tentative Agreement! Meeting and Ratification Vote on Sunday

Dear Members,We are thrilled to announce that after extensive negotiations and a powerful strike, we have won a tentative agreement with management on a new contract. This four-year agreement reflects...

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UAW @uaw.org · 5d

UAW Local 95 members have been holding the line at Mercyhealth in Janesville, WI, since July 2, fighting for fair wages and safe working conditions! If you're able, consider making a donation to support these brave workers.

🤝 https://ow.ly/7JHo50WQwEK

UAW Local 95 Unit 12 is ON STRIKE! | International Union, UAW (Powered by Donorbox)

UAW Local 95 Unit 12 is ON STRIKE against Mercyhealth East Clinic in Janesville, WI!Despite multiple rounds of bargaining and two contract extensions, Mercyheath is desperate to pass increased health care costs on to our members. Local 95 said NO!...

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UAW @uaw.org · 6d

Read the full statement here: democracyforward.org/updates/h1b-...

Broad Coalition Sues to Block Trump-Vance Administration’s Innovation Ban - Democracy Forward

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UAW @uaw.org · 6d

“They should be able to do their work without harassment, intimidation, or xenophobic threats from the President. We will continue to fight until this proposal is defeated.”

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UAW @uaw.org · 6d

“UAW academic workers, many of whom are international, deliver groundbreaking research every day in labs across the country,” said Rafael Jaime, president of @uaw4811.bsky.social which represents over 48,000 academic workers at the University of California.

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UAW @uaw.org · 6d

“It prioritizes wealth and connections over scientific acumen and diligence and tells the world that the U.S. is no longer a place to pursue scientific inquiry to solve some of the major diseases and other problems confronting us.”

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UAW @uaw.org · 6d

“This edict makes clear the U.S. is no longer open to the world’s most brilliant and hardworking scientists,” said
@uawregion6.bsky.social Director Mike Miller.

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UAW @uaw.org · 6d

🧵 A coalition of labor unions, health care providers, schools, and religious organizations filed suit today to stop President Trump’s latest anti-immigration power grab: a sweeping executive action that slaps an unlawful new $100,000 price tag on every new H-1B application.

Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 6d

BREAKING: We’re suing to stop President Trump’s latest anti-immigration stunt that slapped a $100,000 price tag on every H-1B visa application.

This innovation ban has thrown U.S. employers that rely on H-1B to hire engineers, teachers, and doctors into chaos. This abuse of power must stop.

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UAW Archivist @uawarchivist.bsky.social · 6d

🎃👻In time for the month of spook-tober...Gala Halloween dance, brought to you by @uaw.org Local 3. 1941. Program from the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social. 🧛🧙‍♀️🌙

Gala Halloween dance program. With a cartoon of a skeleton in a robe in a graveyard. Held at Maxwell Casino in Detroit. November 1st, 1941.

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UAW @uaw.org · 6d

ICYMI: The NC State AFL-CIO passed a resolution at its September convention backing the call from the United Auto Workers for mass action on May 1, 2028.

https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/10/north-carolina-afl-cio-convention-backs-may-day-2028-plans

North Carolina AFL-CIO Convention Backs May Day 2028 Plans

The North Carolina AFL-CIO passed a resolution at its September convention backing the call from the United Auto Workers for mass action on May 1, 2028. The resolution directs the state AFL-CIO to create a May Day Committee open to members of all affiliates, as well as invited individuals from other organizations, which could include groups like the North Carolina Association of Educators and United Electrical Workers Local 150, which has been organizing public sector workers throughout the state.

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Marcy Kaptur @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social · 6d

90 years ago, UAW Local 14 was founded on the simple but powerful belief that when working people stand together—when they insist on respect, fairness, and dignity—together we can move mountains. As a daughter of the UAW was happy to join them this week to honor that legacy of solidarity in NW Ohio.

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UMD Graduate Labor Union @umd-glu.bsky.social · 6d

UMD admin, take notice: 1000 grads came out to our Majority March on Oct 1 to say that we're done playing by your rules. Negotiate with us now, or we WILL shut it down!

Shout out to our allies @umdydsa.bsky.social @uam-umd.bsky.social MD/DC AFL-CIO and others for joining us!

A graduate worker wearing a high-vis vest holds a sign which reads "Honk if you [heart symbol] unions". In the distance, grad workers march along the sidewalk

UMD graduate workers, many wearing red, march and chant along the sidewalk. A sign in the foreground reads, "If we don't get it, shut it down!"

A group of UMD grad workers standing along a street. Many are holding UAW signs.

UMD grad workers line the entire sidewalk stretching down Baltimore Ave during the GLU Majority March.

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UAW @uaw.org · 6d

"The energy transition has presented us with new ways to run our cars. It must also mean a new way of ensuring innovation does not come at the expense of our environment, communities and workers."

https://ow.ly/MUzt50X5KrO

BlueOval SK's UAW union vote matters far beyond Kentucky's border | Opinion

It's not enough to go electric. Car makers must adopt policies and practices to keep people and the environment out of harm in the making of EVs.

ow.ly

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