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UAW Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · 1d

Kent Wong, presente!

UAW Region 6 members join the rest of the labor movement in mourning the passing of Kent Wong, whose passion for social & economic justice has directly impacted UAW members in California in countless ways.

Read our full statement: www.uawregion6.org/public-state...

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UAW @uaw.org · 1d

🧵 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 @uaw.org · 7d

🧵 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 · 7d

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 Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · 8d

Yesterday UAW members turned up at LA City Hall to demand that the city #KeepLAHoused. The rent is too damn high and LA must act now to make sure UAW members can continue to afford to live in LA. @uaw872.org @uaw4811.bsky.social @uaw2478.bsky.social

Six UAW members posed for a photo with fists raised

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UAW Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · 15d

"That’s why everything we do — the strikes, the contracts, the organizing breakthroughs — it’s about one thing: building power. If we want to restore dignity and stability for working people, then we have to grow our movement."

UAW @uaw.org · 15d

UAW president Shawn Fain: “Make no mistake: the billionaire class is not going to give up power willingly. They are on an endless pursuit of profit, no matter the cost.”

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The UAW’s Shawn Fain on Union Growth and Union Power

United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain: “Make no mistake: the billionaire class is not going to give up power willingly. They are on an endless pursuit of profit, no matter the cost.”

jacobin.com

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UAW @uaw.org · 17d

"A recent report from @uawregion6.bsky.social outlines a bold vision for how to expand clean energy industries in California using union labor. It’s an example of how unions can get serious about industrial policy and assert themselves in the 'abundance' debate."

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The UAW Has a Vision for Green Industrial Policy in California

A recent report from UAW Region 6 outlines a bold vision for how to expand clean energy industries in California using union labor. It’s an example of how unions can get serious about industrial polic...

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UAW Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · 17d

"We think that one of the best ways to have the collective political will to [address climate change quickly] is to have a strategic industrial policy that creates good middle class manufacturing jobs in sectors...like batteries, building decarbonization, heat pumps" www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Meet the auto union boss taking a swing at renewable energy policy

Conventional thinking says UAW is a surprising sponsor for a renewable energy bill, but Mike Miller, the union’s region six director, doesn’t agree.

www.politico.com

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UAW Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · 18d

"The report presents a vision for how the state can...expand clean energy industries...[and] ensure that jobs created in this build-out become high-quality union careers. It’s precisely the kind of forward-thinking approach labor needs to take on industrial policy." jacobin.com/2025/09/uaw-...

The UAW Has a Vision for Green Industrial Policy in California

A recent report from UAW Region 6 outlines a bold vision for how to expand clean energy industries in California using union labor. It’s an example of how unions can get serious about industrial polic...

jacobin.com

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UAW Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · 18d

Workers at Lucid Motors in Arizona are organizing a union with the UAW. Check out their website at lucid.uaw.org

Text reading: We're raising our voices for a better Lucid

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UAW Local 4121 @uaw4121.bsky.social · Sep 9

Whether it's during wildfires or pandemics, false information puts our communities at risk. Sydney’s research tracks how rumors spread so we can respond faster and save lives. ⚠️🕸️

What’s your research story? 👩‍💻💡Share in comments or DM our account to be featured!

#UAWWorkersUnited #OurResearchMatters

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UAW Local 4121 @uaw4121.bsky.social · 24d

Tracy studies DNA:RNA hybrid systems that could transform programmable medicine 🧬🔨 Cuts to training funding are limiting this work!

What breakthroughs are you working on? DM or comment a pic and short quote to be highlighted!

#UAWWorkersUnited #OurResearchMatters

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UAW Local 4121 @uaw4121.bsky.social · 23d

Kelsey studies how sugars on blood cancer cells can help them grow and resist treatment 🧪🩸 Her work could lead to brand new cancer therapies, but funding cuts put this work on the line.

What research are you working towards? Comment or DM us to be featured ✏️

#UAWWorkersUnited #OurResearchMatters

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UAW Local 4121 @uaw4121.bsky.social · 22d

Trauma victims deserve better treatments than saltwater. 🙏❤️ Ethan's creating synthetic blood to save lives, but funding scarcities limit this research.

What's one solution you're currently researching? 🥼 Comment or DM us a quote + photo to be featured.

#UAWWorkersUnited #OurResearchMatters

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UAW Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · 25d

Trump’s reckless cuts to research funding threaten lifesaving work on cancer, chronic disease, disaster relief & more. UAW members are taking action around an ambitious plan: establish a CA research foundation w/$23 billion in funding to keep this critical work alive. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u...

California’s $23 Billion Plan to Restore Federal Cuts to Scientific Research

www.nytimes.com

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Senator Jerry McNerney @senmcnerney.bsky.social · 27d

Good news! The CA Legislature has approved my SB 787, which is designed to create more clean energy jobs in the state.

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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · 28d

The folks at @uawregion6.bsky.social have a suite of policy proposals that would support US automakers by creating a domestic battery supply chain in California.

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UAW 4811 @uaw4811.bsky.social · 29d

We’re live at UCLA’s Rolfe Courtyard for the Science Fair for Canceled Research, where researchers are showing the impact of Trump’s $600M cuts that suspended 800+ projects. From Alzheimer’s to HIV, lifesaving science is on the line—follow along as we call to #FundScience.

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UAW @uaw.org · Sep 8

"Workers are not the problem. Exploitative corporations are. The UAW will always stand with all workers—immigrant and native-born alike—against unsafe corporations and militarized attacks on our workplaces."
Read the full statement:
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UAW Issues Statement Condemning Dangerous Working Conditions and Immigration Raid at Hyundai - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America

The UAW condemns Hyundai’s disgraceful record on worker safety. For years, Hyundai—including its joint ventures and the suppliers that work in its plants—cut corners on industry-standard safety precau...

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UAW Local 4121 @uaw4121.bsky.social · Sep 4

By studying data from earlier HIV trials, Elena is improving treatments with insights into how the virus evolves ⚡🦠⚡ This work depends on reliable research funding!!

What's your research story? Share in the comments or DM us to be featured.

#UAWWorkersUnited #OurResearchMatters

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UAW @uaw.org · Sep 4

Research and public service professionals across the University of California voted by 83% on Tuesday to form a new union (RPSP-UAW) that will represent 7,200 workers.

@rpsp-uaw.bsky.social | @uawregion6.bsky.social

dailybruin.com/2025/09/02/r...

Research and public service professionals vote to form new UC union - Daily Bruin

This post was updated Sept. 3 at 10:33 a.m. Research and public service professionals across the UC voted Tuesday to form a new union that will represent 7,200 workers.

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UAW 4811 @uaw4811.bsky.social · Aug 29

Here’s why Kaia, a UCLA ASE, joined the CAT. The fight for a fair contract takes all of us–join the Contract Action Team today.

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Kate Gordon @katenrg.bsky.social · Aug 29

Really important measure to get CA on the road to clean energy supply chain and manufacturing jobs, across all regions. Let's get it passed to turn ambution to action.

UAW Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · Aug 28

UAW members in CA are fighting for SB 787 (@senmcnerney.bsky.social) to advance a future where clean energy and good jobs go hand in hand. California can lead the nation in building a green economy that works for everyone. @buffywicks.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social

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UAW Region 6 @uawregion6.bsky.social · Aug 28

UAW members in CA are fighting for SB 787 (@senmcnerney.bsky.social) to advance a future where clean energy and good jobs go hand in hand. California can lead the nation in building a green economy that works for everyone. @buffywicks.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social

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Lead the Charge @leadthecharge.bsky.social · Aug 28

A new report on Green Industrial Policy in California from @uawregion6.bsky.social is full of policy proposals that would support US automakers by creating a domestic battery supply chain. #battchat

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CHIPS Communites United @chipscommunities.bsky.social · Aug 28

Check out the new report from @uawregion6.bsky.social
⚡Organize, Industrialize, #Decarbonize! A #ProWorker, #GreenIndustrialPolicy for #California ⚡ lays out a strategic vision to create tens of thousands of green, #unionjobs and lower the cost of #cleanenergy.

www.uawregion6.org/s/Reg6_white...

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