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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. linktr.ee/uawunion

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UAW @uaw.org · 1h
"Unionized staff at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York plan to begin a strike on October 5 if a fair contract agreement cannot be reached with the museum’s leadership." 📰 ow.ly/cF5H50ZT5Xg
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Workers at the Whitney Museum vote to strike
Unionised staff at the New York City museum have voted to go on strike on 5 October if there is no progress in contract negotiations with museum leadership
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UAW @uaw.org · 4h
ICYMI: University of California communication workers voted last week to join UAW 4811, which represents more than 60,000 student employees, researchers and educators across the University. 📰 ow.ly/nvsB50ZSGhY
Union members hold signs. UC communication workers voted to ratify a union contract and joined United Auto Workers Local 4811 on Thursday. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)
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UAW @uaw.org · 8h
"Despite the rabid union busting and his dismissal, Nathan DuCongé is hopeful the small union can grow into a larger wave at the company. 'Anybody who's interested in forming a union at their AutoZone, we want anybody interested in that to reach out to us,' DuCongé said." ow.ly/9I0L50ZSLwU
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Worker firing the latest chapter in AutoZone's relentless union-busting campaign - The Chief
It was not a shock to Nathan DuCongé when one of his bosses at Auto Zone told him he was being fired.  “AutoZone is terminating your employment as a result of your failure to act appropriately as a manager by engaging in and or facilitating...
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UAW @uaw.org · 29/09/2026
"Columbia’s postdoctoral workers union held a practice picket at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center Monday afternoon, spotlighting demands for annual raises and a score of other disagreements in preparation for a potential strike on Oct. 21." 📰 ow.ly/MQ0X50ZSOpR
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Postdoctoral workers union stages practice picket in anticipation of strike
Columbia’s postdoctoral workers union held a practice picket at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center Monday afternoon, spotlighting demands for annual raises and a score of other disagreements in preparation for a potential strike on Oct. 21.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 29/09/2026
Congratulations to the 1,600 communication workers at the University of California on ratifying their new contract! Our @uaw.org and @uaw4811.bsky.social union family are growing their power and fighting for a better UC system for all.
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1,600 communication workers ratify contract to join UC’s largest union - Daily Bruin
UC communication workers voted Thursday to join a union representing more than 60,000 student employees, researchers and educators across the University. UC Communication, Marketing and Sales Speciali...
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UAW @uaw.org · 29/09/2026
On this day in 1949, the UAW and Ford agreed to a groundbreaking collective bargaining agreement that saw the creation of the first-ever pension plan in the industry. 📸 Walter P. Reuther Library
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UAW @uaw.org · 28/09/2026
"Unionized staff at the Whitney Museum of American Art are preparing to strike starting Monday, October 5, if they don’t reach what they consider a fair contract with the museum." 📰 ow.ly/HFma50ZSs3L
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Whitney Museum Union Sets Strike Date Ahead of Major Roy Lichtenstein Show
“We’d rather be working and doing our jobs, but our wages are untenable for making ends meet in New York City,” said the union's chairperson.
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UAW @uaw.org · 28/09/2026
ICYMI: "Abdul El-Sayed's message to voters – the status quo can change and government can work for us – is imbued with an optimism often absent from this era of American politics." Detroit Free Press 📰 ow.ly/m2Z650ZSkZM
Abdul El-Sayed addresses the Michigan Democratic Party State Endorsement Convention in Detroit, in April 2026.
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UAW @uaw.org · 26/09/2026
“More and more professional staff are joining UAW 4811 every day, and this is how we will truly meet the moment and fight for the future of public higher education and our work." 📰 dailybruin.com/2026/09/25/1...
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1,600 communication workers ratify contract to join UC’s largest union - Daily Bruin
UC communication workers voted Thursday to join a union representing more than 60,000 student employees, researchers and educators across the University. UC Communication, Marketing and Sales Speciali...
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UAW @uaw.org · 26/09/2026
ICYMI: "Wages for typical workers have been largely suppressed since the 1970s while wages for the top 1% skyrocketed. This was not inevitable. It was a policy choice." Economic Policy Institute 📰 www.epi.org/publication/wage-suppre…
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Wage suppression in 10 charts
Wages for typical workers lag far behind productivity growth. It hasn't always been this way and does not have to be this way. These 10 charts outline the historical context of workers’ wage trajectories, and what can be done to fix the gaping disparities.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
HUGE: Autozone workers just won the first ever union at the company. Despite Autozone spending an estimated $210,696 and using every tactic in the book to stop just 11 workers from forming a union, the small shop in New York chose to unionize today. These workers will now join the @uaw.org.
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UAW @uaw.org · 26/09/2026
While Bradford White rakes in massive profits, UAW members at the company's Middleville, MI, facility have worked for years amid rising healthcare costs and stagnant wages that have failed to keep up with inflation. Our UAW Local 1002 family is standing their ground for the contract they deserve!
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UAW @uaw.org · 25/09/2026
"Around 200 graduate students and academic workers rallied outside the Science Center on Wednesday, threatening another strike as contract negotiations between Harvard and its graduate student union stretch past a year and a half." 📰 ow.ly/9Hhm50ZR7pS
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Grad Students, Academic Workers Rally at Science Center as HGSU-UAW Sets Strike Authorization Vote | The Harvard Crimson
Around 200 graduate students and academic workers rallied outside the Science Center on Wednesday, threatening another strike as contract negotiations between Harvard and its graduate student union stretch past a year and a half.
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UAW @uaw.org · 25/09/2026
UAW Family: All ballots for the 2026 UAW International Officer Election must be received by the designated post office in Chicago by Mon, Oct. 5. Don't delay! Drop your ballot in the mail ASAP to make sure your voice is heard!
UAW graphic: "UAW Family: All ballots for the 2026 UAW International Officer Election must be received by the designated post office in Chicago by Mon, Oct. 5.

Don't delay! Drop your ballot in the mail ASAP to make sure your voice is heard!"
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UAW @uaw.org · 25/09/2026
“In the years I’ve been doing this, this is one of the craziest union-busting adjacent things I’ve ever seen,” said Bob Funk, executive director and founder of LaborLab. 📰 ow.ly/3W5x50ZR0Ny
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Cesar Alarcón Dismantles Unions — Why Is He Now Creating Them?
Golden Krust workers had issues with their union. Then a seasoned anti-union consultant showed up.
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UAW @uaw.org · 24/09/2026
"Wages for typical workers have been largely suppressed since the 1970s. Had workers’ wages kept up with productivity, their annual earnings would have been roughly $30,000 higher." Economic Policy Institute 📉 www.epi.org/publication/wage-suppre…
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Wage suppression in 10 charts
Wages for typical workers lag far behind productivity growth. It hasn't always been this way and does not have to be this way. These 10 charts outline the historical context of workers’ wage trajectories, and what can be done to fix the gaping disparities.
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UAW @uaw.org · 24/09/2026
When Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga were fighting to form their union and win an historic first contract, IG Metall members had their backs through it all. Now, UAW members in Chattanooga are standing with IG Metall autoworkers in their fight for justice in Germany.
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UAW @uaw.org · 23/09/2026
Enough is enough! U.S. Mercedes workers are standing in solidarity with the thousands of IG Metall members currently protesting job cuts and plant closures across Germany's auto industry.
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UAW @uaw.org · 23/09/2026
"Around 175,000 workers took to the streets across Germany on September 21, defending jobs, working conditions and demanding investment in the future of the automotive industry." 📰 www.industriall-union.org/german-au…
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German autoworkers unite against industry cutbacks - industriall-union
Under the slogan: a future, not cutbacks, IG Metall members gathered at some 280 events nationwide. These included works meetings, active
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UAW @uaw.org · 23/09/2026
"A new calculator from workers’ rights watchdog LaborLab estimates that the parts retailer AutoZone has paid $210,696 to managers and lawyers to crush a union drive by 11 workers in one store in White Plains, New York." 📰 ow.ly/y1mr50ZQCsP
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AutoZone Workers Are Trying to Form the Company’s First-Ever Union
When workers file for a union election, it’s like a Bat-Signal goes off: a column of light cuts through the night sky, summoning not Bruce Wayne but a swarm of anti-union managers and consultants who reap tens of thousands of dollars from sowing fear and doubt. A new calculator from workers’ rights watchdog LaborLab estimates that the parts retailer AutoZone has paid $210,696 to managers and lawyers to crush a union drive by 11 workers in one store in White Plains, New York. The workers went public in July with their drive to join United Auto Workers Local 259.
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UAW @uaw.org · 22/09/2026
"We are just so incredibly grateful and so proud of knowing we left a mark on this institution," said Zach Davis, a member of the union's bargaining committee. "SLU will be better off for it. All of the grad workers who come here will be better off." 📰 ow.ly/tzEJ50ZQfZG
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Graduate student workers at SLU ratify union contract
Graduate Workers of St. Louis University-UAW's ratification vote closed Friday with a 72% voter turnout, said Zach Davis, a member of the union's bargaining committee.
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UAW @uaw.org · 22/09/2026
UAW family, Tomorrow (9/23) is the last day to request a replacement ballot for the 2026 UAW International Officer Election! If you haven't received your ballot yet, visit uawvote.com or call 855-433-8683 ASAP.
UAW graphic: "Need a replacement ballot? Visit uawvote.com or call 855-433-8683."
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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 22/09/2026
ICYMI we released our updated analysis on CEO pay. @cnn.com's @mattegancnn.bsky.social breaks it down
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio hits 325-1; Mayors sound alarm on affordability
YouTube video by CNN
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UAW @uaw.org · 22/09/2026
"Workers at an AutoZone in White Plains, New York, are seeking to become the first store at the US’s largest auto parts retailer to win a union election, set to begin 25 September, despite a heavy-handed union opposition campaign from the company." 📰 ow.ly/qyRg50ZP8LL
An AutoZone store in Richmond, California, on 26 February. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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UAW @uaw.org · 21/09/2026
"The US labor movement is having a banner election year. More than three dozen nominees for open House and Senate races across the US have backgrounds as labor union representatives or members." — Michael Sainato via The Guardian 📰 ow.ly/M64R50ZPIAO
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 20/09/2026
America’s unions wish our Jewish union siblings a meaningful fast this Yom Kippur. G’mar chatima tovah.
Have a meaningful Yom Kippur | AFL-CIO
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UAW @uaw.org · 21/09/2026
TONIGHT: If you're in the St. Louis area, rally with Alamo Drafthouse workers to show your support as they prepare to vote to join the UAW at the end of this month! Find out more about their story: www.avclub.com/alamo-drafthouse-fou…
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UAW Archivist @uawarchivist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“A Dollar for Political Action; Register, Vote to Beat This Guy” Cartoon from the @uaw.org publication, Ammunition, 1950. From the archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.
Cartoon of a man made out of money bags holding a money bag and looking at a list of senate races.
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UAW @uaw.org · 20/09/2026
ICYMI: The UAW is weighing in on two proposals on the ballot in November as the Union reboots its member-led political program across the state of Michigan. 📰 uaw.org/uaw-statement-on-michigan-p…
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UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
The labor union representing workers in auto, aircraft and agricultural implement manufacturing and other industries in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.
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UAW @uaw.org · 20/09/2026
Working class Americans deserve adequate wages, affordable healthcare, retirement security, and time off the job. The UAW endorses candidates who will stand with us in our fight to win on these four core issues. ➡️ uawpower.org
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UAW @uaw.org · 19/09/2026
"New analysis of demographic data shows that union men under age 35 are more likely to get married, have kids, and own their own homes—especially young men without college degrees." 📰 ow.ly/9Lub50ZOYoj
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How Unions Help Young Working-Class Men Buy Homes and Start Families
New CAP analysis of demographic data shows that union men under age 35 are more likely to get married, have kids, and own their own homes—especially young men without college degrees.
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UAW @uaw.org · 19/09/2026
"The Way it Was, the Way it is." Three generations of a UAW family: Rafael Arceo, his son David, and grandson Paul, near the General Motors facilities in Flint, MI, which Rafael helped build and where each worked. From the 1986 book, "We Make Our Own History: A Portrait of the UAW."
"The Way it Was, the Way it is." 

Three generations of a UAW family: Rafael Arceo, his son David, and grandson Paul, near the GM facilities in Flint, MI, which Rafael helped build and where each worked. From the 1986 book, "We Make Our Own History: A Portrait of the UAW."
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UAW @uaw.org · 18/09/2026
"We've watched Bradford White grow into a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate, and we'd like to see our fair share. We deserve it." — UAW Local 1002 President Jessica Vazquez
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UAW @uaw.org · 18/09/2026
In addition to a slate of endorsed candidates up and down the ticket, the UAW is weighing in on two proposals on the ballot in November as the Union reboots its member-led political program across the state of Michigan. 📰 uaw.org/uaw-statemen...
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UAW Statement on Michigan Proposals 1 and 2 on Ballot in November Election - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
In addition to a slate of endorsed candidates up and down the ticket, the UAW is weighing in on two proposals on the ballot in November as the Union reboots its member-led political program across the...
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UAW @uaw.org · 18/09/2026
“What the minimum for Bradford White and the minimum for the employees, unfortunately, aren’t matching at this time. And what the employees need is dignity, respect. We want to be able to live comfortably and retire just as comfortably, too.” 📰 ow.ly/IQAJ50ZOK1M
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UAW workers strike at Bradford White plant in Middleville
Members of United Auto Workers Local 1002 walked off the job at Bradford White’s Middleville manufacturing plant early Wednesday after the union and company failed to reach a new contract agreement.
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UAW @uaw.org · 18/09/2026
“These workers are fighting for fair wages and something as basic as safe working conditions. No one should have to work through an Iowa summer in a facility where broken air conditioning has gone unrepaired.” 📰 ow.ly/zKWe50ZPf8V
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Iowa Novolex workers on strike against stagnant wages
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—On July 28, in the early morning hours, 54 members of United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 1024 walked off the job at the Novolex. These workers make the boxes, bags, cartons, and bottles that keep the takeout foods, groceries, and drinks fresh that millions of people consume every d...
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UAW @uaw.org · 18/09/2026
UAW family, Do you have questions about your 2026 UAW International Officer Election ballot? The Monitor’s Ballot and Count FAQ is available here: ow.ly/kae850ZNWIv
UAW graphic: "Need a replacement ballot? Visit uawvote.com or call 855-433-8683."
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UAW @uaw.org · 18/09/2026
"This week, a federal judge sided with UAW members by blocking the Department of Homeland Security from limiting F-1 and J-1 visas to only 4 years. While the fight isn’t over, this major win is thanks to the power of hundreds of thousands of union members coming together." ow.ly/GFUU50ZOYCM
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Federal Judge Blocks Change to Duration of Status Rule, Siding with UAW Members
This week, a federal judge sided with UAW members by blocking the Department of Homeland Security from limiting F-1 and J-1 visas to only four years. While the fight isn’t over, this major win is thanks to the power of hundreds of thousands of union members coming together.
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UAW @uaw.org · 17/09/2026
This week isn't the first time Mike "Dodger" Rogers has avoided facing Abdul El-Sayed. He's also been avoiding talking to UAW members for a minute now, too.
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UAW @uaw.org · 17/09/2026
“It’s not that we want to strike,” said Whitney Museum union chair Derrick Charles. “We’d rather be working and doing our jobs, but our wages are untenable for making ends meet in New York City." 📰 ow.ly/bhz350ZOJaz
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Staff at Whitney Museum, Brooklyn Museum, and American Folk Art Museum Authorize Strike
“Staff should be able to afford to live in the city they work in,” said one of the workers organized with UAW Local 2110.
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UAW @uaw.org · 16/09/2026
UAW family, Do you have questions about your 2026 UAW International Officer Election ballot? The Monitor’s Ballot and Count FAQ are available here: ow.ly/kae850ZNWIv
UAW graphic: "Got questions about your ballot? Visit uawvote.com or call 855-433-8683."
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UAW @uaw.org · 16/09/2026
This month, we celebrate the rich and vibrant culture of the Hispanic and Latino American community and honor their indelible contributions throughout our nation's history.
UAW graphic celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month.
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UAW @uaw.org · 15/09/2026
"The LaborLab Union-Busting Cost Calculator helps workers estimate how much their employers are spending on union-avoidance consultants, instead of investing that money in their workplaces." 📰 ow.ly/ZVSr50ZNuAs
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Employers spend over $1.5 billion on union busters: New LaborLab tools help shed light on union-avoidance industry
When workers seek to form a union, employers often respond by hiring union-avoidance consultants to dissuade workers from their organizing efforts. A recent EPI and LaborLab report estimates that employers spend over $1.5 billion each year on union avoidance. Last week, our partners at LaborLab released new tools that shed light on the highly secretive…
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UAW @uaw.org · 15/09/2026
Thank you to Dr. Amy Acton for standing with our UAW Local 2192 family on strike at Lorain County Jobs and Family Services in Elyria, Ohio!
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Economic Policy Institute @epi.org · 14/09/2026
Employers spend over $1.5 billion each year on union-busting. A new tool from @laborlab.bsky.social helps workers shed light on the highly secretive and highly profitable union-avoidance industry.
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Employers spend over $1.5 billion on union busters: New LaborLab tools help shed light on union-avoidance industry
When workers seek to form a union, employers often respond by hiring union-avoidance consultants to dissuade workers from their organizing efforts. A recent EPI and LaborLab report estimates that empl...
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UAW @uaw.org · 14/09/2026
We're just 50 days away from Election Day! Have you moved, changed your name, or are you just not sure of the status of your voter registration? Check your voter status at the AFL-CIO link below ⬇️ betterinaunion.org/check
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UAW @uaw.org · 12/09/2026
ICYMI: "The 20 biggest donors so far in the midterm elections — some of whom are grouped together because of close familial or business relationships — have combined to shovel a staggering $1.2 billion into federal races this cycle." 📰 ow.ly/qx6c50ZM5XP
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Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms
The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.
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UAW @uaw.org · 11/09/2026
“We know that the CEOs and the billionaires are still going to be billionaires. We don't want to be billionaires. We just want a fair living wage for these members, so that they can support their families and have a decent living.” 📰 ow.ly/3ut650ZMEtv
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Why are workers striking at Cedar Rapids packaging plant?
Members of the UAW Local 1024 say they want higher wages, vacation pay and retirement contributions after contract negotiations with parent company Novolex stalled.
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UAW @uaw.org · 11/09/2026
"Organizing members of the Alamo Drafthouse City Foundry in St. Louis spoke to @avclub.com about its ongoing union drive." 📰 www.avclub.com/alamo-drafth...
"Alamo Drafthouse workers in St. Louis are a QR code away from unionizing"
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UAW @uaw.org · 11/09/2026
The UAW Health and Safety Department is offering free workplace health and safety training through grant funding provided by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) Consultation Education and Training (CET) Program. uaw.org/2026-miosha-...
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2026 MIOSHA Consultation Education and Training (CET) Program - UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
The UAW Health and Safety Department is offering free workplace health and safety training through grant funding provided by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) Consult...
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