M2M Update - September 2026
M2M Update
UAW Local 276
Member-to-Member Committee
September 2026
Important Dates, September 2026
Sep 13 Monthly Membership Meetings
Unit 2 (Acciona) Meeting @ 12 PM
Unit 3 (Leadec) Meeting @ 1 PM
General Business Membership Meeting @ 2 PM
Unit 1 (GM) Meeting (after General Membership)
Civil & Human Rights Committee Meeting @ 1 PM
LGBTQIA+ Committee Meeting @ 12 PM
Sep 13-18 MLPA Conference in Grand Rapids
Sep 19 Serve the less fortunate hosted by the Chaplaincy Committee at 1517 Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth @ 4:30 PM
Sep 19-25 Bargaining & Contract Enforcement in Onaway, MI
Sep 20 LGBTQIA+ 2nd pride parade
Sep 20-24 UAW-GM National Sub-Council Meetings in Mashan-tucket, CT
Sep 21-24 RCS Fall Training in Las Vegas, NV
Sep 26-Oct 2 Member Mobilization Institute in Onaway, MI
Sep 28-Oct 2 Region 8 Standing Committees Conference in St. Pete Beach, FL
Constitution Corner
Article 10 - Officers and Elections
Section 1. The elective officers of the International Union shall be one (1) International President, one (1) International Secretary-Treasurer, three (3) International Vice Presidents, who shall be elected in a mail vote of a secret ballot by eligible members in good standing, and such International Executive Board Members as provided in Section 21 of this Article who shall also be elected in a mail vote of a secret ballot by eligible members in good standing within the geographical districts listed therein. In the event of the death, removal, or resignation of any of the three (3) Vice Presidents at any time after July 1, 2014, the International Executive Board shall have the authority to reduce the number of Vice Presidents from three (3) to two (2). The duties of the Vice Presidents shall be to assist the International President.
Minutes
All posted meeting minutes can be requested and picked up at the Union Hall from the Recording Secretary.
Website & App
To get the most up-to-date information, please check our website (region8.uaw.org/uaw-local-276) or app.
Stay in the Know
Renovations have officially begun
Temporary office location:
218 Billings Street, Suite 310, Arlington, TX 76010Temporary meeting location (UAW Local 848 / 129):
2218 East Main Street, Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Join the Tarrant Regional Water District and thousands of volunteers to remove litter throughout your community and its local waterways.
September 19th, 8 AM—10 AM, at Cold Springs Trailhead, 2289 Whirlybird Way, Fort Worth, TX
Contact Jourdan Dunlap at Jourdan.Dunlap@gm.com to sign up!
Did you know former felons can vote again?
When people have a felony in their past, once they are off paper THEY CAN VOTE!
If someone was convicted AND is now done will all punishment (“off the paper”) that person can vote again!
That means:
Out of prison or jail AND
Done with parole, supervision, or probation
Or received a pardon
...THEN GET REGISTERED TO VOTE!
Key upcoming dates that have not passed for the 2026 IEB Election are included below. This information is also included on the Infor-mal Notice of 2026 Election, posted on the Monitor’s website at www.uawmonitor.com/elections.
September 23, 2026: Final date by which replacement ballots can be requested from the Election Vendor at www.uawmonitor.com/ballots or by calling 855-433-8683.
September 30, 2026: Final date by which members must be in good standing in order to have their vote counted in the Election.
October 5, 2026: Deadline for all return ballots to be received by the designated U.S. Post Office in order to be counted.
October 6, 2026: Vote tabulation begins (Rosemont, IL).
Smiley, Member-to-Member Chair
Kara Hveem, Member-to-Member Alternate/Co-Chair
Mike Cartwright, President
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