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Meeting Postponed to February 1

Ice and snow caused Local 848 to postpone its January meeting until February 1 at 2PM at 2218 E Main in Grand Prairie. All members and families are we...

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Hit The Ground Running in 2026

An important meeting has been scheduled at Local 848 for January 3. Contact Derrick Moran at derrickmoran1@gmail.com...

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Starbucks Strike and Boycott Are On!

Starbucks workers have begun a strike and nationwide boycott. When they win a good contract, and they will if we all get behind them, then this patter...

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Statement of UAW Vice President Terry Dittes, Director of the UAW-GM Department on the GM Investment Announcement in Wentzville

DETROIT - “During the recent round of Collective Bargaining, thousands of UAW members, their families and communities sacrificed to achieve job security for quality, good-paying jobs at their plants,” said UAW Vice President Terry Dittes, Director of the UAW-GM Department.

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UAW FCA Members Ratify Contract

DETROIT – UAW FCA US members ratified the 2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement by overall 71% (Hourly 74%; Skilled Trades 59%; Salary Bargaining Unit 67%), the UAW announced this evening.

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Statement of the UAW on USMCA

“UAW members have opposed NAFTA since its inception a quarter century ago because they feared it would lead to the closing of countless manufacturing plants throughout our country and the moving of hundreds of thousands of good U.S. jobs to Mexico. Time has unfortunately proven UAW members right and it is for this very reason we welcomed the renegotiation of NAFTA (also known as USMCA) and pushed for more to be done...

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UAW International Executive Board Announces Region 5 Will Be Merged

Detroit -- The UAW International Executive Board (IEB) voted on December 5 to merge the states represented by UAW Region 5 between UAW Regions 4 and 8. This merger will be effective February 28, 2020.

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National UAW-FCA Council Votes on Proposed Tentative Agreement, Sends for Ratification Vote

Detroit – The National UAW-FCA Council convened today and voted to send the proposed hourly and salary Tentative Agreements with FCA for a ratification vote of UAW members.

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