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UAW Region 8 Director emphasized importance of retirees

Retirees, CAP, and 2026 Politics

Our retirees met in the conference room on the 2nd Thursday, October 8. The main auditorium was being used by the Southwest States political leaders...

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848 Exec wearing red on Wednesdays

Everything Is Happening

Evan Nichols has taken his place on Local 848's Executive Board. He was elected Chairman of our biggest unit, Lockheed-Martin. The former Chairman, Ma...

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UAW International Executive Board calls for release of unjustly held trade unionists in South Korea

DETROIT, MICH. – The UAW International Executive Board (IEB) on Tuesday passed a resolution calling for the release of unjustly charged and imprisoned trade unionists in Sou

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Recognizing Dad on His Day, June 18: Happy Father’s Day

Today is Father's Day in the U.S., a special day we reserve to honor our fathers and all they do for their families and for society. Father’s Day is celebrated at different times around the world and didn’t become a national holiday here until 1972.

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Learn where to get an America-made US flag this Flag Day

Every June 14, Americans celebrate Flag Day, a day set aside to commemorate the adoption of the American flag by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, the year after the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. 

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Broadening ‘Buy American’ Is The Path To Prosperity

Most taxpayers want their tax dollars spent on American-made goods and services. Democrats and Republicans alike share this patriotic “fair trade” value that our government should spend our money at home – whether it’s state and municipal contracts or big federal infrastructure investments.

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