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UAW Region 8 Director emphasized importance of retirees

08 Oct, 2026

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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20 Aug, 2026

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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Retirees learn a lot when we get together

14 Jul, 2026

Seniors Catch Up

Retirees assemble at Local 848 at 11AM every 2nd Thursday. At our July meeting, we caught up on union news, political developments affecting seniors,...

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Blog 18 May, 2017

Unfair labor practices charged at Volkswagen's US plant

NASHVILLE, Tenn. AP — The National Labor Relations Board has filed another unfair labor practices complaint against Volkswagen for hiking health insurance premiums and changing working hours of employees who voted for union representation at the German automaker's only U.S. plant.

Blog 03 May, 2017

The First May Day on May 1, 1886

On a spring Saturday on May 1, 1886, workers at 13,000 businesses across America took a stand against dangerous work and low wages, and for an eight-hour workday.