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A New Detroit Art Residency to Elevate Labor Artists

UNION HALL ARTS RESIDENCYDETROIT, MI - The UAW Education Department is proud to support the UNITE HERE Education and Support Fund (501c3) and Talking...

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2026 UAW Member Mobilization Institute has been postponed due to flooding

Member Mobilization Institute Postponed

We have been busy preparing an incredible week of content for over 225 registered delegates to our upcoming Member Mobilization Institute at Black Lak...

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Get your ticket for the Night of Honor on March 21 @ 6 PM

Join us at UAW Region 1 on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 6 PM for an unforgettable evening of elegance, recognition, and celebration at the UAW Region 1...

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UAW Members Distribute Hundreds of Winter Coats to Those in Need in Michigan and Canada

(WARREN, Mich.) – Just in time for the cold weather descending on Michigan and Ontario, UAW members from locals throughout Region 1 recently distributed hundreds of warm coats to men, women and children in need during the region’s 7th Annual Coat Drive, part of the region’s longs

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Video Contest: Four $5000 cash prizes for videos about the future you want!

Care about jobs and the future of your community? Angry about sweatshops and the exploitation of children? Resolute that looking for the union label is as important today as it was 40 years ago? Think our country does best when we invest in ourselves?

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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: We are Not Staying Still!

The labor movement isn’t content to merely survive in an era when anti-union lawmakers control both chambers of Congress – we’re moving forward, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told delegates at the 2018 UAW Community Action Program (CAP) Conference in Washington, D.C.

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NAACP President Derrick Johnson tells delegates "Stay laser-focused so the right does not divide progressive allies"

First, NAACP President Derrick Johnson explained that there definitely is a connection between civil rights and labor. As a matter of fact, they are natural allies. And two, just as with other progressive coalitions and allies, we must stay sharply focused on the next five years to turn the tide on the attacks from the right.

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