Welcome to UAW Region 1
Region 1 covers the following counties in Michigan: Huron, Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Sanilac, Tuscola and part of Wayne (including Detroit). Region 1 also includes Canadian UAW local unions.
Region 1 is made up of a diverse membership including salary, hourly, skilled trades and public sector employees, from engineering and design in the automotive and defense industries, to attorneys in the public sector, to skilled tradespersons, to academics at Wayne State University and Macomb Community College.
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Effective Educator Training Held at Region 1
Region 1 proudly wrapped up a dynamic three-day Effective Educator training, uniting dedicated education committee members from local unions across the region. This initiative marked a significant step toward strengthening our union’s education program and empowering members to lead with confidence.
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UAW Endorses Amy Acton for Ohio Governor
The United Auto Workers today announced the union’s endorsement of Dr. Amy Acton for Governor of Ohio, citing her commitment to standing up to corporate greed and fighting for the working class. “UAW CAP councils across Ohio are proud to endorse Dr. Amy Acton for Governor. Ohioans don’t need another corrupt politician backed by billionaires—we’ve […]
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RECAP: 2025 Organizing Conference
Working people face a serious uphill battle, but it’s one that can be overcome with strong, worker-led organizing campaigns. And over the last several years, a surge of successful organizing campaigns has shown what’s possible when workers invest in building strong organizing networks to take on these fights. At the 2025 UAW Organizing Conference, our aim was to build on that momentum!
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Staff of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Petition NLRB for a Union Vote
This morning, Local 2110 of the UAW petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a union election for nearly a thousand full-time and part-time professional and non-professional staff of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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UAW Members from Agricultural Implements Sector Take Layoff and Plant Closure Fights to Congress
WASHINGTON—This week, UAW members from the Agricultural Implements sector took to Capitol Hill to raise the alarm on the devastating impact of bad trade deals, and fight layoffs and plant closures across the agricultural implements and construction equipment sector. Since 2023, John Deere has laid off hundreds of workers and offshored multiple products from Iowa […]
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AUTOWORKERS ACROSS THE U.S. ARE JOINING THE UAW. ARE YOU READY TO STAND UP AND WIN YOUR FAIR SHARE?
Volkswagen workers just made history and voted UAW YES! It’s time for autoworkers to win a better life at Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Tesla, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Mazda, Rivian, Lucid, Volvo and beyond.