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.

Education

11 Jun, 2022

About our Education Program

Why is union education important? What classes are offered by UAW Region 1? Who can attend Region 1 classes? How do I sign up? How can I attend educat...

Education

04 Feb, 2022

Online Classes

Region 1 is proud to offer union education classes online! Click here for more information on how to register.

News

18 Oct, 2024

UAW Releases New Video Condemning Stellantis for Broken Promises and Mismanagement as Protests Against the Company Go Global

Today, the UAW released a powerful new video calling out Stellantis for failing to honor its commitments to UAW members and criticizing CEO...

News

10 Oct, 2024

Fall 2024 Issue of Solidarity Magazine is Now Online!

The new Fall 2024 issue of Solidarity Magazine is now available. You can download it here, and share it with fellow UAW members.In this issue:...

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04 Oct, 2024

In First Strike Authorization Vote at Stellantis, UAW Members at Los Angeles Parts Center Overwhelmingly Approve a Walkout if U.S. Investments Aren’t Made

ONTARIO, Calif. — On Thursday night, a supermajority of UAW members at Stellantis’ Los Angeles Parts Distribution Center voted to request strike...

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03 Oct, 2024

UAW Statement on JD Vance Refusing to Commit to Investments in Michigan Auto Plants

Donald Trump was the job-killer-in-chief while in the White House. His failed United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement—or Trump’s NAFTA as we prefe...

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03 Oct, 2024

“Stellantis Is Scared”: New UAW Video Exposes Company’s Robocalls to UAW Members Urging a No Vote on Strike Authorization

DETROIT – Today, the UAW released a video exposing a robocall campaign by Stellantis telling tens of thousands of UAW members to vote no on a pot...

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Our Campaign to Defeat Donald Trump

In 2024, we stand at a crossroads as a nation, and as the working class. The UAW is fighting for a government that works for workers, and against a billionaire class that wants to take back the White House, Congress, and our society as a whole. Get involved in our campaign to defeat Donald Trump and fight for a government that works for workers.

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Tell Stellantis: Keep the Promise to America!

Last year, Big Three automaker Stellantis promised to invest in America and reopen the Belvidere Assembly plant in Illinois. Now Stellantis is trying to go back on that promise.

WE STAND WITH STELLANTIS WORKERS and call on the company to reopen Belvidere and keep good jobs here in America.

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04 Dec

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UAW Blog

Statement from UAW President Shawn Fain on 2024 Presidential Election

Nov 6

UAW President Shawn Fain released the following statement regarding the 2024 Presidential election.

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UNION PLUS – AUTO INSURANCE

Nov 6

Shop and save on auto insurance, union members! Choose the policies that may be right for you through Farmers Insurance Choice®. Click link for more information – https://unionplus.click/2u6

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UAW Mounts Largest Electoral Engagement Program in Decades to Beat Back Billionaire Class

Nov 5

Embracing the energy of the Stand Up Strike, the United Auto Workers (UAW) has run its largest and most aggressive get-out-the-vote (GOTV) effort in recent history, aimed at activating members and countering the influence of billionaires in government.

The post UAW Mounts Largest Electoral Engagement Program in Decades to Beat Back Billionaire Class appeared first on UAW | United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.
Workers at Major Parts Plant in Chicago Win Their Union, Vote Overwhelmingly to Join the UAW

Nov 1

CHICAGO — Workers at Flex-N-Gate have voted overwhelmingly to form a union with the United Auto Workers (UAW). In the election, held yesterday and today, the 370 workers at the auto parts manufacturer in Chicago overcame an aggressive anti-union campaign by the company that included threats, intimidation and even firings of union supporters. Flex-N-Gate is a […]

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UAW Members at Woodbridge Corp Walk Out on Strike

Oct 29

Early Wednesday morning on October 30, UAW-represented Woodbridge Corp – Atlanta Foam workers of Local 472 walked out on strike.

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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.

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