UAW Region 1 Candidate Screening – Volunteer Sign-Up
UAW Region 1 is seeking members from Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties to participate in the upcoming candidate screening process. Volunteers must be members in good standing with their local union. Members are asked to complete the registration form and provide their availability. The deadline to sign up is Friday, August 21, 2026. Screening times are tentative and subject to change.
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Statement on Wayne County Judge’s Hollow Contempt Claims against Striking Public Defenders by UAW President Shawn Fain
You don’t get to turn the courthouse into a hammer against UAW members at Neighborhood Defender Service because they went on strike for fair treatment in the workplace. If Judge Darnella Williams-Claybourne is proceeding with criminal charges against two public defenders, members of UAW Local 2325, over missed court dates while on strike, the people of Wayne County have […] -
UAW Puts Muscle Behind Push to Unseat Vulnerable Lorain County Commissioner Jeff Riddell in Upcoming General Election
UAW is mounting a large-scale mobilization effort to unseat vulnerable incumbent Commissioner Jeff Riddell, who won May’s primary by just 18 votes. -
UAW President Shawn Fain on U.S. Trade Escalation with Canada
The UAW rejects any escalation on Canada, a country with strong unions and labor standards. If we’re going to increase tariffs anywhere, it should be on countries where automakers continue to offshore jobs because they can pay workers $3 an hour, force them to work in unsafe conditions, and crack down on independent unions. Here […] -
UAW Deere Members Reject Contract Extension Offer
Members of the United Auto Workers at John Deere voted today to reject the company’s proposal to extend the current collective bargaining agreement through 2029. -
Tick, Tock: UAW Puts Lorain County Commissioners on Notice in Statement on Six Months Milestone for Job and Family Services Strike
UAW Local 2192 members at Jobs and Family Services will hold a rally next week to announce their next steps in the longest public-sector strike in Ohio's history.
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.