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Detroit News - Opinion: Unions support workers during crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent our world into a public health and economic tailspin. As of May, the national unemployment rate was at 13.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Michigan, it is a staggering 21.2% — worse than the Great Recession. The Washington Post reports that more than 100,000 businesses have closed permanently.

Detroit News - Opinion: Unions support workers during crisis

Walk to Freedom

On June 23, 1963, over 125,000 people marched down Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan in the 'Walk to Freedom.' The march was the largest civil rights demonstration at the time highlighting the injustices African Americans faced across the country.

Walk to Freedom

Former Local 412 President Harold Adams Has Passed Away.

We would like to send our deepest condolences to the family of former UAW Local 412 President Harold Adams, who passed away on April 12, 2020.  His service to the membership will never be forgotten.  The following is from the family of President Adams.

Former Local 412 President Harold Adams Has Passed Away.

New 2020 Optional Group Life Open Enrollment

New 2020 Optional Group Life Open Enrollment

We Won't Be Silent!

We Won't Be Silent!

FREEP: Juneteenth feels different this year for autoworker

For Gerald Kariem, Juneteenth feels even more special in Detroit. So many successful Black Americans today are descendants of the millions of men and women who left the south for work in the north starting back in 1916 to build Ford cars.

FREEP: Juneteenth feels different this year for autoworker