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Family member at UAW Family Scholarship looking at the Reuther brothers' statues

Application Deadline for the 2026 Family Scholarship Program is Fast Approaching

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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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Michigan Science Center Workers Union Rally

Stand in Solidarity: Supporting Michigan Science Center Workers in Historic Union Vote

On Friday, May 8, 2026, workers at the Michigan Science Center will take a historic step as they cast their “Union Yes” votes to join the UAW...

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The Spring 2020 Edition of Solidarity Magazine is now online!

The Spring 2020 edition of Solidarity magazine is now online! The latest edition of Solidarity magazine salutes our own heroes who are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in a variety of ways, from courageously going back to the plants to make PPE and ventilators to volunteering in the community and much more.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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