Webinar Offers Expert Info on Preventing Spread of Viruses at Work
Tune in 2 p.m. (EDT) Friday, April 10, for a free webinar that offers expert information for those still working outside the home during the coronavirus pandemic. The event, Workplace Safety in a Pandemic: Slowing the Spread of Coronavirus and Communicable Diseases, is...
Statement of UAW Vice President Gerald Kariem Director of the UAW Ford Department on UAW Ford Members' 1 Millionth Face Shield
“We could not be prouder of the UAW members that have volunteered to make such a difference at this critical time in our history. These UAW Ford Members have sacrificed beyond themselves for all of us.”
COVID-19 has impacted all of us. Union Plus can help.
Our Union Plus program partners have accommodations for members struggling during this public health crisis. Participants in our Union Plus Mortgage, Credit Card, Personal Loan, or Supplemental Insurance programs may be eligible for additional hardship assistance throug...
COVID-19 Update 4/8/2020
My Brothers and Sisters,
I’d like to talk a little today about the loss of my good friend and former UAW Secretary-Treasurer Ruben Burks. Ruben passed on Monday, another casualty in this terrible pandemic. He was truly a gentleman and a tireless fighter for working men...
UAW lends helping hand to Detroit’s Feeding the Frontlines
The brave men and women who are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis are getting a little help from a group of dedicated Detroiters who got together to deliver daily meals to these hardworking frontline responders. The UAW has supported the project with a donation o...
Heroes on the Front Lines: Sandy Welch
UAW Local 95 member Sandy Welch is a five-year cancer survivor. She has high blood pressure, too.
That means her immune system is not 100%. But, while others in Wisconsin are told to stay home, she heads to work every day as a medical transcriptionist at a medical clini...
Heroes on the Front Line: David Gordon
David Gordon, Associate Researcher and transitioning to Associate Professor
Krogan Lab, University of California, San Francisco,
UAW Local 5810
“I was wrapping up a genetic interaction mapping project on HIV in January when we became aware of the new coronavirus. Since...
Heroes on the Front Lines: Penni Cox
On March 13, Penni Cox was laid off from her job at the General Motors plant in Kokomo, Indiana.
“Business wasn’t good, and the company was downsizing. We prayed for more work. We were willing to build anything. We just wanted to work,” says Cox. “And now, here we are...
COVID-19 Update 4/22/2020
My Sisters and Brothers,
In my message today, I’d like to talk a little more personally about this extraordinary time in our history and the resilience of my UAW family.
I have been with this union for more than 40 years, starting out in the plant as a young man. Like...
Workers Memorial Day: Painful Year of Loss Reminds Us to Remain Vigilant About Workplace Safety
For UAW members and workers everywhere, there is never a time when workplace safety should take a backseat to any workplace issue. Never has that been more true than it is today, as the world is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.
During this heartbreaking season of loss...