Local 598

*******ATTENTION MEMBERS ACTIVE AND RETIRED********

Please make sure your home and email address is correct at the local. This can be done in person or call the Union Hall at 810 238--4605. We want to ensure you receive pertinent information from the International Union regarding the upcoming IEB future voting process.

Your voice and your vote.

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Notice of Local 598 Membership Meeting

Join us for Local 598's Membership Meetings at Local 598 Union Hall, to be held;

May 15th @ 2:00

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Jan/Feb/Mar 2022 Edition of Solidarity Magazine is now online!

In this issue:

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2022 UAW Family Scholarship Program

For more than 45 years, the Family Education Center has been a place where UAW members and their families come together for an experience that combines education with recreation.

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Statement of UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada Director of the UAW Stellantis Department on 2021 Profit Sharing Announcement

Detroit - During the 2019 Collective Bargaining with Stellantis, the UAW bargaining team fought hard for an enhanced profit sharing formula that more fairly distributed profit earn

Take Action

Sign the petition and tell Oshkosh Defense: We Can Build It!

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) awarded the $6 billion contract for the next generation of postal vehicles to Oshkosh Defense, a company with a reputation for tough military trucks built with union labor with just a small number of electric vehicles on order.

But instead of using this opportunity to expand quality jobs under a decades-old union contract, the company plans to refurbish a vacant warehouse in another state and build these vehicles without a commitment to union wages or representation.

Let’s Build Back Better and put letter carriers in union-made vehicles that are good for the planet. Add your name and sign the petition if you agree.

UAW Blog

Statement from UAW President Ray Curry on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Our union has historically fought for equal access to voting, accommodations, jobs, and health care. Today’s misguided decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is a giant step backwards that will create gross inequities for women and all working families. By taking the power to make reproductive choices from women and putting them in the hands The post Statement from UAW President Ray Curry on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization appeared first on UAW. — Jun 24
Statement on Changes to COVID-19 Protocols after Meeting of the COVID-19 Joint Task Force
Detroit –Following a meeting on Monday of the COVID-19 Joint Task Force, comprised of the UAW, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the Task Force members have determined that masking will be optional at their respective facilities. If a facility is in a high-risk county as identified by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Task Force strongly The post Statement on Changes to COVID-19 Protocols after Meeting of the COVID-19 Joint Task Force appeared first on UAW. — Jun 21
UAW President Ray Curry statement on Juneteenth
On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which freed more than three million enslaved people in the United States, mostly in the Confederate states. It took another two and a half years and the surrender of the Confederate army before it became a reality for the enslaved people in Texas. On June The post UAW President Ray Curry statement on Juneteenth appeared first on UAW. — Jun 18
UAW President Ray Curry Calls for Executive Action to Cancel Student Debt
UAW members know all too well that student debt can be crippling for both themselves and their children. “Educational debt, when compounded by interest, becomes a millstone that compels recent graduates to prioritize the needs of financial institutions over those of their families,” says UAW President Ray Curry. “That is why our union calls upon President The post UAW President Ray Curry Calls for Executive Action to Cancel Student Debt appeared first on UAW. — Jun 10
UAW Increases Weekly Strike Pay to $400
DETROIT – After a meeting of the UAW International Executive Board, the UAW announced today that it has increased its weekly strike pay for members from $275 per week to $400 per week. Eligibility for weekly benefits will still begin on the 8th day of a strike. In addition, the UAW eliminated a provision that The post UAW Increases Weekly Strike Pay to $400 appeared first on UAW. — Jun 7

Recent News

Misconceptions about the “Black Lives Matter” Movement

Judy Mosier on Monday, February 14 - 10:09am

by Rosalyn Morse / Civil Rights Chair

Join Us Live As We Celebrate White Shirt Day

Admin on Friday, February 11 - 6:17pm

Statement from UAW Region 1A Director Laura Dickerson on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Phase Out of the Retirement Tax on Pensioners

Admin on Tuesday, February 8 - 1:46pm

Detroit - “Governor Whitmer understands that Michiganders are not just proud of our iconic past, but we are creating an iconic future in manufacturing.

And she understands the importance, here in Region 1A and around the State, of growing our Middle Class economy and at the same time remembers those retirees that made us a manufacturing marvel worldwide.

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