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

AVIS CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS
Union members and family members save up to 30% off base rates with the PAY NOW option from Avis. Plus, get a free upgrade with offer code: UUGA037. Terms apply. Click to book your summer vacation car rental now and save BIG! https://unionplus.deals/bv1 The post AVIS CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS appeared first on UAW. — Jun 28
Statement from UAW President Ray Curry: “Fight Inflation by Stopping Price Gouging, Not Blaming Wages”
Every time we go to the gas station or supermarket, we are reminded that prices are on the rise as inflation takes a bigger chunk out of our paychecks. The inflation rates are the highest they have been since the early 1980s. Inflation is not only a problem in our country as prices are rising all around the globe. The post Statement from UAW President Ray Curry: “Fight Inflation by Stopping Price Gouging, Not Blaming Wages” appeared first on UAW. — Jun 27
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

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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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