UAW International Union

07/17/2026

🚨 STATEMENT FROM UAW PRESIDENT SHAWN FAIN ON AIR QUALITY ISSUES CAUSED BY WILDFIRE SMOKE 🚨

"UAW treats the health and safety of all workers with the utmost importance, and we urge all employers to do the same. Our International Health and Safety Department has provided detailed, relevant information on wildfire smoke and air quality to union representatives across the country to aid and support local unions and regions in addressing inquiries related to this matter. Additionally, our Health and Safety Department is on high alert and ready to provide further assistance. We urge members who have questions or are experiencing issues to contact their local union representatives.

"Many UAW workers are already subjected to working in extreme heat where doors at their worksite cannot be closed. This compounded with hazardous air quality creates an unsafe work environment. We call on employers to put health and safety of all workers first; including shutting down work if hazardous air quality cannot be mitigated with HVAC systems and PPE. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides clear guidelines on air quality and we expect all UAW employers to abide by these standards and all contractual language. We will rigorously enforce our contracts to protect our members."

07/17/2026

07/16/2026

After winning a 10-day strike at American Axle/Dauch, one of the first calls UAW Local 2093 bargaining chair Josh Jager got congratulating them was from Abdul El-Sayed.

Abdul had our backs on the picket line. He’ll have our backs in the Senate.

07/16/2026

This morning, UAW members at Brooklyn Defenders went out on strike, joining their UAW 2325 siblings at Justice in Motion who have been out on the picket line since Friday.

The strike “could soon double in size as ALAA chapters at Neighborhood Defender Services of Harlem and Bronx Defenders both passed strike authorization votes last week. If all three unions go on strike, the city could see over 950 public defender attorneys and staff walk off the job.”

Over 500 attorneys and legal staff at the city’s second-largest public defender organization went on strike Thursday.

07/15/2026

UAW members — Your voice matters!

Update or confirm your contact information by 7/23 at http://myinfo.uaw.org to ensure you receive a ballot on time for the 2026 UAW International Officer Election and get the latest news and updates from the UAW.

07/15/2026

"Tripling union membership in the US would lead to a 14.5% raise for the median US worker, shifting $1.2 trillion to workers annually and significantly narrowing racial wage gaps, according to a new report released Wednesday."

📰 https://ow.ly/H3ZA50ZnQtu

07/15/2026

UAW Region 9A local unions in Maine unanimously voted to endorse former UAW member Troy Jackson to represent Mainers in the United States Senate.

Troy is the labor candidate. He is a fifth-generation logger, card-carrying member of multiple unions, and former member of NOLSW, UAW Local 2320. This week, he was also endorsed by the Maine AFL-CIO. From his time as a union leader to his time as a legislator and President of the Maine Senate, Troy has put working class issues front and center. His campaign will continue building the movement of working Mainers fighting against economic inequality and a broken political status quo.

“Troy will fight like hell for labor, because he comes from labor,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “UAW members all over Maine are ready to support his campaign and deliver the change working class people demand.”

UAW Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla added, “Troy has shown up time after time for our members, from the strike at Bath Iron Works to the campaign for a first contract at the University of Maine to supporting the organizing efforts at museums. If that’s any indication, we know he will go to Washington to fight for working people and expand organizing.”

“Tens of thousands of volunteers and 150,000 voters voted for healthcare as a right, housing that isn’t a commodity, an economy that isn’t rigged for billionaires and corporations, along with real support for workers and veterans,” said Trent Vellela, chairperson of the UAW’s Maine CAP Council from Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association (BMDA-UAW Local 3999). “We as a Council believe Troy represents Maine voters and values.”

Read more → region9a.uaw.org/news/TroyJacksonEndorsement

07/15/2026