Local Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers are needed for the various local committees at 1929 that are now vacant due to
our Chrysler Brothers and Sisters that have been tapped to Michigan, or retired, and or have
accepted buyouts. Please visit the Union Office to inquire about committee vacancies to fill.
Employee Free Choice Act introduced in Congress
Bipartisan majority, President Obama supports it
03.12.09 - UAW.org
The Employee Free Choice Act, which will restore balance and fairness to the American workplace, was introduced in Congress on March 10. The legislation will give workers more options about how to form a union, require arbitration for first contracts, and stiffen penalties for employers who violate workers rights. It is supported by a majority of the American people, a majority of both houses of Congress and President Barack Obama. (Read more...)
President Obama reaffirms support for EFCA
03.03.2008 - White House
Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Video to AFL-CIO Executive Council Miami, FL on March 3, 2009
...I’ve signed legislation helping to guarantee equal pay for equal work and expanding the Children’s Health Insurance Program to millions more children. We’ve reversed the ban on project labor agreements and we’ve overturned the previous administration’s Executive Orders which were designed not only to undermine critical government work – but to undermine organized labor...(Read more...)