Tier 1 National Org

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MAY MEETINGS
UAW LOCAL 276

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EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024, 11:00 AM
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS ONLY

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MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
SUNDAY
MAY 5, 2024

TIME:                      12:00 PM (NOON) - UNIT 2 (CARAVAN) MEETING
PURPOSE:                      UNIT 2 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

TIME:                      1:00 PM - UNIT 3 (HYDROCHEM) MEETING
PURPOSE:                      UNIT 3 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

TIME:                      2:00 PM – REGULAR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING – FOR UNIT 1 (GM), UNIT 2 (CARAVAN), & UNIT 3 (HYDROCHEM)
PURPOSE:                      PRESIDENT’S REPORT
                                        STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

TIME:                      IMMEDIATELY AFTER REGULAR GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING UNIT 1 (GENERAL MOTORS) MEETING
PURPOSE:                      SHOP CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

TIME:                      IMMEDIATELY AFTER UNIT 1 (GENERAL MOTORS) MEETING ELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING
PURPOSE:                      NOMINATION OF ELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR
                                        ELECTION OF ELECTION COMMITTEE CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR

LOCATION:           UAW LOCAL 276 (2505 W. E. ROBERTS STREET, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS  75051-1025)

KEITH CROWELL, PRESIDENT

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From higher ed to auto to heavy truck and beyond, this month UAW members have been demonstrating what a fighting, unified labor movement looks like. Across the country, working people have more in common with each other than not, but forces of corporate and institutional greed seek to keep us divided – along lines of identity, workplace, industry, geographic area, and more. But coming together as UAW members is a uniquely powerful opportunity to break through those divisions, and learn, connect, and build power with a wide range of fellow members.  In working together to build a united labor movement across such a diversity of workers, UAW members are building the kind of solidarity, mass participation, and collective power it will take to win a world where all working people have a real say over working & living conditions. 

And Region 6 members know we CAN win that world. Every day, UAW members across the country are redefining what’s possible when we develop wide networks of worker leaders across all areas of the economy. President Fain put it best in his remarks at this month’s Labor Notes Conference: “The working class can win. We don’t win by playing defense or reacting to things. We don’t win by playing nice with the boss. We don’t win by telling our members what to do, what to say, or how to say it. We win by giving working-class people the tools, the inspiration, and the courage to stand up for themselves.”

New Organizing

1. On April 19th, history was made when Volkswagen workers in Tennessee won an iconic landslide victory to unionize the first automaker in the United States in decades, with 73% voting UNION YES. This is a battle that has been going on for years, including 2 previous efforts to unionize in 2014 and 2019. Thanks to a worker-led model of organizing that prioritized building a wide network of more than 300 worker leaders across the workplace, as well as the increased energy on the heels of the Big 3 strike, this time workers were victorious. Onwards to a strong first contract! 
2. Looking to build your organizing skills? Sign up for the new Region 6 online organizer trainings, starting this summer! These will be a series of zoom trainings focused on practical organizing skills you can put to use on a campaign that matters to you. You’ll also receive direct support from an experienced Region 6 organizer. ...