In honor of the UAW walking out, I think it's only fair that we return the favor.
Here is a list of things the Unions recommend boycotting. I will try to use every one of their goods or services. 
www.unionlabel.org/docs/Do-Not-BuyJ-A07.pdf
Here is a list of Union companies and their hard working union members!
www.unionlabel.org/index.cfm?zone=search.cfm
Sporting goods first:
Camillus Cutlery Co.
54 Main St. Camillus, NY 13031
Brand Names: Camillus
Phone: 315-672-8111 Email:
Union: 72 Local: 4783, Dist. 4
Description: CUTLERY
Online Ordering: Yes http://www.camillusknives.com/ OOPS! Went out of business due to high labor costs!!!!
Colt
545 New Park Avenue West hartford, CT 06110
Brand Names: Colt
Phone: 860-236-6311 Email:
Union: UAW Local: 376
Description:
Online Ordering: Yes http://colt.com Colt. Friend of civilian sportsmen everywhere!
FITZWRIGHT CO. LTD.
5760 PRODUCTION WAY LANGLEY, BC
Brand Names: BARE
Phone: 604-533-7848 Email: [email protected]
Union: 72 Local: 2952, District 3
Description: SPORTING GOODS
Online Ordering: Yes http://www.bare-wetsuits.com
GudeBrod, Inc.
274 Shoemaker Road Pottstown, PA 19464
Brand Names: Kevlar
Phone: 877-249-2211 Email: [email protected]
Union: TG Local: 0740T
Description:
Online Ordering: Yes http://www.gudebrod.com
Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
800 W Main, PO Box 35700 Louisville, KY 40202
Brand Names: Louisville Slugger
Phone: 800-265-0525 Email:
Union: 72 Local: 1693 07
Description: SPORTING GOODS
Online Ordering: Yes http://www.slugger.com Baseball. Where Union players make more than the coach. Planning to strike because standing around for 9 innings scratching yourself is too hard.
Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
14 Arnold Street Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada N8A3P4
Brand Names: TPS Hockey Sticks
Phone: 800-265-0525 Email:
Union: UAW Local: 251
Description: SPORTING GOODS
Online Ordering: Yes http:// http://www.tpshockey.com
Pleasant Hill Manufacturing
Wagoner, OK
Brand Names:
Phone: Email:
Union: TG Local: 0521G
Description:
Online Ordering: No
Swimline Water Sports (Div. of International Leisu
191 Rodeo Drive Edgewood , NY 11717
Brand Names: Swimline
Phone: 631-254-2155 Email:
Union: IBEW Local: 1922
Description: Swimming pool liners. Key words: swimmingpool, pools, swimming pools, liner
Online Ordering: Yes http://www.swimline.com/
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Here's a current listing of ALL the UAW locals. Let's let them all know how we feel about the UAW!!!
UAW Locals 1 - 99
Local .9
This local represents brewery workers in Wisconsin who make beer.
Local 12
Based in Toledo, Ohio, this amalgamated local represents members from over 50 diverse companies, with operations ranging from automobile assembly, parts production, health care, financial services, food service and office and professional workers. Chartered in 1936, Local 12 has approximately 9,000 active members and over 4,000 retirees.
Local 14
More than 3,000 Local 14 members build transmissions for most GM light trucks and some cars at the GM powertrain plant in Toledo, Ohio. Local 14 also represents 600 members at GM's AP Parts division who manufacture mufflers and tailpipes for Ford and GM.
Local 22
"Cadillac workers" organized in September 1936 when Local 174 -- the home local of Walter Reuther -- was formed. The local was chartered as Local 22 in 1945. The 2,900 active members of the local still make the Cadillac at GM's Hamtramck (Mich.) assembly plant. Members of Local 22 also include 460 workers at the GM powertrain facility in Livonia, Mich., nurses at three GM facilities, as well as workers at Vitec -- a manufacturer of gas tanks for various cars. Local 22's retiree chapter is 6,000 strong.
Local 31
Based in Kansas City, Kan., the 3,000 active members of Local 31 make the Chevy Malibu at GM's Fairfax Assembly Plant. The local also represents 2,700 retirees.
Local 36
Local 36 represents approximately 2,600 members who build the Lincoln Town Car, Lincoln LS and Ford Thunderbird at the Ford Assembly Plant in Wixom, Mich. More than 2,200 retires also are members of Local 36.
UAW Locals 100 - 999
Local 122
Members of Local 122 work at Daimler-Chrysler's Twinsburg Stamping Plant in eastern Ohio. The local, which has about 1,550 active members, stamp parts for a variety of DaimlerChrysler vehicles. The plant and local will celebrate a 50-year anniversary in 2007.
Local 140
Established on Oct. 1, 1935, Local 140 was the first local to be granted a charter by the UAW. Today the local includes 4,300 members who work at DaimlerChrysler’s Warren (Mich.) Truck plant, where they build the Dodge Dakota and Dodge Ram trucks. The local also includes 2,500 retirees and approximately 20 workers at DaimlerChrysler’s Sterling Heights (Mich.) Vehicle Test Center.
Local 148
Local 148 represents 2,600 active members who work at McDonnell Douglas/Boeing Aircraft in Long Beach, and Carson, Calif., where they build military and commercial aircraft including the C-17 and 717. Founded in 1942, the local’s retiree membership is 7,800 strong.
Local 160
The 2,300 Local 160 members at the Warren (Mich.) Technical Center build prototype, mule and show vehicles for General Motors. The local also includes 3,100 retirees.
Local 174
Lively, up-to-date information about a jointly-run UAW-GM education center that provides educational opportunities to UAW-represented GM Employees, their spouses and retirees.
Local 211
Amalgamated Local 211 represents over 2,200 active members at the GM powertrain plant in Defiance, Ohio, where they make iron block, head and crankshaft castings, as well as aluminum block and head castings. The local also includes over 80 members at colorant manufacturer Ferro Corp. in Stryker, Ohio; 60 members at auto parts supplier Herbert E. Orr in Paulding, Ohio; 45 skilled trades members at insulation manufacturer Johns Manville, in Defiance; 60 members at scrap metal recycler Metal Management in Defiance; 40 members at Midwest Community Federal Credit Union in Defiance, and over 200 members at parts supplier Powers & Sons LLC in Montpelier, Ohio. More than 2,600 retirees are also members of Local 211.
Local 218
Based in Hurst, Texas, the 1,900 members of this local build the Cobra, V-22 Osprey, Huey and OH-58 helicopters for Bell Helicopter. Local 218 was chartered in 1953 and has 2,700 retiree members.
Local 228
Local 228 represents 3,800 UAW members at the Visteon Sterling Axle Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, who build gear sets, axles, and drive shafts for Ford and General Motors.
Local 239
Based in Baltimore, Md., Local 239 represents 1,500 members at the GM truck plant where they build the Astro and Safari; 350 members at Allison Transmission and approximately 85 members at Murray, a supplier of hose clamps for the Big Three. It is also the home local for 1,500 UAW retirees.
Local 245
This amalgamated local represents 1,800 active members as well as over 700 retired members. Active members work at Ford Motor Company’s Research and Engineering Center in Dearborn, Mich., Ford’s Troy Design in Redford and Warren, Mich., Ford’s Air Transportation facilities in Romulus, Mich., and at The Edison Institute, home to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.
Local 249
Local 249 represents 5,000 UAW members at Ford Motors’ Kansas City Assembly Plant in Pleasant Valley, Missouri. Members build the Ford F-150 Super Cab, F-150 Super Crew Cab, and F-150 King Crew Cab, as well as the new Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute sport utility vehicles. Local 249 membership also includes 200 active members from the Kansas City Parts Distribution Center in Lenexa, Kansas, 10 nurses at the assembly plant and approximately 2,000 retirees.
Local 251
Local 251 represents approximately 2,200 members who work in automotive, health care, rail transportation, financial services, sporting equipment and other industries in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
Local 262 - Richard Shoemaker Skill Center
Located in Livonia, Mich., the Richard Shoemaker Skill Center provides educational opportunities that enhance the quality of life for UAW Local 262 members, their spouses and retirees.
Local 276
Local 276 represents 2,800 workers at GM’s Vehicle Manufacturing Assembly Plant in Arlington, Texas, where they build the Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade sport utility vehicles. Based in Grand Prairie, Texas, the local was chartered in 1954 and includes 2,700 retired workers.
Local 282
This amalgamated local, based in St. Louis, Mo., comprises 14 bargaining units and represents 1,200 members at nine companies. Over 100 retirees are active in the local's retirees' chapter.
Local 292
Chartered in 1940, Local 292 includes 2,200 workers at the Delphi Electronics & Safety plant in Kokomo, Ind., as well as 7,500 retirees. This amalgamated local also represents workers at American Food and Vending and Health Solutions.
Local 294
Located in Akron, Ohio, UAW Local 294 includes 60 members who work at Parker-Hannifin where they make pneumatic cylinders for the automotive and other industries.
Local 298
Local 298 represents approximately 400 workers at Raytheon in Largo and St. Petersburg, Fla., where they make electronic communications equipment for various governmental agencies. Chartered in December 1957, the local includes 80 retired members.
Local 383
More than 600 active members of Local 383 make brake components for the automotive and heavy truck industries at the Bosch Chassis plant in St. Joseph, Mich. The local also includes 700 retired members.
Local 387
The local represents approximately 2,200 members who work at Ford Motor Company's Woodhaven (Mich.) Stamping Plant, and 160 members at Ford's forging unit, also located in Woodhaven. Some 1,600 retirees are also members of Local 387.
Local 400
Based in Utica, Mich., Local 400 represents approximately 5,500 men and women who work at the Visteon trim facilities in Chesterfield and Utica, Ford's Romeo engine plant, Highland Park warehouse and Michigan proving grounds.The local also represents 4,000 retirees.
Local 402
This amalgamated local in Springfield, Ohio, represents 4,000 workers who fabricate and assemble medium- and heavy-duty trucks at International Truck and Engine Corp., as well as workers at International's Truck Sales Center who customize finished products; Aramark food service workers at the Truck and Engine plant; and workers at AKZO-Nobel Coatings Inc., a paint supplier to International Truck and Engine. Some four thousand retirees also belong to the local.
Local 412
As one of the largest amalgamated UAW locals in the country, Local 412 serves a diverse membership including salary, hourly, skilled trades and public sector employees. In all fields – from engineering and design in the automotive and defense industries to attorneys in the public sector to skilled tradespersons – UAW Local 412 supports the needs and growth of an active group of over 5,000 trained professionals.
Local 413
The Menominee, Michigan local represents 300 of the finest casual furniture craftsman in the world.
Local 438
Local 438 represents 830 members who make engine control modules at Delphi Delco Electronics Systems. The Oak Creek, Wis., local also includes 700 retirees.
Local 571
This is the local for the Marine Draftsmen's Association. It was founded as an independent group in New London, Connecticut in 1939 for designers, draftsmen, and other personnel at the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut. Electric Boat is now a Division of General Dynamics, and the world's first nuclear powered submarine was designed by members of Local 571.
Local 592
Local 592 is an amalgamated local with 725 active members and 1,200 retirees in Rockford, Ill. Its members work at aerospace parts maker Hamilton Sundstrand, auto parts maker MNP Precision Parts, and toymaker RC2 Corp.
Local 598
This local was born in 1939 in Flint, Michigan to represent workers at one of the Fisher Body plants where UAW members staged the 1937 Great Sit Down Strike and the UAW won its first contract with General Motors.
Local 599
An amalgamated local in Flint, Mich., Local 599 represents 1,700 workers at the General Motors' Powertrain plant and also at the UPF frame plant.
Local 602
Chartered January 18, 1939, this is the local that brought the UAW to Lansing, Mich. The 3,100 active members build the Pontiac Grand Am, the Oldsmobile Alero and the Malibu Classic at the General Motors Fisher Body plant. Local 602 also includes more than 3,000 retiree members.
Local 624
Represents workers at Magna's New Process Gear, a division of Magna Powertrain, and other employers in East Syracuse, N.Y.
Local 651
This local, chartered in 1939, represents 4,800 workers at Delphi Electronics East and Delco Electronics Systems, both in Flint, Michigan.
Local 652
This Lansing, Mich., local represents approximately 6,500 General Motors employees who proudly build the Pontiac Grand Am, Oldsmobile Alero, Cadillac CTS, Chevrolet Malibu and metal stamping parts.
Local 659
This local represents several GM plants, including: Flint Powertrain V-8 Engine, Flint Metal Center, Service Parts Operation, Delphi E West Flint, Die Management, and A.C.C. Transportation.
Local 685
The 7,000 active members of UAW Local 685 work at DaimlerChrysler’s Kokomo (Ind.) Transmission Plant and Indiana Transmission Plant, as well as American Vending Food Services, Eurest Food Services and Staywell. Local 685 also includes 3,000 retirees.
Local 686
Located in Lockport, N.Y., Local 686 represents over 4,700 members who make radiators, oil coolers, condensers, evaporators and HVAC units at Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems. Other members of this amalgamated local make metal products for Metal Cladding, Inc. and rubber and plastic products for Avon Automotive. The local also represents cafeteria workers at the Delphi facility, hospital workers at Reflections In-Patient Unit in Lockport, and workers at Perry’s Ice Cream Company. There are approximately 4,800 retirees in Local 686 as well.
Local 696
Located in Dayton, Ohio, UAW Local 696 represents 1,600 members who work at Delphi’s Needmore Road Operations/Dayton Plant 3 facilities where they make brake components for General Motors and other auto companies. Chartered in 1939, the local also includes 4,300 retired members.
Local 699
This local represents the working men and women of Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems in Saginaw, Michigan.
Local 730
Local 730 represents 2,200 members who make stampings for General Motors vehicles at the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Metal Center. The local also includes 3,500 retirees.
Local 735
The members of local 735 make transmissions for General Motors cars and trucks. In addition to the 4,600 members at the Powertrain Transmission Plant in Ypsilanti, Mich., and 400 members at the Romulus (Mich.)Transmission Operation, the local also represents some 2,000 retirees.
Local 774
The local union that represents General Motors powertrain workers in Buffalo, New York.
Local 845
This local, founded in 1967, represents Ford Climate Control and other workers in Canton, Michigan.
Local 848
This local was founded in 1943 when workers at North American Aviation in Grand Prairie, Texas, joined the UAW. Today Local 848 members work at Lockheed, Raytheon and Vought.
Local 862
Based in Louisville, Ken., this local represents over 9,500 members who build the Ford Explorer, Explorer Sport Trac, Excursion, Mountaineer and F-250 and F-350 pickup trucks. The local also represents 2,500 retirees.
Local 863
This amalgamated local represents hourly workers and salaried nurses at the Ford transmission plant in Sharonville, Ohio, and at the Ford Transmission LLC plant in Batavia, Ohio. The local's retiree chapter has over 2,200 members.
Local 879
Local 879 members at Ford's Twin Cities Assembly Plant produce the Ranger pick-up truck. The web site was designed to provide information to members and share their interests with the public.
Local 882
Chartered in July 1941, UAW Local 882's current membership includes some 3,000 active and 1,700 retired members. The local represents workers who make the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable at the Atlanta Assembly Plant. Local 882 members also work at Ford's and Volvo's parts distribution centers and trucking firm Excel Logistics in the Atlanta area.
Local 892
This dynamic site is from a local that represents Ford and other workers in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area.
Local 897
UAW Local 897 represents about 1,100 workers at the Ford Motor Co.’s Buffalo (N.Y.) Stamping Plant. The workers make metal stampings and welded sub-assemblies for Ford’s car and truck assembly plants in North America, Great Britain and Mexico.
Local 898
The 2,300 members of Local 898 make fuel injectors, fuel pumps, altenators and other fuel charging components at the Visteon facility in Rawsonville, Michigan.
Local 909
Local 909 represents the proud men and women at the GM Powertrain plant (Warren,Mich.) who build world-class transmissions, torque converters, control arms and wheels.
Local 969
This amalgamated local in Columbus, Ohio represents workers at Metal Improvement Company, A.V.I. Foodsystems Delphi cafeteria, AC-Delco and Delphi Interiors Columbus, as well as 2,600 retirees from these locations.
Local 974
Based in Peoria, Ill., Local 974 represents 13,700 members who make Caterpillar tractors and diesel engines.
Local 980
The 1,600 men and women of Local 980 build the Ford Ranger pickup truck in Edison, New Jersey. The local also represents some 600 retirees.
UAW Locals 1000 - 9999
Local 1050
Local 1050 represents 850 workers at Alcoa Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, where they make aluminum forgings for the aerospace industry and aluminum wheels for car and heavy truck manufacturers. Chartered in 1948, the local also includes more than 650 retirees.
Local 1069
The 1,150 members of Local 1069 build the V-22 Osprey troop transport helicopter and the Chinook medium-lift helicopter at the Boeing facility in Philadelphia. Chartered in 1956, the local has a retiree membership of 1,600.
Local 1097
The members of Local 1097 make fuel systems and emissions controls systems, primarily for General Motors, at the Delphi Energy and Electronics plant in Rochester, N.Y.
Local 1102
The 550 active members of this amalgamated local in Green Bay, Wis., build converting and printing machinery for the paper industry. In existence since 1950, the local also includes 120 retirees.
Local 1111
Local 1111 represents 2,600 members who work at Visteon Automotive Systems in Indianapolis, Ind., where they make steering gears, pumps and columns for the Big Three and other automakers. Some 1,800 retirees also belong to the local.
Local 1112
Chartered in 1966, Local 1112 represents 4,800 workers who build the Chevrolet Cavilier and Pontiac Sunfire at GM's Lordstown (Ohio) assembly plant. The local also represents 4,000 retirees.
Local 1250
Local 1250 represents 3,800 workers at Ford Motor Company’s Brook Park, Ohio, complex. The site includes two engine plants and a casting plant. Local 1250 also includes 5,000 retired members.
Local 1292
The 1,600 members of Local 1292 at the Grand Blanc (Mich.) Metal Center make body stamping, subwelded assembly components and integrated weld tool systems for General Motors Corp. The local, which was chartered in 1958, also includes 2,500 retirees.
Local 1413
Represents workers in Huntsville, Alabama.
Local 1457
The Greensburg, Indiana local union that represents workers at ML-KS Bearing Inc.
Local 1590
Chartered in 1968, Local 1590 represents workers at the General Motors Service Parts Operations facility in Martinsburg, W.V.
Local 1714
Located in Lordstown, Ohio, Local 1714 represents 1,000 members who make body panels for the Chevrolet Cobalt.
Local 1796
Established in 1972, UAW Local 1796 was the first academic institution to join the UAW. The local operates at five campuses of Southeastern Michigan's Wayne County Community College. These campuses are located in industrial, rural and metropolitan areas where a major share of Michigan's technical and skilled occupations are located.
Local 1853
This amalgamated local in Spring Hill, Tenn., home of the Saturn, represents over 6,200 UAW members and has a retiree membership of over 520. The local also represents American Food and Vending cafeteria workers, Premier cleaning and support services workers and members at Total Distribution Systems, a supplier to Saturn.
Local 1892
Located in Toledo, Ohio, Local 1892 represents members who work at Ford's Maumee (Ohio) Stamping Plant. The local includes 645 active members and over 200 retired members.
Local 1921
UAW Local 1921 represents about 300 members at the Lockheed-Martin plant in Michoud, La. Workers there make space shuttle fuel tanks for NASA.
Local 1950
The local that represents clerical and technical workers at Northern Michigan University.
Local 1979
On-line home of the 450-member Professional and Administrative Union of Wayne State University. The site includes Local 1979 news and events, as well as contract information and bylaws.
Local 1981
The National Writers Union (NWU) is the only labor union that represents freelance writers in all genres, formats and media. With 3,500 members in 17 local chapters nationwide, the NWU works to advance the economic and working conditions of writers by challenging corporate media giants, lobbying Congress to pass legislation that protects the rights of writers, creating viable solutions to provide publishers fair alternatives to unfair practices and educating and empowering its members.
Local 1999
This is the local that represents General Motors assembly workers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Includes a wealth of up to date information and features.
Local 2000
Local 2000 represents 2,050 hourly employees and 675 retirees of Ford's assembly plant in Avon Lake, Ohio. The facility produces the Ford Econoline Vans and Mercury Villager.
Local 2069
Located in Dublin, Virginia, Local 2069 represents hourly and salary workers who make Volvo Class-8 road tractors at the New River Valley Plant.
Local 2075 & Local 2147
The 600 active members of UAW Locals 2075 and 2147 work at the General Dynamics facility in Lima, Ohio, where they build the M1-A2 Abrahm tank and other weapon systems for the U.S. military. The locals also represent approximately 1,200 retired members.
Local 2093
The 1,100 members of local 2093 make axles and prop shafts for GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler at American Axle's Three Rivers, Mich., facility. The local also includes over 150 retirees.
Local 2151
The 670 active members of Local 2151 work at the Delphi Corp. plant in Coopersville, Mich., where they make and test world-class fuel injectors for many automotive, motorcycle, marine and agricultural manufacturers. The local also has 200 retirees.
Local 2162
Local 2162 represents about 100 workers at the General Motors Service Parts Operations facility in Reno, Nev.
Local 2166
This Shreveport, Louisiana Local represents workers making the Chevy S-10, GMC Sonoma and the Isuzu Hombre light duty pick-up trucks. About half the members were hired locally and the other half transferred in from other General Motors plants.
Local 2177
The 280 active members of Local 2177 work at the General Motors Service Parts Operations plant in Langhorne, Pa., to bring quality GM parts to area dealers. The local also has 280 retired members.
Local 2195
Located in Athens, Alabama, these members make steering components for Delphi Automotive. They're one of the largest local unions within Delphi.
Local 2209
This Roanoke, Indiana local represents workers at General Motors' Fort Wayne Assembly plant, part of GM's Truck & Bus group.
Local 2269
Members of UAW Local 2269 work at the Volvo Parts Distribution Center near Columbus, Ohio, where they process parts for Volvo’s heavy trucks.
Local 2278
This UAW local is known as the Florida Education Employees' Staff Union. It represents folks who work for teachers' unions in Florida.
Local 2280
The 1,750 active members of Local 2280 work at Ford Motor Company's transmission plant in Sterling Heights, Mich. The local also includes 450 retired members.
Local 2300
This local represents workers at Cornell University and several other organizations in Ithaca, N.Y. The site gives plenty of basic information on what a union is and how it works.
Local 2308
This amalgamated local represents members at Miller Brewing Company in Trenton, Ohio, Reliance Electric in West Chester, Ohio, and Cincinnati Flame Hardening in Fairfield, Ohio.
Local 2320
The National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW), UAW Local 2320, represents the majority of those who work in federally-funded legal services programs across the United States. The local also represents workers in other types of law offices, various human services programs and other agencies.
Local 2322
Local 2322 is an amalgamated local representing some 3,000 workers in Western Massachusetts at 15 workplaces. It's a diverse local, representing people from a wide range of cultural, economic, educational, and national backgrounds, working in jobs that include child care, graduate employees and human service workers.
Local 2324
Represents 600 technical, office and professional workers at Boston University in Boston.
Local 2488
This is the local in Bloomington, Illinois, that represents people working for Mitsubishi Motors Manufacturing of America, as well as those at Premier Manufacturing Support Services, and GATX Logistics.
Local 2807
Local 2807 represents over 600 UAW members at the Lear plant in Lebanon, Va., who make interior injected-molded door panels, consoles and trim for Chevy, GMC and DaimlerChrysler. They also manufacture and assemble overhead lighting consoles, glove boxes and interior door panel bolsters for various Toyota cars.
Local 2865
This Association of Graduate Student Employees (AGSE/UAW) represents student workers at University of California campuses across the state. The graduate students do most of the teaching, paper grading and other tasks that keep the university running.
Local 2999
Members of Local 2999 work at the Lear Corp. plant in Strasburg, Va., where they build door panels, instrument panels, armrests and other interior trim components for General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and Nissan vehicles.
Local 3044
Chartered in February 2003, Local 3044 represents approximately 200 workers at AK Steel in Rockport, Ind., where they make finish steel for the automotive and home appliance industries.
Local 3047
Organized in 2004, Local 3047’s 1,000 members work for Dana Corp., in Elizabethtown, Ky., where they make truck frames for Ford Motor Company.
Local 3206
Located in Granite City, Ill., the 400-plus members of Local 3206 make engine cradles at Tower Automotive, a supplier to Ford Motor Company.
Local 3520
This amalgamated local is made up of 2,000 members who build Class 8 trucks for Freightliner in Cleveland N.C., as well as workers at the Ford parts distribution center in Mebane, N.C.
Local 4911
Formed in 2001, Local 4911 represents 2,300 workers at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich. The local includes technicians (such as x-ray, respiratory), service personnel (such as housekeepers and kitchen staff), LPNs and skilled maintenance workers.
Local 5285
Based in Mount Holly, N.C., the members of UAW Local 5285 build Class 6 and 7 trucks for Freightliner. The local was chartered in 1991 and has over 2,300 members, including 82 retirees.
Local 5286
The 800 members of Local 5286 in Gastonia, N.C., fabricate and assemble parts for Freightliner truck plants in Mt. Holly, N.C. (UAW local 5285), Cleveland, N.C. (UAW Local 3520), Portland, Ore., Charleston, S.C., and a Sterling truck plant in Canada.
Local 6000
This site comes from the state workers of Michigan. It not only tells you what the union's up to, but keeps you up to date with what's going on in Michigan and Michigan government, raising public issues that involve us all.
Local 6888
Local 6888 represents approximately 350 office professionals at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. The school's office professionals first organized as an independent union in 1968. They joined the UAW in 1988.
Local 9212
Founded in 1990 as a joint local of the UAW and AFT (American Federation of Teachers), Local 9212 represents 8,500 Indiana state employees in 43 agencies. These include the Indiana Department of Transportation, the Family and Social Services Administration, the Department of Correction and the Department of Natural Resources. Members work in a variety of occupations including skilled trades, correctional officers, police, firefighters, health care and telecommunications.
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As Al Gore's mum used to sing, "look for the union label!"
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