UAW

  • Heroes on the Front Line: Travis Fick
    Relief Efforts The day COVID-19 shutdown the Warren (Michigan) Technical Center is the day Travis Fick jumped wholeheartedly into the fight against the virus. “It was a Friday. I believe March 20. I had been paying attention, so I knew there was a shortage of personal protection equipment, so I started a Facebook group to The post Heroes on the Front Line: Travis Fick appeared first on UAW. — Apr 9
  • COVID-19 Update 4/9/2020
    My Sisters and Brothers, I’m pleased to report today that UAW Local 434 members have begun producing face shields that will be provided to healthcare workers who are on the front lines of this pandemic caring for patients. Local 434 in Moline, Illinois is the only Deere facility building the critically needed shields. I want The post COVID-19 Update 4/9/2020 appeared first on UAW. — Apr 9
  • UAW John Deere Members Begin Face Shield Production
    Yesterday, UAW Local 434 members at John Deere in Moline, Illinois began producing face shields for health care workers battling COVID-19 in their communities. The original run will produce 25,000 face shields with materials on order to produce another 200,000. The shields will be distributed to local health care facilities, as well as being used The post UAW John Deere Members Begin Face Shield Production appeared first on UAW. — Apr 9
  • Webinar Offers Expert Info on Preventing Spread of Viruses at Work
    Tune in 2 p.m. (EDT) Friday, April 10, for a free webinar that offers expert information for those still working outside the home during the coronavirus pandemic. The event, Workplace Safety in a Pandemic: Slowing the Spread of Coronavirus and Communicable Diseases, is sponsored by Cornell University ILR Worker Institute. Register now at https://bit.ly/2JR2MFb. The post Webinar Offers Expert Info on Preventing Spread of Viruses at Work appeared first on UAW. — Apr 9
  • COVID-19 Update 4/8/2020
    My Brothers and Sisters, I’d like to talk a little today about the loss of my good friend and former UAW Secretary-Treasurer Ruben Burks. Ruben passed on Monday, another casualty in this terrible pandemic. He was truly a gentleman and a tireless fighter for working men and women, for our members and for what is The post COVID-19 Update 4/8/2020 appeared first on UAW. — Apr 8