ICYMI: County workers in Lorain County, Ohio, are ready to STAND UP! Because we care about families, children, and the people who count on public services to get by.

I am proud to welcome the endorsement of @uaw.org!

“The generosity and commitment of the UAW volunteers are truly inspiring. Their efforts help ensure that families in our Janesville community have the support they need during the holiday season, and we are so grateful for their service.” ow.ly/w98I50XS353

“They sat down to fight for dignity and fairness in the workplace. Without the support of their loved ones and the Women’s Emergency Brigade, the strikers could not have accomplished their goal. We once again say thank you to those brave souls.” www.mlive.com/news/flint/2...

ICYMI: In 2025, UAW members took on corporate greed like never before... And we’re just getting started. 🎥 ow.ly/Msw650XNfNq

Family recalls legacy of brothers who sparked GM sit-down strike www.abc12.com/news/family-...

🧵 On December 30, 1936, thousands of General Motors auto workers courageously sat down on the job inside the plants in Flint, MI, and shut down the most powerful corporation in the world. 📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social

"'high-level' convos are taking place b/t @ctulocal1.bsky.social and @uaw.org about establishing an institute 'that would help coordinate May 1, 2028, and beyond.' "[Stacy] Davis Gates, who came up with the idea for the institute, told me, 'You’ve got the UAW and CTU doing it, and we don’t bluff.'"

Roy and Walter Reuther discuss important matters during the 14th UAW Convention in Atlantic City, NJ, 1952. 📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social

"In this season, men of goodwill renew their hope that people everywhere will learn to live and work together so that the atomic age will bring the blessings of abundance, security, freedom and lasting peace to the world." — Walter Reuther 📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social

Photos of UAW local union holiday parties, 1940s-50s, from the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social. Whether giving kids a chance to talk to Santa or organizing toy drives, @uaw.org holiday events have been huge to their respective communities over the years. youtube.com/shorts/d9Zqc...

"It is we, the faculty and students of @thenewschool.bsky.social, who most passionately believe in this guiding mission. And it is we who are best equipped to protect it, no matter the cost." 📰 jacobin.com/2025/12/new-...

Captain Harry W. Wilson goes over the basics with students of the Santa Claus Training School in Detroit, 1938. The newly minted Santas were part of a campaign by the Volunteers of America to raise funds for Christmas baskets and winter relief work. 🎅🎄🎁 📸 @reutherlibrary.bsky.social

🎙️Podcast for Power! On Tues, Jan 13, join a LUCA webinar for labor communicators who want to launch a successful union podcast. We'll cover everything from defining your local’s vision and audience to planning content, booking guests, and promoting your show. Register: uaw.org/luca/

"New York City Mayoral-Elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has signed an open letter in support of roughly 1,000 workers of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York who filed a petition with the @nlrbgov.bsky.social in November to approve a bargaining unit." 📰 ow.ly/1fMm50XNFFG

"More than 100 households will have food for the holidays thanks to UAW Local 668. “'We’re just a small, little plant with a big heart,' said Melodie Janetsky, community service chair for UAW Local 668, as she helped to distribute the food on Friday." www.mlive.com/news/saginaw...

The New School is a beacon of higher education thanks to the labor of its faculty & staff.  I strongly urge @thenewschool.bsky.social to extend the deadline for faculty to consider separation packages, engage in good faith & protect the programs that make New School a globally renowned institution.

“I think students are really committed to their professors, professors to their students,” said Danielle Twiss, a doctoral student studying Marxist political economy who spoke to the crowd. “We’re able to fight for each other and actually protect each other.” in the @nytimes.com ❤️🖤

"It is often said, 'Why can’t we keep Christmas with us and carry it in our hearts?' Imagine what a better world we could create if we truly lived that way, where the needs of all were valued every day of the year." — @uawregion8.bsky.social Director Tim Smith uawregion8.net/all-years/20...

The bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act is headed to the Senate! We need your voice to help stand up for federal workers and their union rights. Tell your senators: pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act and stop President Trump’s union-busting! ☎️ ow.ly/a2ZT50XKVcJ

Caught between Thanksgiving and Christmas🧣 Cover of @uaw.org's Ammunition magazine. December 1948. From the archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.

"Nearly two years after New York University’s full-time contract faculty overwhelmingly voted to unionize, the group is still without its first contract and is escalating negotiations." @uawregion9a.bsky.social 📰 ow.ly/tXEy50XLPJi

"Nineteen states will increase their minimum wages on January 1, boosting earnings for more than 8.3 million workers by a total of $5 billion." @epi.org ow.ly/301a50XKUcb

🧵 Happy Birthday to UAW President Douglas Fraser, born on this day in 1916. Fraser served as president of our union from 1977 to 1983. 📸 @librarycongress.bsky.social

Without the working class, nothing moves.

"Penalties for bosses who break wage and hour laws have fallen a staggering 94% during the second Trump administration. Workplace health and safety penalties have also dropped 45%." goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...

Thanks to our Stellantis membership, 2025 proved to be a year filled with promising news, positive trends, and reasons for optimism, and we're in a strong position for future success. Hear from Stellantis Dept. Director Kevin Gotinsky on our wins and the outlook for 2026. 🎥 youtu.be/6vth9fW_eyM?...

12/16/65 - @uaw.org Pres. Walter Reuther is 1st national figure to visit Delano 3 months into grape walkouts, bringing much needed support to the strikers. Reuther carried a “Huelga” sign & marched through Delano besides Cesar Chavez & Larry Itliong, defying a city ban on such demos.

The Trump administration is letting bosses get away with rampant wage theft. Penalties for bosses who break wage and hour laws has fallen a staggering 94% during the second Trump administration. Workplace health and safety penalties have also dropped 45%. goodjobsfirst.org/worker-prote...

“The inability of the NLRB to function for the last year has highlighted, for people who care about labor relations in this country, how broken the system is. Anyone could have seen this coming, but a year of nonfunctional labor law is a crisis point.” 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/b...

After over 761 days of bargaining for a first contract, the UMaine Grad Workers Union has reached a tentative agreement with UMS! ✊🦞 @uawregion9a.bsky.social Members can join a town hall meeting to learn more & ask questions before this week’s ratification vote. ⤵️

"In the wake of the historic stand-up strike two years ago, UAW president Shawn Fain called on the labor movement to prepare to strike together on May 1, 2028. What will it take to make a successful general strike a reality?" jacobin.com/2025/12/may-...

The AFL-CIO stands with the Australian labor movement in condemning the horrifying antisemitic attacks at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. America’s unions reaffirm our commitment to fight bigotry, hate, and violence as we push for a fair and just world for all.

So grateful for the amazing graduate students who wrote this 'Open Letter on The New School’s “Restructuring” Plans', published on @eflux.bsky.social (including link with petition to condemn admin!) @newschoolaaup.bsky.social www.e-flux.com/notes/678343...

“'We can afford (universal child care) in a city, in a state where so few have so much, and the vast majority of us have so little,' @uawregion9a.bsky.social Director Brandon Mancilla told the crowd." thechiefleader.com/stories/unti...

"UAW Local 602 members in Lansing, MI, raised more than $18,000 for Toys for Tots in a single day. Workers also donated 351 bicycles, far surpassing last year’s record of 217. 🎄🎁🤝 ow.ly/TgyN50XHpU1

Motivation for this chilly❄️ Friday...Striking Plymouth autoworkers stay warm in Detroit during the 1937 Chrysler Sit-down Strike. From the @uaw.org archives at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.

"The House on Thursday voted 231-195 to pass a bill that would restore collective bargaining rights for federal workers, a first step toward reversing the sweeping changes President Donald Trump enacted earlier this year." www.politico.com/live-updates...

BREAKING: Democrats and Republicans in Congress just voted to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal workers’ union rights – the first time the House has voted to overturn a Trump executive order in this term. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc

UAW Statement on the Michigan Senate’s Unanimous, Bipartisan Passage of SB 700

In Paris, @uaw.org President Walter Reuther distributing CARE packages to @force-ouvriere.bsky.social members working at a Renault auto plant. 1949. From the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social, learn more at the Walter Reuther Digital Archive: projects.library.wayne.edu/omeka-s/s/re...

HUGE NEWS: the Protect America’s Workforce Act, our bill to restore union rights for 1 million federal workers, is getting a vote in the House THIS WEEK! Call your rep NOW and tell them to stand with America’s workers and pass this bill. 📲855-493-4407 https://bit.ly/4r6Ep9M

Kids braving the winter cold and marching on the picket line during the Flint Sit-down Strike in 1937. Walking through a winter flurry this morning reminded me of this gem from the @uaw.org archives here at the @reutherlibrary.bsky.social.

“I understand that you have to be a profitable company, but does profitable mean you have to take food off of my table too?” - Marcques Derby, plant chairman at UAW Local 807, in Burlington, Iowa. Watch the full video on UAW YouTube.

Postdocs at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have been fighting for over a year for a fair contract, but the college administration is still refusing to agree to commit to basic rights and protections in a union contract. Read: nycclc.org/news/postdoc...

On this day 70 years ago, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to form the @aflcio.org, the largest federation of unions in the United States.

🧵 On this day in 1952, Walter Reuther was elected president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) after a hotly contested election against Vice President Allen S. Haywood. Reuther succeeded longtime CIO president, Phillip Murray, who unexpectedly passed away on November 9 of that year.

The IT workers at CAMBA have been on strike for five weeks. What these folks need is a fair contract that reflects the value of the work they perform. No contract, no peace, no data, no IT!

Together, we’re building an Ohio that delivers for working families, not the special interests that have continued to take us backwards. Proud to stand with @uaw.org today and every day.