United Auto Workers
It was founded in 1935 and started in North America. It has members in virtually every sector of the economy. The UAW has more than 390,000 active members and more than 600,000 retired members in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. UAW represented workplaces from multinational corporations, small manufacturers and state and local governments to colleges and universities, hospitals and private nonprofit organizations. The UAW has been a leader in the struggle to secure economic and social justice for all people. The UAW has been actively involved in every civil rights legislative battle since the 1950s, including the campaigns to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Fair Housing Act, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988 and legislation to prohibit discrimination against women, the elderly and people with disabilities. The UAW deals with EVERY DAY issues such as passing landmark legislation as Medicare and Medicaid, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Employee Retirement Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. In Washington and state capitols, the UAW is fighting for better schools for kids, secure health care and pensions for retirees, clean air and water, tougher workplace health and safety standards, stronger worker's compensation and unemployment insurance laws and fairer taxes.
It was founded in 1935 and started in North America. It has members in virtually every sector of the economy. The UAW has more than 390,000 active members and more than 600,000 retired members in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. UAW represented workplaces from multinational corporations, small manufacturers and state and local governments to colleges and universities, hospitals and private nonprofit organizations. The UAW has been a leader in the struggle to secure economic and social justice for all people. The UAW has been actively involved in every civil rights legislative battle since the 1950s, including the campaigns to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Fair Housing Act, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988 and legislation to prohibit discrimination against women, the elderly and people with disabilities. The UAW deals with EVERY DAY issues such as passing landmark legislation as Medicare and Medicaid, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Employee Retirement Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. In Washington and state capitols, the UAW is fighting for better schools for kids, secure health care and pensions for retirees, clean air and water, tougher workplace health and safety standards, stronger worker's compensation and unemployment insurance laws and fairer taxes.
The UAW reprsents
workers in manufacturing, health care, higher education, gaming, public
service etc.
Sources
. N.p.. Web. 27 Mar 2014.
<http://uaw.org/page/who-we-are>.
. N.p.. Web. 27 Mar 2014.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Automobile_Workers>.
Sources
. N.p.. Web. 27 Mar 2014.
<http://uaw.org/page/who-we-are>.
. N.p.. Web. 27 Mar 2014.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Automobile_Workers>.