2250 Delegates made sure LUCA is now a Standing Committee
The 39th UAW constitutional convention, with no question passed LUCA to be the next committee in the constitution. This will require all locals to have a LUCA committee. Many of our membership will be asking what LUCA is. This is from the LUCA Website at UAW.Org.
Founded in 1978, UAW-LUCA helps UAW local unions produce top-quality, effective communications. UAW-LUCA provides information, training and communications materials for the union’s locals across the U.S., as well as in Canada and Puerto Rico, through a members-only cloud sharing, called the LUCA Cloud where materials can be downloaded and posted. Member locals can also get free training and assistance in setting up a free website through the UAW’s SolidWeb program.
Through LUCA, members can share information about issues and events, exchange communication ideas and tips, and learn from their peers. UAW-LUCA also conducts regular conferences for local communicators and holds an annual Excellence in Communications contest for newsletters, websites, video and social media to recognize quality work of local union communicators.
This will rocket boost this committee to new levels. All of our local delegates voted to not only bring it out of committee but also voted to pass it. This will add LUCA into the consititution as a standing committee. As one of the LUCA members that has worked hard on this new website, I thank them personally.