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ONAWAY, MI – In the first week of September, 176 members assembled in northern Michigan at the Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center for the 2025 Contract Enforcement Boot Camp. Delegates came to this institute to sharpen their skills as grievance handlers.

The current base wage of $36.96 multiplied by a straight-time work year of 2080 hours = $76,876.80 a year.

Base pay of UAW/GM member $76,876.80

Average US Salary $62,088.00

Difference $14,788.80

The 2024 Made in America Auto Index from the Kogod School of Business is out and ready for your eyeballs. With all the talk about things being made in America it is no wonder folks wonder about their vehicle.

Our mission, no matter which industry, which company, which President is in the White House, is to take our power back and raise the standard for the working class. So I’m going to talk about three things tonight. First, I am going to discuss where we stand as a union in this political moment. Next, I’m going to talk about the political attacks happening against the working class. Lastly, I’m going to discuss what is happening in the auto industry and why our union is hellbent on ending the free trade disaster of the last thirty years.

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