UAW Region 9A

04/03/2026

UAW members across our region have been standing up in 2026. Workers walked picket lines from Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association in Maine to Contract Faculty United at NYU. Our members at GEU UAW UConn and Foxwoods brought their power to the bargaining table to win strong agreements. And all this time, our UAW 2325 siblings at CAMBA remain on strike fighting for their jobs against outsourcing.

UAW members have proven over and over again that winning a strong contract takes a willingness to fight for one. When we go into bargaining understanding that our power comes from a united membership that is ready to fight, we can set standards, defend our coworkers, and force the boss to say yes when they want to say no.

One way we build power is by preparing to strike—which is why we say the best way to avoid a strike is to be ready for one. Our contract campaigns depend on the membership’s unity and solidarity. But they also require a plan based on taking escalating action together. This only works when we end blackout bargaining and communicate directly with the membership.

Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla highlights recent and ongoing fights across our region.

04/03/2026

Region 9A’s Massachusetts CAP Council voted to endorse Harvard Graduate Students Union - UAW member Evan MacKay to represent the 25th Middlesex District in the State House.

“Over the past decade, Evan has been a leader within our organizing efforts in Massachusetts. And they were a key organizer in the attempt to reform the UAW and increase union democracy," said UAW Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla. "Evan will take these same principles and commitments to a much-needed institution—the state legislature—that could serve the interests of workers but currently isn’t."

Read more → region9a.uaw.org/news/evan2026

04/02/2026

On early Sunday morning, after 12 hours of informational meetings on Friday and the polls being open for 15 hours, Local 2121 members voted to ratify UAW’s fifth contract at Foxwoods Casino.

The bargaining committee had the difficult task of balancing the issues, many of which are unique to gaming, while protecting the majority of members' healthcare. For the first time in the local’s history, the union was able to reach a tentative agreement without proceeding to interest arbitration. Congratulations!

04/01/2026

More than 150 UAW Region 9 and 9A members convened in Albany last week to advocate for our legislative priorities, including but not limited to childcare, taxing the rich, temporary disability insurance, adjunct unemployment and paid family leave, and more.

This conference built upon the longstanding ties between our regions, and together we successfully lobbied over 100 legislators’ offices on our priorities. With the state budget process fast approaching its conclusion, this final push provided a major boost to our priorities.

Read more → region9a.uaw.org/news/albanylobbying2026

03/31/2026

“Dozens of union workers rallied at City Hall on Monday to demand that the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection receive full budgetary funding… Labor unions like the NY Taxi Workers Alliance, the Street Vendors Union, service workers union 32BJ SEIU, the United Auto Workers and the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council all attended the rally and reiterated the importance of DCWP’s mandate to both enforce labor laws and raise funds for the city through fines.”

Dozens of union workers rallied at City Hall on Monday to demand that the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) receive full budgetary

03/31/2026

Region 9A’s Massachusetts CAP Council voted to endorse longtime labor champion Senator Ed Markey for reelection to the U.S. Senate.

Senator Markey has a consistent record of standing up for the working class, defending collective bargaining rights, and championing policies that strengthen and create good union jobs. He has also shown up time and time again for our members, from walking the picket line with Local 422 in Mansfield to fighting for research funding for our membership in higher education.

Read more → https://region9a.uaw.org/news/MACAPEndorsesEdMarkey

The UAW has always been on the front lines of the fight for working people—taking on corporate greed, demanding dignity on the job, and proving that when workers organize, they win. Proud to earn UAW Region 9A's endorsement.

03/30/2026

🪧 From Puerto Rico to Massachusetts and everywhere in between, UAW Region 9A members showed out at No Kings rallies on Saturday!

🇵🇷 In Puerto Rico, our members joined LCLAA and other unions to rally outside the Capitolio in San Juan. Union Comedores Escolares president Nelly Ayala León addressed the crowd to talk about the struggles faced by Puerto Rican workers.

🔬 In Massachusetts, CORE-UAW members talked to fellow attendees about our fight to to scientific research funding. Add your name to our open letter to the Massachusetts state legislature → region9a.uaw.org/news/driveact

03/30/2026

"District 65 was a 'catch-all' union that organized whoever and wherever it could, paying little attention to the industry in which its members worked. Its guiding philosophy was to target the lowest paid workers who were routinely ignored by other unions.

New York has never been a manufacturing hub. In addition to its large construction industry, the Big Apple has long been dominated by light manufacturing as well as services of all kinds, distribution, and retail.

District 65 organized these sectors when they were considered to be secondary in economic and strategic importance to manufacturing. As service, distribution, and retail have come to dominate the US economy, the organizing strategies District 65 pioneered are quite relevant to the labor movement today."

Read more about District 65, the militant, anti-racist, cross-sector, renegade union that later merged into UAW Region 9A.

https://ow.ly/NSfC50YyBeH

03/26/2026

03/25/2026

Toda nuestra solidaridad con los trabajadores que enfrentan violencia por organizarse y ponerse en huelga en la empresa Tornel Rubber en México.

All solidarity with workers facing violence for organizing & striking at the Tornel Rubber Company in Mexico.

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The labor union representing workers in auto, aircraft and agricultural implement manufacturing and other industries in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

03/25/2026

"New York University reached a tentative agreement with the union representing approximately 950 non-tenure track faculty on raises, better job security, and more.

"Striking faculty returned to work Wednesday having won 'the highest minimum salaries of any unionized full-time, non-tenure track faculty in the country,' Brendan Hogan, a philosophy professor and spokesperson for Contract Faculty United at NYU - UAW, said in a statement."

After walking out on Monday, members returned to work on Wednesday ahead of voting on a deal that would secure raises and better job security.

03/25/2026

Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association members are out for their third day on strike! Join us on the picket line until we win the fair contract we deserve.