UAW Local 1590

09/22/2023

Please contact UAW local 1590 Martinsburg CCA webpage for strike information

01/21/2023

https://youtu.be/gI9MgykX0sQ

02/02/2022

01/26/2022

And so it begins

Unifor President Jerry Dias called it “a home run.” The media headlines were all about “reopening the Oshawa plant.” Unifor, the union that represents workers at the Detroit Three auto companies in Canada, announced a tentative agreement with General Motors Canada on November 5 that included...

01/19/2022

THE LEGAL SERVICES PLAN'S TAX YEAR 2021 1099-MISC "OTHER INCOME" AMOUNT IS $23.43. Note that this amount is the 2021 imputed income for your legal services benefit and you will not pay that amount in taxes. Rather, depending on your tax bracket, you will pay in the range of around $2 to around $9. This afternoon, you will be able to read our blog post with frequently asked questions about the Tax Year 2021 1099-MISC at www.uawlegalservices.com.

The UAW-FCA-Ford-General Motors Legal Services Plan is open to serve you. Just use the following process to access your legal services benefit.

02/11/2021

https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/autoworkers-face-dimmer-future-in-a-new-era-of-electric-cars/?fbclid=IwAR2RX014Mx27Z1NJhRE7T-XYp51p66GSsxLYWhtaYVru7gZkJopJWALFCUY

The likelihood is growing that legions of autoworkers who trained and worked for decades to build machines that run on petroleum will need to do rather different work in the next decade — or they m…

02/10/2021

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2021/02/10/gm-mary-barra-chip-shortage-production/4466754001/?fbclid=IwAR2HWAlgMAgeMz_QR9Ru0vmt2M4lbU_L2KRcCybNKFoe-TuM0Th_5UWkL6A

GM could take up to a $2 billion hit to pretax profits this year due to a chip shortfall, but will protect production of profitable pickups and SUVs.

02/10/2021

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2021/02/10/gm-give-uaw-workers-9-000-profit-sharing/4459912001/?fbclid=IwAR0qG7xWcX9xeUKxtU77AblYqHm91jHU3UBMIl-t7DjuoHgVj2s36kpyhKs

Automaker says 44,000 hourly employees would be eligible for the profit-sharing, which will be paid the week of Feb. 26

02/09/2021

If you are using the PAID version of TurboTax to do your taxes and want to know how to post the legal services benefit $23.58 imputed income, we have a "work-around" that our members have confirmed is working for them this year.

1. Click the Search button located at the top right of your screen.
2. Type 1099-MISC.
3. Select Jump to 1099-MISC.
4. Complete the entries as follows: (1) Describe the reason for the 1099-MISC. Enter Legal Services Plan Benefit. (2) For the question: Does one of these uncommon situations apply?, select: None of these apply. (3) For the question whether the 1099-MISC amount involved work that's like your main job, select No. It didn't involve work like your main job. (4) Select ONLY the tax year for which this specific 1099-MISC was issued (2020). (5) For the question whether the amount received involved an intent to earn money, select No, it didn't involve an intent to earn money.
5. Continue and click DONE.
Call us at (800) 482-7700 or write to UAWCoordinator@uawlsp.com if you have any questions.

02/05/2021

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2021/02/04/ford-reported-2020-earnings-dipped-profit-sharing-checks/4385369001/?fbclid=IwAR3JxnD2Uu4F8R9QWHcmwTFeW9d7W46ZUdHvsz_YAjLGBZys87SxzyzDGJA

Ford and its UAW members saw their profits shrink after a brutal 2020.

01/14/2021

1099R's are available now on the GM Benefits website under pensions for those of us who are retired

12/03/2020

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/12/gm-korea-union-workers-reject-latest-labor-proposal/

Workers have been striking daily for the past two weeks.

09/10/2020

https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2020/09/03/uaw-researchers-membership-columbia-university/3453703001/?fbclid=IwAR0jyngHOlNBSJm9FgVQZ8MswsMcFfIW20qA-TzVqtDfjHE9U0ag2s-qewM

UAW sees a spike in membership among non-autoworkers, most recently adding medical researchers working to cure cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's.

08/19/2020

IMPORTANT for retirees

There will be a UAW Trust conference call for retirees on Thursday September 24th. Retirees must register and RSVP to get additional information. The number is 833-656-5001 and they are available M-F from 8:30am-5pm

07/14/2020

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2020/07/14/covid-worker-shortages-force-gm-job-transfers-vital-plants/5429951002/

GM will transfer hundreds of its laid off workers in Detroit and Tennessee to its vital truck plants as absenteeism rises amid COVID.