UAW Region 9A

09/02/2026

Congratulations to ACT-UAW Local 7902 President Micaela Suminski and Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys - UAW 2325 President Lisa Ohta, who were named to City & State New York’s 2026 Labor Power 100 list alongside Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla!

Read more → cityandstateny.com/power-lists/2026/08/2026-labor-power-100/415652/

09/01/2026

UAW Region 9A is proud to announce our endorsement of UAW member Carleigh Beriont to represent New Hampshire’s 1st District in the U.S. Congress.

As a former member of UAW Local 5118, Carleigh is the labor candidate in the NH-1 race. Carleigh has stood with graduate workers at the University of New Hampshire throughout their fight for a fair first contract.

Read more → region9a.uaw.org/news/NHCAPEndorsement0926

09/01/2026

It’s Election Day, Massachusetts! UAW members have been getting out the vote for our endorsed candidates all summer.

For U.S. Senate:
✅ Ed Markey

For U.S. Congress:
✅ Tram Nguyen, 6th District*

For State Senate:
✅ Daniel Lander, Suffolk & Middlesex
✅ Persis Yu, Norfolk & Suffolk
✅ Latoya Gayle, 1st Suffolk

For State House:
✅ Alison Leary, 10th Middlesex
✅ Ravi Simon, 13th Middlesex
✅ Lorena Betts, 16th Middlesex
✅ John Drinkwater, 17th Middlesex*
✅ Evan MacKay, 25th Middlesex*
✅ Mike Connolly, 26th Middlesex
✅ Ben Ewen-Campen, 27th Middlesex*
✅ Will Mbah, 34th Middlesex
✅ Tom Hendrickson, 3rd Hampden*
✅ Johnnie McKnight, 11th Hampden
✅ Michael Lachenmeyer, 12th Hampden

* Current or former UAW members

08/31/2026

📣 This week in Region 9A!

Tuesday, 9/1
Massachusetts Primary Day

Unite and Win at Work in NYC

Thursday, 9/3
New York City Area CAP Council Meeting

This weekend
Labor Day Celebrations All Around Region 9A

📅 Join us @ region9a.uaw.org/events

08/29/2026

📆 This week in UAW Region 9A!

Read about UAW Local 2324's newly ratified contract, sign up to get out the vote for UAW-endorsed candidates in Massachusetts, and join us at upcoming Labor Day actions throughout our region. ⤵️

Read this week's newsletter from UAW Region 9A.

08/27/2026

Solidarity with UAW 2325 members under attack for exercising their right to strike! ✊

🚨 STATEMENT ON WAYNE COUNTY JUDGE'S HOLLOW CONTEMPT CLAIMS AGAINST STRIKING PUBLIC DEFENDERS BY UAW PRESIDENT SHAWN FAIN 🚨

"You don’t get to turn the courthouse into a hammer against UAW members at Neighborhood Defender Service because they went on strike for fair treatment in the workplace.

If Judge Darnella Williams-Claybourne is proceeding with criminal charges against two public defenders, members of UAW Local 2325, over missed court dates while on strike, the people of Wayne County have every right to ask: What is going on here? A labor dispute is not a license to punish workers for standing together. It is further outrageous considering that striking workers were locked out of their office building, their case files, their emails, and their calendars.

This is a heavy-handed move that sends a nasty message to every employee who dares to organize, especially those who work in the public interest. It’s unacceptable intimidation.

Going on strike does not mean a public defender suddenly stops caring about clients. It does not mean they turned their backs on the defenseless. And it certainly does not mean they surrendered their rights as workers. Public defenders went on strike last month precisely because they knew they couldn’t continue to do their critical jobs for their clients and our community without creating a more sustainable workplace.

Our members fought for fair wages, healthcare, and better workplace standards. We are proud of the collective bargaining agreement that was reached, and they have been hard at work representing the people of Wayne County since then.

Judge Darnella Williams-Claybourne is the sole judge in Wayne County seeking to punish UAW workers, out of the over forty judges in the county who presided over hearings for which NDS attorneys did not appear during the strike. The UAW demands that the proceedings for criminal contempt be dropped immediately. Workers should not have to choose between their livelihood and their basic right to stand together."

08/27/2026

Big news for NOLSW, UAW Local 2320 member Tram T Nguyen in her race for Congress! Sign up to canvass on Sunday ⤵️

We’re in the final days of this race—and we’re bringing together some incredible trailblazers for one last push before Election Day.

Thrilled to have Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Lori Trahan, Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell, and other local leaders join me in Salem this coming Sunday, August 30th at noon for a rally and canvass kickoff.

RSVP at https://www.tramforcongress.com/gotv830

Let’s make history!

08/26/2026

Last week, the UAW International Union and UAW Local 2322 joined other unions in filing a complaint in federal court challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s final rule ending the Duration of Status (D/S) framework for international student workers and others.

“International students and scholars shouldn’t have to navigate an immigration system designed to disrupt their education, research, and lives,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “The UAW is joining this legal action to challenge this discriminatory and short-sighted rule and proudly stands with international workers and scholars fighting for the stability and protections they deserve.”

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

08/25/2026

UAW local unions in Maine unanimously voted to endorse our fellow UAW member Trent Vellella for the Maine House of Representatives in District 49. Vellella, who serves as President of the Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association (UAW Local 3999), says he is running to “be a thoughtful, steady voice—someone who shows up, does the work, and focuses on leaving things better than I found them.”

“We know Trent will fight for Maine workers, because he’s one of us,” said Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla. “Workers all over Maine were inspired by BMDA’s strike, and Trent’s experience is exactly what we need more of in government to deliver the change the working class demands.”

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

08/24/2026

UAW members in Maine are fired up to elect our UAW Local 2320 brother Troy Jackson to the U.S. Senate! 🔥

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