UAWD Convention HQ
The 2022 UAW Constitutional Convention will be a historic opportunity to change our union for the better. Here at uawd.org/convention2022, you can find the latest updates from UAWD about what’s happening at the Convention.
UAWD is a caucus of UAW members founded in 2020 to organize for a more democratic and accountable union. We led the campaign to win One Member, One Vote in 2021, and we’re now supporting the UAW Members United slate for International Executive Board in 2022.
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Delegate Resources
Daily UAWD Bulletins
Latest information about the convention schedule, rules, and UAWD’s daily priorities.
UAWD Delegate Platform
UAWD’s delegate platform drafted with input from hundreds of UAW members.
UAWD Priority Resolutions
Explanations and talking points for UAWD’s priority amendments & resolutions.
Latest from the Floor
Convention Updates
In the News: Just How Much Is the UAW Strike Fund Worth?
The Intercept published a story on how the UAW International Executive Board has been misleading the membership—including delegates at the 2022 Constitutional Convention—as to the size of the UAW strike fund, as well as the nature of the investments in the fund:...
UAWD in the News: UAW Convention/Militants open struggle against business unionism
UAWD Steering Committee member Martha Grevatt writes for Workers World: The recent 38th UAW Constitutional Convention demonstrated that the struggle over the union’s direction is still very much alive. As has been the case for decades, rank-and-file militants have...
UAWD on the Air with WDET: Historic moments, a little controversy mark UAW convention
Sascha Raiyn covered the UAW Convention for WDET, Detroit's NPR Station, spotlighting UAWD and two of our members: Margaret Mock announced her candidacy for secretary treasurer at the convention. She is a member of Local 140 and works in the Warren Truck Assembly...
UAWD in Labor Notes: Auto Workers Turn a Corner for Strike Pay and Democracy
Jane Slaughter and Keith Brower Brown write for Labor Notes: Reformers in the Auto Workers won day one strike pay at the union’s constitutional convention in Detroit last week. They also forced open debate on the top concession that has weakened the union in the last...
UAWD in the New York Times: United Auto Workers Seek to Shed a Legacy of Corruption
Neal E. Boudette writes about this year's UAW Constitutional Convention for the New York Times, quoting UAWD Steering Committee member Bill Parker: Now U.A.W. members have a chance to determine how much of a break from that past they want to make. In one of the...
UAWD in the Detroit Free Press: UAW delegates vote to kill strike pay increase in closing hours of convention
In a dramatic reversal shortly before the close of the UAW’s 38th constitutional convention in Detroit, delegates on Thursday voted to undo a $100-per-week strike pay increase approved earlier. That means the strike pay will go back to the $400 per week that had been in place at the start of the convention rather than the $500 per week delegates approved on Wednesday. However, a change that allows the strike pay accrual to start on the first day of a strike rather than the eighth day was allowed to stand.
Convention 101
Who are my local's delegates?
Each local elects its own delegates to the Constitutional Convention. To find out who your local’s delegates are in 2022, contact your local leadership. Find out who your local’s delegates were in 2018 here.
What do delegates do?
Delegates will vote on proposed resolutions and amendments to the UAW Constitution. UAWD’s priority resolutions and amendments are available here. Delegates may also play a very important role in nominating IEB candidates, depending on the new rules.
What are delegates voting on at Convention?
Delegates will vote on proposed resolutions and amendments to the UAW Constitution. UAWD’s priority resolutions and amendments are available here.
Where will UAWD be at convention?
To join up with UAWD at Convention, follow our Convention events calendar.
