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Besides its primary goal of taking a stance against oppressive employers and serving as a means to gain justice for workers through actively fighting for better conditions and wages upon other things in the workplace, the UAW is committed to actively taking a role in social action for the betterment of life for all workers in the United States. | |||
In the words of UAW president, Gettelfinger, “These are difficult times for America’s working families and tough times for America’s unions, including the UAW. We must do more than honor our past; we must forge our future by joining together to get America back on the right road. In the UAW, we call it the high road.” These are some of the issues that the UAW is dedicated to working on to help this country back toward this “high road”. | Besides its primary goal of taking a stance against oppressive employers and serving as a means to gain justice for workers through actively fighting for better conditions and wages upon other things in the workplace, the UAW is committed to actively taking a role in social action for the betterment of life for all workers in the United States [http://www.uaw.com/]. | ||
In the words of UAW president, Gettelfinger, “These are difficult times for America’s working families and tough times for America’s unions, including the UAW. We must do more than honor our past; we must forge our future by joining together to get America back on the right road. In the UAW, we call it the high road [http://www.uaw.com/].” These are some of the issues that the UAW is dedicated to working on to help this country back toward this “high road”[http://www.uaw.com/]. | |||
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Community Issues
Besides its primary goal of taking a stance against oppressive employers and serving as a means to gain justice for workers through actively fighting for better conditions and wages upon other things in the workplace, the UAW is committed to actively taking a role in social action for the betterment of life for all workers in the United States [1]. In the words of UAW president, Gettelfinger, “These are difficult times for America’s working families and tough times for America’s unions, including the UAW. We must do more than honor our past; we must forge our future by joining together to get America back on the right road. In the UAW, we call it the high road [2].” These are some of the issues that the UAW is dedicated to working on to help this country back toward this “high road”[3].
Budget and Taxes
State of the Economy
Education
Election Reforms
Energy and the Environment
Fair Labor Standards Act
Civil and Human Rights
Health Care
Immigration
Labor Law
Pensions
Protecting Consumers
Privatization
Social Security
Trade
Unemployment Insurance
OSHA
Work and Family
Veterans
