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Blog | 26 Jan, 2026

January's Did You Know? BCBSM UAW Local 2256 101

Happy New Year Brothers and Sister’s! January can be a very hectic month for us here at work. Call volumes and stress volumes are high. Your New Year...

Blog | 26 Jan, 2026

December's Did You Know? BCBSM UAW Local 2256 101

As we draw closer to the Holiday, your Education Committee wants to remind you of one important truth: Our strength comes from standing together...

Blog | 05 Dec, 2025

Local 2256's Education and Civil Rights Committees Come Together

On Friday, November 21, our Civil Rights Committee joined our Education Committee for a productive and inspirational field trip to the Walter Reuther...

Blog 04 Nov, 2019

UAW Mack Truck Workers Ratify Contract

Strike nets fair pay, benefits and job security protections

DETROIT – UAW Mack Truck members ratified a four-year collective bargaining agreement by over 79% on Sunday.

Blog 25 Oct, 2019

UAW Aramark Members Ratify Contract

Detroit ̶ UAW Aramark members ratified the 2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement this evening.

Blog 21 Oct, 2019

UAW reached tentative agreement with General Dynamics

DETROIT – UAW members at General Dynamics Corporation have announced that they have reached tentative agreement today. “The bargaining committees at General Dynamics have worked hard to reach a fair agreement for our members that protects job security, wages and benefits,” said UAW Secretary-Treasurer Ray Curry, director of the UAW General Dynamics Department.

Blog 18 Oct, 2019

UAW Mack Truck Members Strike - Update

UAW Mack Truck workers sacrifice for fair pay, benefits and job security protections Detroit – Approaching a week, UAW Mack Truck workers continue to strike for fair pay, benefits and job security protections.

Blog 17 Oct, 2019

UAW GM National Council Votes to Send Tentative Agreement to Members for Ratification

UAW GM NATIONAL COUNCIL VOTES TO SEND TENTATIVE AGREEMENT TO MEMBERS FOR RATIFICATION UAW Members to Stay on Strike until Ratification Local General Motors UAW leaders from around the country today announced that the UAW GM National Council voted to accept the Tentative Agreement with General Motors. UAW workers will remain on strike until ratification.

Blog 16 Oct, 2019

UAW-GM Negotiations - Tentative Agreement - Update #8

Dear Union Brothers and Sisters: We just reached a Tentative Agreement with GM a short time ago, today, Wednesday, October 16, 2019. We will go over the details when the Council meets tomorrow morning in Detroit.