 The leadership of Local 897 is committed to improve working conditions; to create a uniform system of higher wages and a better quality of work life; to protect the interests of all union brothers and sisters; to unite in one organization, regardless of religion, race, creed, color, sex, or political affiliation; to unite in solidarity to keep our Local Union strong; and to educate, train, and to continuously improve the quality of life for its members. We have 800+ active members and over 3000 retirees all over the country that we represent at Buffalo Stamping Plant.
 Health Care Reform: Be Careful of What You Ask For! - 02.04.2010 -
Conservative media is heralding its victory with the election of former nude model Republican Scott Brown in the Massachusetts Senate race. Brown ran on the platform that his election would end health care reform in this country...
The 2010 Tool & Die Retirement Party - 02.04.2010 - The 2010 Tool & Die Retirement party will be at the Father Baker Knights of Columbus Hall on South Park in Lackawanna....
King exposed folly of right-to-work - 02.04.2010 - Sometimes it's all in what you call it. During the civil rights struggles in the 1950s and 1960s, many of those who wanted to deny voting and other basic rights to African-Americans in the South claimed they were not so much racists as they were for "states' rights.....
Presidents Report - 01.16.2010 - UAW Vice President Bob King Visits UAW Local 897 and Buffalo Stamping Plant....
Shrine Circus - 01.16.2010 - The 2010 Shrine Circus will be in town on Sunday March 21, 2010 at the 1:30 p.m....
Seneca Allegany Casino Trip - 01.16.2010 - Come join the fun March 21, 2010 at the Seneca Allegany Casino
2009 Children’s Christmas Party - 01.16.2010 - The Children’s Christmas Party was held on Sunday December 13, 2009 at the VFW 898 Post in Lackawanna
Bowling Tournament - 01.16.2010 - The tournament will be held at Abbott Lanes, Lackawanna , NY
JDRF in 2009 - 01.16.2010
BJ’s Wholesale Club - 01.16.2010 - BJ’s Wholesale Club has continued their discount membership to Local 897 members...
Editors Notes by Gino Messina - 08.20.2008 - Are you willing to move a grain of sand? Social Change for Working Families. Most working Americans have not fared well through eight years of conservative corporate economic policies...
Preserving VA System Repays Debt to Veterans 02.01.2008 - When we vote for a candidate for school board, on a ballot issue, or whether or not to ratify a union contract as UAW members, just did at GM and Chrysler, we don’t think twice, because it’s a normal way of life for us.
Made in America - 02.01.2008 - John Ratzenberger, whom we all knew as the famous Cliff Clavin from the TV show Cheers, hosted a town hall meeting titled “Keep It Made In America”.
Dreamers: The friendship of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Walter Reuther 02.01.2008 - UAW President Walter Reuther saw civil rights as a moral issue important to the continued success of American democracy and U.S. labor and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed the support of labor unions would be an important factor in winning the fight minorities faced. As a result, their philosophies spawned a close friendship between the two.
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