 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 1000+ active members and over 3000 retirees all over the country that we represent at Buffalo Stamping Plant.
 Benefits Report by Pat Gavin 08.20.2008 - Senior Choice Univera — Modified Univera Changes effective August 1, 2008...
UAW Local 897 2008 Family Picnic at Darien Lake - 08.20.2008- The Family Picnic will be held on Saturday September 6, 2008...
UAW Local 897 Children’s Christmas Party - 08.20.2008- The Local’s annual Children’s Christmas Party will be held on Sunday December 7, 2008 at THE VFW J.B. Weber Post 898...
BJ’s Wholesale Club - 08.20.2008 - BJ’s Wholesale Club has continued their discount membership to Local 897 members...
Fantasy Island Family Picnic - 08.20.2008 - The Fantasy Island Family Picnic was held on Saturday July 19, 2008. The Recreation committee was joined by 111 members and guests...
ESSP Report by Jackie Masterson 08.20.2008 - Back to school already? Some children will be excited; others will dread the end of their summer freedom. All kids will be facing new experiences...
Education Committee Report - 08.20.2008 - The Education Committee would like to announce that there would be another session of Defensive Driving held in October. ECC will provide the program at our convenience....
Veterans Committee Report - 08.20.2008 - UAW Region 9 Veterans Committee Summer Picnic at Batavia Veteran’s Hospital ...
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...
2008 LUPA Conference (Local Union Press Association) - 08.20.2008 - The 2008 LUPA conference was held on August 10 – 15, 2008 at the Walter & May Reuther Family Education Center, Onaway., Michigan....
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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