This is the 6th year that the UAW Local 1219 and Reineke Family Dealerships have teamed up to help the Veterans Food Pantry of Northwest Ohio.
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For over 50 years, the Lima Dana plant provided good-paying jobs to this region, and current and former employees are dealing with the announcement of its closure in 2025. President of the UAW 1765 retirees, Gary Frueh, says the Lima plant was highly regarded in the Dana Corporation, and it was the star plant in the division during the 80s and 90s. The plant also received the prestigious "Malcolm Baldrige Award" in 2000 for manufacturing.
On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday after multiple …
With concerns for Ohio's labor force, local unions came out today against Bernie Moreno. Representatives from UAW Local 1219, Lima Troy Area CAP Council, and the United Steelworkers are speaking out about their concerns with the lack of respect they say Moreno has for Ohio workers. With the court actions against him for not paying earned overtime to his own employees and the NBC news report that he has bought land to get back into the auto sales businesses, these laborers say that's not what Ohio needs.
As election day gets nearer, candidates are inventing new ways to reach voters. This includes the virtual roundtable the Mayor of Lima lead earlier today, as part of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.
Every month, the United Auto Workers, Local 1765 community service committee chooses a new non-profit project to help the area. Over 250 backpacks and 500 dollars in school supplies were fund raised in the third “Stuff the Bus” campaign. The donations will be given to Lima City Schools to hand out at their annual school supplies giveaway.
Dana Incorporated and the United Auto Workers, Local 1765 have teamed up to support multiple assisted living facilities in the area, as they remain on strict lockdowns. The automotive parts company and union donated grills, flowers, birdbaths, and feeders, and face masks to the nursing homes. They include The Greens at Lochhaven Assisted Living, Shawnee Manor, and Lost Creek Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. UAW’S community service committee asked the union for a donation for the project, and Dana matched it. The committee hopes adopting these assisted living facilities can provide some normalcy to the residents during this time.
The United Auto Workers Hall will get a second life after selling at auction at the end of January.
The hall was auctioned off for $167,500. While the building went for less than they were hoping, they are happy that the new owners plan on keep the building standing and renovating it to fit their needs. The UAW has moved into a new space on S. Collett Street as of November that is better suited for their needs.
"We're right across the hall from the United Way," said Bryan McClurg, President of the UAW Building Corp. "It benefits us in a lot of ways because the UAW does a lot of community activism and now we're right there with those community programs."