UNION HALL TO BE CLOSED

THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF JULY

Welcome to United Auto Workers Local 599 Amalgamated

Located at 812 Leith St

Flint Michigan 48505

Phone 810-238-1616 Toll Free 1-888-414-2646

June 5, 2013, edition of the Detroit News. As an actor/social activist, I never thought I’d see the day when the workers of South Africa have more freedom to join unions than the workers of Mississippi.

Last week, I visited South Africa with a delegation of Mississippi workers, clergy, students and UAW leaders to request support from their auto union, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa. There’s a special bond between the unions. In the 1980s, the UAW fought against apartheid in South Africa and for workers’ rights. When political prisoner and South African leader Nelson Mandela was freed in 1990, he traveled to Detroit to thank the UAW.
 

Michigan is at a historic crossroads. The path we choose will define the economic future for generations of Michiganians.

(Event flier, pdf)

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