Building Our Unions and
Protecting Our Communities

Welcome to the UAW Region 8 website. The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) is one of the largest and most diverse unions in North America, with members in virtually every sector of the economy.

UAW-represented workplaces range from multinational corporations, small manufacturers and state and local governments to colleges and universities, hospitals and private non-profit organizations.

The International Union is broken down into nine regions. Region 8 includes 63,000 active and 50,000 retired members in 17 states, including TennesseeVirginiaWest Virginia, North CarolinaSouth Carolina,Mississippi, AlabamaGeorgiaKentuckyFloridathe District of ColumbiaMarylandDelawareNew MexicoArkansasTexasLouisianaOklahoma, and the following counties of Pennsylvania: Franklin, Cumberland, Adams, York.

Tim Smith is the Director of Region 8.
George Palmer is the Assistant Director of Region 8.

The purpose to the Region 8 website is to tell the public:

Email Us
Region Office
Read a welcome from our Director Tim Smith.

 

To Read the UAW Constitution Click Here

Region Offices
UAW Region 8
151 Maddox-Simpson Parkway
Lebanon, TN 37090-5345
TEL: (615) 443-7654
FAX: (615) 443-7697

UAW Region 8 Dallas Office
Eldorado Towers
8787 N Stemmons FWY Suite 350
Dallas, Texas 75247
TEL: 214-267-6550
Fax:214-267-6565

 

Latest News From Region 8

May 14, 2025
Region 8 Voices
Chuck McDonald Local 2195

May 13, 2025


May 9, 2025



May 8, 2025
2025 UAW Region 8 Retiree Conference Day Three

May 7, 2025
UAW SWFL Retiree Council Meeting May 13

Last Surviving 1963 Lockheed Striker Joins
Local 788 on The Picket Line

Day Two of the 2025 UAW Region 8 Retiree Conference

May 6, 2025
UAW Region 8 2025 Retiree Conference Begins

May 5, 2025
Director Smith Joins Local 788 Members
On The Picket Line

May 2, 2025
May Day Rally For Local 42 Members in Chattanooga

 

May 1, 2025
UAW Members Strike at Lockheed Martin, as Company Announces $1.7 Billion in First Quarter Profits 

Local 2195 May Meeting Planned
April 30, 2025
New UAW Analysis Shows U.S. Can Create Tens of Thousands of Auto Jobs Using Existing Capacity

April 29, 2025
West Virginia and South Central Pennsylvania
CAP Meeting

April 25, 2025
Worker Memorial Day Message From Director Tim Smith

Click Here for The
UAW 2025 Worker Memorial Day Flyer

 


April 23, 2025


April 22, 2025
International UAW Celebrates Earth Day


April 21, 2025

Local 160 Members Lend a Hand at Local 276

April 18, 2025

April 17, 2025


April 16, 2025
Region 8 Voices Tonya Brown Local 5287

April 13, 2025
Region 8 Voices Terrence Parham Local 862

April 09, 2025
Region 8 Voices Tameka Colon Local 862

April 07, 2025
2025 NACOCHR Report

Southwestern States CAP Meeting


April 06, 2025
Region 8 Voices Steven Bell Local 218


April 4, 2025
Local 42 Takes To The Street

April 2, 2025
Local 218 Open Contract Negotiations

Region 8 Voices
Sarah Carothers Local 276


March 30, 2025
Region 8 Voices

Samuel Duncan Local 862


 
 



 

 

 

 

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