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:

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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

March 27, 2025
UAW SWFL Retiree Council Meeting April 8


Demand Lockheed Martin Recognize
Veteran’s Day As A Paid Holiday

Defense contractor Lockheed Martin is making billions, while refusing to recognize Veterans Day as a paid holiday. Lee Sandoval, member of UAW Local 766 and chair of the Lockheed Martin Bargaining Committee, explains why UAW members in Florida and Colorado are fighting for a fair contract that gives our veterans the recognition they deserve.


March 26, 2025
UAW - Lockheed Martin Multi-Unit Negotiations
Bargaining Team - Charlotte, NC

Region 8 Leadership Visit Local 788

Region 8 Voices
Puretha Taylor Local 862


March 25, 2025

Local 276 and Local 171 Celebrate Rosie The Riveter Day

March 24, 2025
Stories of Local 42 Members

March 23, 2025
Region 8 Voices Pauline Mims Local 276


March 21, 2025
Trump Signs Executive Order To Dismantle The Department of Education In The Latest Attack on the Working Class




March 20, 2025
Local 788 Shows Solidarity With Bargaining Committee

Local 42 Members Standing Up


March 19, 2025
Region 8 Voices
Paul Mattison Local 5285


March 17, 2025

March 16, 2025
Ultimum Spring Hill Ratification

Talk About It Wednesday Scheduled for March 26

Region 8 Voices
Marquetta Hawkins Local 276

March 12, 2025


Red Shirt Wednesday At the 2025 Financial Officers Conference

Region 8 Voices Lewis Holmes III Local 862

March 11, 2025
2025 Financial Officer's Conference

March 10, 2025

UAW Local 788 Bargaining Begins


Updated to Region 8 Veterans Page

March 9, 2025
Region 8 Voices Laurence Brown Local 276


Local 862 Members Participate in
Kentucky Working Families Lobby Day


March 7, 2025

March 5, 2025

Region 8 Leadership Visit Local 788
Region 8 Voices Kim Ramos Local 129


March 4, 2025
Local 5285 President Ricky McDowell
Guest Speaker for Mount Holly Historical Society


March 2, 2025
Region 8 Voices Ken Fair Local 5287


March 1, 2025

Local 2195 March Meeting Planned

February 26, 2025
Facts, Falsehoods and Fraud Concerning Social Security



February 21, 2025

Tell Speaker Johnson NO-
On Dismantling The Postal Service 




February 12, 2025
2025 Education Department Schedule


January 30, 2025
UAW Region 8 Online Classes









 
 



 

 

 

 

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