Monday / Photos from Day One of the 35th UAW Constitutional Convention

  • Rep. Betty Sutton makes a point about fair trade. Photo by Rebecca Cook.
  • UAW President Ron Gettelfinger presides at the 35th UAW Constitutional Convention. Photo by Rebecca Cook.
  • UAW Vice President Bob King is introduced at the convention. Photo by Don Lehman, UAW Local 249.
  • Delegates applaud Ron Gettelfinger's State of the Union speech. Photo by Don Lehman, UAW Local 249.
  • UAW President Ron Gettelfinger applauds as Rep. John Lewis finishes his speech. Photo by Don Lehman, UAW Local 249.
  • Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm says we must have manufacturing in America. Photo by Don Lehman, UAW Local 249.
  • Ron Gettelfinger makes a point during his State of the Union address. Photo by Don Lehman, UAW Local 249.
  • "Solidarity, solidarity, solidarity, forever!" Photo by Don Lehman, UAW Local 249.
  • The dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich. Photo by Don Lehman, UAW Local 249.
  • Rep. John Lewis receives the UAW Social Justice Award from UAW President Ron Gettelfinger. Photo by Don Lehman, UAW Local 249.
  • The scene from the convention floor. Photo by Dan Macut, UAW Local 14.
  • Vice President General Holiefield presides at the 35th UAW Constitutional Convention. Photo by Dan Macut, UAW Local 14.
  • Congressman John Dingell, D-Mich., receives the UAW Social Justice Award. Photo by Rebecca Cook.
  • Michigan. Gov. Jennifer Granholm addresses the delegates. Photo by Rebecca Cook.
  • AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, left, with UAW President Ron Gettelfinger looking on, says every generation must continue the fight for worker justice. Photo by Rebecca Cook.
  • Trumka: 'We've got to be architects of the future.' Photo by Rebecca Cook.
  • Rep. Betty Sutton, an Ohio Democrat, criticized unfair trade deals that allow foreign competitors an unfair advantage over U.S. companies and workers. Photo by Rebecca Cook.