Rick Jordan, UAW Local 372 retiree, Hollow Rock, Tenn.

‘The UAW’

The UAW fights for social and economic justice for all,
Active and retired people united and standing tall.
We are the ripples that build a current
Which can sweep down a mighty wall.
We fight for the rights of everyone.
We stand together and get it done.

Our retirees paved the way
For the benefits that working people have today.
We fight to change things that are wrong,
And to keep the voice of working and retired
people strong.
Retirees show solidarity by carrying signs,
In Labor Day parades and on the picket lines.

The battles weren’t easy but victory was sweet.
The UAW would not accept defeat.
Ford workers won a pension in 1949.
The time paid off on the picket line.
Chrysler workers walked for 104 days in the
bitter cold,
And won a funded pension plan in 1950 we are told.

Autoworkers build cars so people can drive,
And negotiate for health care to keep families alive.
Auto companies want to take UAW gains,
After outsourcing jobs and creating strains.

Unions are vital to the American way.
The United Auto Workers is here to stay.
Unions are under attack by anti-union forces.
We continue the battle for human resources.
Join the action and help us win.
The UAW is America’s friend.