MEET LARRY SMITH OF THE UAW THIS FRIDAY AT 6 PM
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May 27, 2008, 1:22:03 PM5/27/08
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LARRY SMITH OF THE UAW TO SPEAK AT YOUNG DEMS OF AMERICA CONFERENCE
THIS WEEK-END IN NASHVILLE
Smith will speak at labor caucus meeting on Friday and on a Saturday
Panel honoring Dr. King.
Read info on Mr. Smith and the UAW's deep committment to social
justice below.
Visit www.yda.org
or
www.michiganyoungdems.com
Larry Smith, Director
UAW Civil and Human Rights Department
Larry Smith has been a member of the UAW for 30 years, since he was
hired at GM’s Fisher Body Fleetwood Plant in Detroit in 1977. In 1982
Larry transferred his employment to the General Motors Metal
Fabrication facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He served on the
Unemployment-Workers Compensation Committee at UAW Local 730 and was
elected as an alternative committeeperson. His co-workers then
elected him chair of the Local 730 Bargaining Committee, and he served
two terms in that position.
Larry was appointed to the International UAW staff in 1993 by
President Owen Bieber and assigned to the General Motors Department
and reported to Vice President Stephen P. Yokich. In 1997 he was
assigned by Vice President Dick Shoemaker to serve as coordinator of
Work and Family Programs, which include the Employee Assistance
Program (EAP), child care and elder care. He also had responsibility
for paid educational leave (PEL), pre- and post-retirement, and the
diversity programs. Larry was involved in four sets of national
negotiations with General Motors and Delphi Corporation. Larry
represents the UAW on the National Board of NAACP Special Contribution
Fund, New Detroit, APRI, and various other committees. Larry was
recently appointed Area Director of the NAACP for Macomb, Wayne,
Ypsilanti and Oakland counties in Michigan.
Larry attended Wayne Community College in Detroit, Michigan. He also
attended RC Lawson Bible Institute of the Church of our Lord Jesus
Christ and William Tyndale Bible College.
On December 10, 2004, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger announced the
appointment of Larry Smith as Director of the UAW Civil Rights
Department.
The Civil and Human Rights Department of the UAW provides training and
educational material to approximately 1.2 million active and retired
UAW members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Larry is a
National Board Member of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and a
lifetime member of the NAACP.
Larry is active in the Brightmoor Christian Church in Novi, Michigan
and is pursuing a degree in theology. He resides in Beverly Hills,
Michigan with his wife Janet and their daughter, Brittany.
-------------------------
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.
The UAW has a long history in the continuous fight for social and
economic justice, recognizing a close similarity between worker’s
rights and civil rights. This vision is charted in the UAW's
constitution and mandated by our “No Discrimination” policy. In 1946,
delegates to the 10th Constitutional Convention created the UAW Fair
Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department designed to implement the
fundamental “No Discrimination Policy” of the UAW. In 1983, during
the 27th Constitutional Convention, the delegates changed the name to
the Civil Rights Department.
Civil rights and human rights go hand-in-hand to enhance the quality
of life in the societies in which we live. That is why, at the UAW's
34th Constitutional Convention in 2006, the Department’s name was once
again changed. The Department was renamed the UAW Civil and Human
Rights to better reflect our union’s vision.
Since its founding in 1935, the UAW has been a part of a coalition of
civil rights and community activists that still makes a difference – a
coalition that can still shape public policy. Together we have
marched, walked picket lines, joined boycotts, launched voter
registration and get-out-the-vote drives, and worked on campaigns
across America to elect politicians who stand up for issues impacting
workers and their families. We have worked together to pass laws that
strengthen equality and opportunity. And, we have joined together
with the AFL-CIO constituency groups and community organizations to
defeat laws and candidates that would turn back the clock.
THIS WEEK-END IN NASHVILLE
Smith will speak at labor caucus meeting on Friday and on a Saturday
Panel honoring Dr. King.
Read info on Mr. Smith and the UAW's deep committment to social
justice below.
Visit www.yda.org
or
www.michiganyoungdems.com
Larry Smith, Director
UAW Civil and Human Rights Department
Larry Smith has been a member of the UAW for 30 years, since he was
hired at GM’s Fisher Body Fleetwood Plant in Detroit in 1977. In 1982
Larry transferred his employment to the General Motors Metal
Fabrication facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He served on the
Unemployment-Workers Compensation Committee at UAW Local 730 and was
elected as an alternative committeeperson. His co-workers then
elected him chair of the Local 730 Bargaining Committee, and he served
two terms in that position.
Larry was appointed to the International UAW staff in 1993 by
President Owen Bieber and assigned to the General Motors Department
and reported to Vice President Stephen P. Yokich. In 1997 he was
assigned by Vice President Dick Shoemaker to serve as coordinator of
Work and Family Programs, which include the Employee Assistance
Program (EAP), child care and elder care. He also had responsibility
for paid educational leave (PEL), pre- and post-retirement, and the
diversity programs. Larry was involved in four sets of national
negotiations with General Motors and Delphi Corporation. Larry
represents the UAW on the National Board of NAACP Special Contribution
Fund, New Detroit, APRI, and various other committees. Larry was
recently appointed Area Director of the NAACP for Macomb, Wayne,
Ypsilanti and Oakland counties in Michigan.
Larry attended Wayne Community College in Detroit, Michigan. He also
attended RC Lawson Bible Institute of the Church of our Lord Jesus
Christ and William Tyndale Bible College.
On December 10, 2004, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger announced the
appointment of Larry Smith as Director of the UAW Civil Rights
Department.
The Civil and Human Rights Department of the UAW provides training and
educational material to approximately 1.2 million active and retired
UAW members throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Larry is a
National Board Member of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and a
lifetime member of the NAACP.
Larry is active in the Brightmoor Christian Church in Novi, Michigan
and is pursuing a degree in theology. He resides in Beverly Hills,
Michigan with his wife Janet and their daughter, Brittany.
-------------------------
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.
The UAW has a long history in the continuous fight for social and
economic justice, recognizing a close similarity between worker’s
rights and civil rights. This vision is charted in the UAW's
constitution and mandated by our “No Discrimination” policy. In 1946,
delegates to the 10th Constitutional Convention created the UAW Fair
Practices and Anti-Discrimination Department designed to implement the
fundamental “No Discrimination Policy” of the UAW. In 1983, during
the 27th Constitutional Convention, the delegates changed the name to
the Civil Rights Department.
Civil rights and human rights go hand-in-hand to enhance the quality
of life in the societies in which we live. That is why, at the UAW's
34th Constitutional Convention in 2006, the Department’s name was once
again changed. The Department was renamed the UAW Civil and Human
Rights to better reflect our union’s vision.
Since its founding in 1935, the UAW has been a part of a coalition of
civil rights and community activists that still makes a difference – a
coalition that can still shape public policy. Together we have
marched, walked picket lines, joined boycotts, launched voter
registration and get-out-the-vote drives, and worked on campaigns
across America to elect politicians who stand up for issues impacting
workers and their families. We have worked together to pass laws that
strengthen equality and opportunity. And, we have joined together
with the AFL-CIO constituency groups and community organizations to
defeat laws and candidates that would turn back the clock.
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