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UC Academics Picket Campuses in Largest Strike of the Year
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UC Academics Picket Campuses in Largest Strike of the Year

Maxim Elramsisy, California Black MediaNovember 24, 2022

Around 48,000 academic workers at all 10 University of California (UC) campuses went on strike Nov.14, shutting down classrooms and research laboratories in the largest employee walkout at any academic institution in history. The post-doctoral scholars, teaching assistants’ and associate instructors, graduate student researchers, and academic researchers are represented by the United Auto Workers union in contract negotiations with the UC system. Bargaining between the disputing parties has been ongoing for months, and while UC officials recently called for a third-party mediator to address remaining issues, they are continuing to negotiate without one. “When I was working in the lab,

Where We Go from Here
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Where We Go from Here

Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAWFebruary 18, 2021

So, for me, 2021 is about hope and about working for a better life for all and a better nation together as we rise from the terrible test that 2020 has been. It is about recommitting to one another and to good works to help our brothers and sisters in need. And even before we voted for inclusion, we were already making good trouble. White, Black and Brown nationwide took to the streets this past spring and summer to ask our nation — to demand of our nation — that we address the systematic racism that has plagued this country since its founding. That has torn the very fabric of our country and created so much pain and loss. With one voice, all were saying: ‘Please, at long last, fix this.’” — Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW

EXCLUSIVE: Rory Gamble Named First African American President of the UAW
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EXCLUSIVE: Rory Gamble Named First African American President of the UAW

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentMarch 19, 2020

“I was sitting at home and brainstorming on things that I needed to do, and then the phone started to ring,” stated Rory Gamble, a welder fixture repairman, who joined the UAW in 1974 when he worked at the Ford Motor Co. Dearborn (Mich.) Frame Plant. “The local NAACP chapter president called, and others,” noted Gamble, who in December was named the 13th president of the 85-year-old union. “It hit me then that, ‘Hey, you’re the first African American president,’” Gamble recalled. “It struck me like a rock. It’s a great accomplishment.”

Temple Emmanuel Hosts Upward African Woman Gala, Chante Moore to Perform
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Temple Emmanuel Hosts Upward African Woman Gala, Chante Moore to Perform

Sentinel News ServiceOctober 9, 2019

Upward African Woman will host its 3rdAnnual Black Tie Gala, “Providing Pathways to Success,” on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 3 p.m., at Temple Emmanuel, 8844 Burton Way in Beverly Hills. Recording artist Chante Moore will perform at the event, which benefits UAW’s educational and childcare programs for women and children in the U.S. and Africa. Also, actress Nathalie Beasnael will be the emcee. The affair will open with a red carpet, cocktail reception and silent auction.  Guests will then enjoy a three-course meal featuring traditional African cuisines from Ethiopia, Nigeria and Kenya. The awards ceremony will follow with scholarships presented to 10 girls in Accra, Ghana,

Black Press of America Awards Courageous Leaders
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Black Press of America Awards Courageous Leaders

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentSeptember 19, 2019

The 2019 honorees are the Honorable Karen Bass, U.S. Representative (D-CA); the Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. Representative (D-MD); the Honorable Bobby Scott, U.S. Representative (D-VA); the Honorable Bennie Thompson, U.S. Representative (D-MS); Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agriculture (UAW); Shani W. Hosten, Vice President Multicultural Leadership, AARP; Dr. Kim Smith-Whitley, Clinical Director of Hematology and Director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP); and Crystal Windham, Director, Cadillac Interior Design, General Motors.