DETROIT – UAW President Bob King issued this statement regarding President Obama’s announcement on his support for marriage equality:

“The UAW applauds President Obama’s remarks on same-sex marriage, and we regard it as a historic and courageous leap toward equality for all Americans.

We oppose all discrimination and believe there is a definite connection between civil, human and workers’ rights. This belief continues to define us today.

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Save our rights, our jobs and our communities There is still time to signing up for the 99% Spring training, gear up to take action and be ready to hit the streets for nonviolent direct actions. Tens of thousands of us have gathered in homes, union halls, places of worship, and on campuses all across the country. The response from every day citizens and grassroots activists from all walks of life to join the 99% Spring movement has been tremendous. Read more >>>

 Th e UAW is an organization that is unapologetic in our demand for justice. Th at’s why we are joining with a coalition of people that are like-minded in the belief that there is a better way to live, work and fight the status quo of business as usual through nonviolent direct action. We fully support the 99% Spring and together, during the week of April 9-15, in small towns and big cities all across America, 100,000 people will come together for an unprecedented national movement-wide nonviolent direct action training. Read more >>>