UAW Veterans Conference
Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center, 2000 Maxon Rd, Onaway, MI 49765
The 2026 UAW National Veterans Conference will be held at the Walter and May Reuther UAW Family Education Center, 2000 Maxon Road, Onaway, Michigan, Sunday, August 9, 2026, through Friday, August 14, 2026. Our Conference theme this year is “Defending Freedom at Home and Abroad.”
This year’s conference will once again provide helpful training for UAW Veterans, Veteran Supporters, and Local Union Representatives, especially those on the Veteran Local Standing Committees. Please note that all first-time delegates will be enrolled in a “Core Curriculum” that will include sessions on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veteran Benefits, Resiliency and Veteran Standing Committee. Other classes this year include workshops from a variety of instructors. These classes will include a women delegate only class “She Power – You Are Enough,” The War Within – Mental Health, Teaching Veterans to Tell Their Story, Financial Freedom, Understanding Your Service-Connected Disability Rating, Civil and Human Rights – What’s Going On and more.