UAW Local 674

The 39th UAW Constitutional Convention kicks off on Monday and we're taking a look back at some of the most iconic and memorable moments from conventions past.

At the UAW's 16th Constitutional Convention in 1957, delegates voted to establish the Public Review Board, a unique and innovative form of self-governance.

Article 32, Section 1, of the UAW Constitution defines the purpose of the PRB. It states that the PRB was formed “…for the purpose of insuring a continuation of the high moral and ethical standards in the administrative and operative practices of the International Union and its subordinate bodies, and to further strengthen the democratic processes and appeal procedures within the Union as they affect the rights and privileges of individual members and subordinate bodies.”

Comprised of distinguished citizens and completely independent of the UAW, the PRB was commissioned to issue final and binding decisions on cases appealed to it by UAW members with grievances against the union.

Find out more about the PRB: https://prbuaw.org/about-the-prb/

📸 Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor & Urban Affairs