Photo Gallery: UAW 35th Constitutional Convention in Detroit
(June 17, 2010)
Images include:
- UAW members during Secretary Solis' speech at the union's convention.
- Secretary Solis and Dr. Montgomery seated on at the UAW convention.
- Secretary Solis congratulates Bob King, the new president of the UAW.
- The Secretary addresses UAW members on Thursday.
- Secretary Solis addresses 1,400 UAW delegates as president King looks on.
- Solis discussing the impact of the Recovery Act during the UAW convention.
- The Secretary underscoring the importance of the UAW's role during the passage of health care reform.
- President King and Secretary Solis applauding Dr. Ed Montgomery's work as head of the Auto Task Force.
- Macomb Community College President, Jim Jacobs shows Solis and Montgomery the campus.
- Professor John Wieczerza demonstrates advanced robot training equipment for Solis and Montgomery.
- Professor Arthur Knapp demonstrates Macomb's valve manufacturing training system to Secretary Solis.
- An advanced welding student at Macomb describes the intense training program to Secretary Solis.
- Novice students tell the Secretary that at Macomb, you practice outdoor welding in every type of weather -- to mirror real life conditions.
- 'What a difference a year makes!' notes Dr. Montgomery, pointing to improvements in the employment situation.
- Secretary Solis, flanked by Dr. Montgomery and President Jacobs, announces $40 million in new grants to help working families across Michigan.
- Solis, Montgomery and Jacobs pose with an electric guitar, one of the many items students at Macomb learn to manufacture.