The official name of the UAW is “United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UAW. Most people refer to us as simply “UAW”. We are divided into 11 Regions throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. There are five sectors in the UAW, consisting of Auto, Aerospace, Agricultural Implement, Independent Parts and Suppliers (IPS), and Technical Office and Professional (TOP). Region 4 includes the nine north-central states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. The vast majority of membership is concentrated in the four states of Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota, where we have over 55,000 active and 78,000 retired members. Each Region is guided by an elected Director, ours being Ron McInroy.