UAW’s Unauthorized Use of Trademarks of The University of Alabama and Auburn University

The UAW and Local 112 are notifying all members, prospective members, and members of the public, who may have seen certain materials bearing trademarks of The University of Alabama or Auburn University, that such materials were not authorized by either University and that neither the UAW nor Local 112 is affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by The University of Alabama or Auburn University.

The materials at issue combined trademarks of UAW with marks of either The University of Alabama (the Script A Mark) or Auburn University (the AU Mark) and were used or distributed as part of UAW’s organizing campaign at Mercedes in Vance, Alabama and Coaling, Alabama. The production, distribution, and use of these materials potentially infringes The University of Alabama’s and Auburn University’s respective trademark rights, as The University of Alabama and Auburn University had no involvement with and did not endorse UAW, Local 112, or the organizing efforts at Mercedes.

To avoid any further confusion with respect to the relationship between the UAW, The University of Alabama and Auburn University, and in good faith response to demands made by The University of Alabama and Auburn University, UAW and Local 112 have ceased all use of such materials, and such materials are not permitted for use in connection with any activities associated with UAW or any of its local chapters.

Individuals possessing any such materials are requested to return such materials to the Local 112 office located at 15321 US-11 Coaling, Alabama, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, and Friday, July 12, 2024, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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