Putting our Membership First
Working for all of us with honesty and integrity.
A proven labor warrior who will fight for you.
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It is so important for Rich to see the membership. He needs funding to travel to where you work. With your help, Rich can reach as many members as possible to share his message of true, honest reform. Each UAW member can contribute up to $2000. We know this is a burden dur
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It is so important for Rich to see the membership. He needs funding to travel to where you work. With your help, Rich can reach as many members as possible to share his message of true, honest reform. Each UAW member can contribute up to $2000. We know this is a burden during an already difficult time. Please donate what you can, because every dollar will help. Click on the QR Code above to give Rich the strength to put members first over the stranglehold of the new Administrative Caucus. We need to codify 1 member/1 vote in our constitution and give the members direct oversight into our finances. Full transparency, including into our finances and access to meeting minutes and communication is Rich's goal. He is a fighter who will continue to put the membership first.
Serving our UAW Membership
Rich has dedicated his life in the service of the Membership of our UAW.
He was elected by the membership as an International UAW Vice President in the first direct ballot election.
In 1981, Vice President Boyer enlisted into the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, where he proudly served his country until he was honorably discharged from
Rich has dedicated his life in the service of the Membership of our UAW.
He was elected by the membership as an International UAW Vice President in the first direct ballot election.
In 1981, Vice President Boyer enlisted into the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, where he proudly served his country until he was honorably discharged from active duty in 1984.
Boyer joined Local 12 in 1985 when he was hired into Chrysler’s Toledo Jeep plant. In 1987, he was laid off and redeployed to Chrysler’s Detroit Axle Plant and became a member of Local 961. He began his career as a union official in 1995 when he was elected Skilled Trades Chief Steward. His work did not end there; in 1998, Boyer was elected President of Local 961. He held that position until the plant closed in 2010.
Boyer was sent to Warren Stamping Plant (UAW Local 869), where he worked as a production worker from 2010-2011. He was then placed back in his trade as a Millwright at Warren Truck Assembly Plant (UAW Local 140). In 2017, he was elected as Skilled Trades Committeeperson where he served until being elected as the International UAW Vice President.
Boyer is a proud member of the Latino community and has served as the President of the Toledo Chapter of Labor Council for Latin American Advancement from 2005-2008.
He has been happily married to his wife Darla for 44 years. Together they have two children, Olivia and Rico. They also have four beautiful grandchildren – Trinadad, Gabriella, Elias, and Marley.