The UAW is a large trade union in the United States for people who work in the car industry — the workers who build cars and trucks in the factories, and in some other factories too. A trade union is a group workers join so they can bargain together with the company about pay, hours and safety, instead of each person arguing alone.

The UAWUAW is是 a large trade union in the United States美國一個很大的工會，for為 people who work in the car industry汽車業的工作者——the workers who build cars and trucks in the factories就是在工廠裡造汽車和卡車的工人，and而 in some other factories too也包括一些其他工廠的工人；a trade union工會 is是 a group workers join一群工人加入的組織，so they can bargain together with the company這樣就能一起跟公司談判，about pay, hours and safety談薪水、工時和安全，instead of而不是 each person arguing alone讓每個人自己單獨去爭取。

The UAW became famous for organising the big factories in Detroit in the 1930s and for the strikes it has called since. When you read that 'the UAW went on strike', it means the union told its members to stop working until the company agreed to better terms.

The UAW became famous UAW就是因為 for organising the big factories in Detroit in the 1930s 1930年代組織底特律各大工廠 and for the strikes it has called since以及後來發起的多次罷工而出名；when you read that 'the UAW went on strike'當你看到「UAW罷工了」這句話，it means意思是 the union told its members to stop working工會叫會員停止工作，until直到 the company agreed to better terms公司答應更好的條件。

You say the three letters one by one: U-A-W, and you normally put 'the' in front of it. Note that the letters actually stand for United Automobile Workers (the full official name is longer: United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America).

You say the three letters one by one要一個一個字母唸：U-A-W，and而且 you normally put 'the' in front of it前面通常會加the；note that你要注意 the letters actually stand for United Automobile Workers這三個字母其實代表United Automobile Workers（the full official name is longer正式全名更長: United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America）。

Some sources write it as 'Union of Automotive Workers', but the usual expansion you will see in American news is 'United Auto Workers'. The union has also taken in workers outside car factories over the years — university staff, for example — so the name is now wider than the membership it describes.

Some sources write it as有些資料寫成 'Union of Automotive Workers'，but但 the usual expansion you will see in American news你在美國新聞裡通常會看到的展開是 is 'United Auto Workers'；the union工會 has also taken in workers outside car factories over the years這些年也吸收了汽車廠以外的工人——university staff, for example例如大學職員——so所以 the name is now wider than the membership it describes這個名字現在比它實際涵蓋的成員範圍還要廣。