UAW Local 600

al Council delegate
Elected: Chairman of Local 600 By-Law Committee
Re-Elected: Bargaining Committeeman
Elected: Vice- President at D.D.M.P. Elected: Constitution Convention delegate
Elected: President/Chairman of D.D.M.P. Re-Elected: Constitution Convention delegate
Elected: National Negotiator (Sub council 1) 2008
Elected: 1st Vice President of local 600 (2011)
Re-Elected 2011 National Negotiator (Sub council 1)



Mark DePaoli
2020
Present: Local 600 2nd Vice President
• Financial Secretary of Local 600
• Ford Motor Company, Dearborn Assembly Plant in 1993 and worked Production there until 1996.
• Tool & Die Apprenticeship in 1996
• T&D Unit Committee Replacement from 1999 – 2004
• Graduated from Wayne State University, Labor Studies Program in 2002
• Elected Local 600 "Guide" from 2002 – 2005
• Elected T&D Unit Bargaining Committee from 2004-2005
• Elected Local 600 General Council 2006-2009
• Elected T&D Unit Vice President and Bargaining Committee 2008-2010
• Tool & Die Unit Chairman, 2010 - 2011
• Elected T&D Unit Convention Delegate 2010
• Elected Vice President, Region 1A Skilled Trades Council, Ford Division -2010
• Appointed to the Local 600 Education Committee 2010
• Elected Alternate National Negotiator of National Ford Department, Sub-council #3 (Skilled Trades) for 2011 National Negotiations. AJ Freer
2020 - Present: Recording Secretary Local 600
2011 – Local 600 2nd Vice President
2010 – 2010 Local 600 Staff Representative
2008 – 2010 Local 600 Guide
2008 – 2010 Bargaining Representative Maintenance, Construction and Transportation Unit
2006 – 2008 District Representative Maintenance Construction and Transportation Unit
1998 – 2000 Bargaining Representative Brownstown PRC
2008 – Cornell University – Automotive Industry Studies
2007 Bachelor’s Degree, University of Michigan Dearborn
2003 – Graduated from the UAW/Ford Apprenticeship
1997 – Attended Wayne State Labor Studies
1994 - Associates Degree Business Administration and Paralegal Studies, Henry Ford Community College

Jay Makled
2020- Present: Financial Secretary Local 600. Jay Makled was elected to Financial Secretary of Local 600 in 2020. Jay has been union activist and a
fighter for social justice since he joined the UAW. As Financial Secretary, Jay’s duties consist of
maintaining a balance budget, overseeing membership dues, and servicing assignments of Local 600
represented units. His career with the UAW started in 1996, where he was hired at the Ford Sheldon Rd. He was
then transferred to the Dearborn Diversified Manufacturing Plant in 2007 through the collective
bargaining agreement. Jay has held numerous elected positions, has extensive negotiation experience and continuing labor
education. Jay was first elected in 2003 to District Committee, Bargaining Rep 2006 – 2007, Bargaining
Rep 2010 – 2013 and Vice President / Bargaining 2013 -2015, Convention delegate 2018, served on the
convention credentials committee and Plant Chairman of DDMP 2015 – 2020. In addition, Jay has a passion for labor education and has studied at Wayne State, MSU, and U of M
Labor Studies. He is currently chairing the education committee at Local 600, where he assists Local 600
members in furthering their labor education. Jay resides in the Metro Detroit area, where he is raising his two daughters and is an active part of the
community.