KEITH MICKENS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
UAW – CHRYSLER NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER
Keith Mickens came to Detroit as a child from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He grew up during the Civil Rights and Vietnam War eras, becoming an activist for social justice as a teenager. He is a 1971 graduate of Detroit’s Cass Technical High School.
Mickens was hired at Chrysler Corporation in 1977 and became active in UAW local union affairs even as he continued to advocate for social and economic justice. He has held many leadership positions at the local and international levels of the UAW. He has been Co-Director of the UAW-Chrysler National Training Center (NTC) since July 2010, and is Administrative Assistant to UAW Vice President General Holiefield, Director of the union’s Chrysler Department.
Mickens oversees Joint Programs provided by the UAW and Chrysler Group LLC that include job-related training and work-life programs for union members. He is a Life Member of the NAACP and also holds memberships in the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Democratic Socialists of America and the Democratic Party.
