NATIONAL OFFICERS’ MESSAGE: Engagement Is the Key to Our Union’s Future
As we reflect on the achievements of the past year and anticipate the challenges of tomorrow, one message rings clear:…
As we reflect on the achievements of the past year and anticipate the challenges of tomorrow, one message rings clear:…
In early September, Local 18007’s 90 members working in the Peoples Gas Call Center ratified a new four-year contract, marking…
On August 5th, Local 105 welcomed 29 new members from Dearborn Industrial Gas (DIG) following the unanimous ratification of their…
UWUA members are first responders and frontline workers who protect public health and safety. Highly skilled individuals who make up UWUA’s membership provide essential services that keep our homes, businesses, and schools running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round. Members are empowered in their workplaces and united by the belief in the dignity and worth of our work.
Catherine Fauntleroy is a utility worker in the gas sector who is responsible for protecting life and property. She performs preventive and routine maintenance in addition to troubleshooting, testing, installing and repairing the gas line system.
Unions bring people together. Unions level the playing field. Unions build power. Union members earn higher wages, receive better pension benefits, and enjoy better health insurance coverage than their non-union counterparts.
Reach out to UWUA’s organizing team if you’re interested in starting the conversation about how to start a union. We’re here to answer your questions and guide you along the way.
UWUA members provide essential services. We keep the power on, we keep the water flowing, we make sure gas is there when you need it, and much more.
We power America in coal, natural gas, nuclear, and hydro-electric power plants, ensuring the lights stay on around the clock. We are meeting the future in energy storage facilities and on utility-scale solar farms. We keep our customers healthy by providing clean drinking water, treating wastewater, and maintaining water systems. We ensure communities have municipal services. We respond to consumer needs, and we prepare for energy and water system repairs and the future of our utility infrastructure.
