UWUA E-News Alert - 5/8/2012

• Westchester’s 99% Occupies May Day
• VCC Members Recognized for Perfect Attendance in 2011 at Luncheon
• President Mike Langford and National Secretary-Treasurer Gary Ruffner Speak at MSUWC
• The Union Edge to Broadcast in D.C. and N. Virginia with New Affiliate "We Act Radio"
• Very, Very Greedy Verizon
• Thom Hartmann: How Do You Create Change through Mass Movements?
• US Department of Labor Recovers $4.83 Million in Back Wages, Damages for More Than 4,500 Wal-Mart Workers
• The End of Clean Energy Subsidies?
• Turf Battles Break Out Over Who Would Pay the Cost If the City Sold Off Philadelphia Gas Works
• Conn. Senate Passes Wide-Ranging Bill Aimed at Improving Utilities' Responses to Storms
• The 99 Percent Wakes Up
• Stunning Income Inequality Data of the Day
• Elizabeth Warren Demands Greater Wall Street Accountability
• Discrepancies on Medical Bills Can Leave a Credit Stain
• Suspect Arrested in Navy Veterans Fundraising Scam From 2010

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Gas Pipeline Safety Now!

Featured in the current issue of
The Utility Worker Magazine Jan/Feb/Mar - 2012

• Utility Workers Continue Big Push for Gas Pipeline Safety
• This Year’s Election Will Determine Our Future
• NLRB Issues Huge Nationwide Complaint Against American Water
• “Speaking Out”
• Union Training Program Grads Land NSTAR Positions
• We Want Bread and Roses, Too
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Reviving the American Dream for Our Nation's Working Families

The economic crisis we confront today demands that we act now to defend middle class jobs and revive the American Dream for our nation's working families. Unleashing domestic energy sources, rebuilding our infrastructure, protecting good jobs and creating green employment opportunities are at the core of the solutions to the crisis. The Utility Workers Union of America advocates for:

• Rebuilding our infrastructure
• Training and retooling our workforce
• Maximizing existing technologies
• Developing promising technologies
• Adopting government regulations that secure our future