Local News
UWUA 29th Constitutional Convention Share
The Twenty-Ninth Constitutional Convention of the Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, is scheduled to open at 9:00 AM on June 22, 2011; therefore, the deadline for Delegate Notification Forms to be properly returned will be JUNE 7,  2011.  If your local union has not sent the required notification to the National Office, it is suggested that this be done as soon as possible.  Credentials will be mailed to delegates at their home addresses. Read More

Highlights on Tentative Agreement UWUA Local 601 Share
Economics kept a 3.25% increase from 2010 and an additional contract year.  UWUA Local 601 has been working on a 3-year contract that includes a 6% wage increase (1.25%, 1.75% and 3%) for all with a possible .25% added to the base in 3rd year for availability goal. Read More

UWUA Local 601 Commercial About PSEG Tactics Share
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WV American Water Granted Rate Increase Share
West Virginia American Water has been granted a rate increase of 4.45% by the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC). The approved rate is pproximately 1/3 less than the amount requested by American. Read More

Labor News
Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon Releases Statement on Boeing Complaint Share
NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon today responded to inquiries regarding a complaint issued April 20 against the Boeing Company with the following statement. Read More

White House Blog Post on How Tough Love Averted Catastrophe & Led to 4,200 New American Jobs Share
Because of this “tough love,” the American auto industry is now positioned to grow and prosper as the economy recovers. Since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy in June 2009, the auto industry has added 115,000 jobs – the fastest pace of job growth in the auto industry since 1998. Last year, for the first time in 16 years, the Detroit Three actually gained market share compared to their foreign counterparts. Read More

Obama: Clean-Energy Sector Will Boost Job Growth, Reduce Gas Prices Share
"In the years ahead, it's clean-energy companies like this one that will keep our economy growing, create new jobs and make sure America remains the most prosperous nation in the world," Obama said. "I refuse to cut investments like clean energy that will help us out-innovate and out-compete the rest of the world," he added. Read More

Anti-Union Bills
Ten Reasons Why Protecting Unions Is a Life and Death Issue Share
The anti-union movement is spreading to Ohio and many other states, and we have to develop a plan to beat back the pro-corporate, anti-union forces. These Ten Reasons are put forth as a tactic to help the movement for union rights. Read More

Volunteer to Fire Rick Snyder Share
See the link below on how to get involved with circulating the Recall Rick Snyder Petitions in your area. The petition is not out yet and cannot be submitted online, it must be hand signed following a specific procedure. At the very least, get signed up for more information on signing the petition when it's available on 5/21/11. Read More

6 State Battlegrounds in the Right-Wing War Against Labor Share
America is at war against its own teachers -- along with its firefighters, police officers, public health researchers and caregivers, sanitation workers, census takers, park rangers, air traffic controllers, and the whole horde of 'do-nothings' on the public payroll. Fire 'em, bust their unions, take away their democratic rights, slash their pay, increase their workloads, eliminate their pensions, and (most especially) scorn them. Read More

New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Anti-Union Bill Share
New Hampshire's Democratic Gov. John Lynch kept his promise and vetoed a bill Wednesday that bars unions from collecting a share of bargaining and administrative costs from nonmembers. Read More

Human Rights
Less Than Citizens Share
In a move contrary to the most cherished of American values, a band of ultraconservative activists are targeting the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants—and others—to score political points. Read More