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UWUA Protests in Cleveland Share
Hundreds of Clevelanders gathered Monday afternoon on the 31st floor of the Federal Building downtown to protest the recent signing of Senate Bill 5 by Ohio Gov. John Kasich. As the bill worked its way through the Ohio legislature, it was met by strong opposition from police, firefighter and teachers’ unions and drew crowds to Columbus from across the state. Those opposing the recently-signed bill would need to collect more than 230,000 signatures to get a referendum on the November ballot. That would allow Ohio votes to decide whether to repeal the bill. Read More

Together, We Start the Battle for Our Great Country and Our American Way of Life Share
By Charlie D. Rittenhouse, President Local 69, UWUA
As we stand up with other union sisters, brothers and activists across our great nation, we need to keep in mind the true meaning of the campaign, “We Are One.” It’s the glimmer of hope for our children; it’s the security of a pension for our aging workforce, it’s an all out war for our middle class. Make no mistake... union, nonunion, laborer, manager, retiree or student — they’re coming after you and your way of life. What we all saw happen in Wisconsin was just their testing grounds, it will and is spreading like wildfire. Read More and Discuss This

Anti-Worker Bills
Workers in Michigan and Across the U.S. Are In for the Fight of Their Lives Share
This is all happening while job loss has led to record unemployment, declining state and federal tax revenues and an increasing demand for public assistance. An apathetic electorate stays home during the election, giving way to a sweeping increase of power to conservatives with an anti-worker agenda — It's a perfect storm. It is also a perennial moment for Republicans to push their agenda forward. Read More

New Jersey Call Your Senators TODAY, Tell them to Oppose Senate Bill 2718! Share
Senate Bill 2718 would effectively end our ability to bargain over health care insurance and force public employees, on average, to quadruple the amount they pay for family health care insurance. When you speak to the Senator’s staff, ask them to please honor and respect our collective bargaining rights by opposing Senate Bill 2718. Call the toll free number (888) 724-6474; you will be asked to enter your zip code to be connected to your State Senator’s office. Read More

Ohio’s Anti-Union Law Is Tougher Than Wisconsin’s Share
It is perhaps surprising that Ohio faced more limited public demonstrations considering that its bill, which Gov. John R. Kasich signed Thursday, goes further than Wisconsin’s in several important ways. While both laws severely limit public employees’ ability to bargain collectively — they both prohibit any bargaining over health coverage and pensions — the Ohio law largely eliminates bargaining for the police and firefighters, and also give's final say over contracts. Read More

Human Rights
Dr. Martin Luther King Assassinated While Fighting for Workers' Rights Share
Forty-three years ago, a struggle by 1,300 city sanitation workers for economic justice brought Dr. Martin Luther King to Memphis, TN. Dr. King, along with a coalition of civil and human rights organizations, the religious community and the union movement stood with the striking workers and faced down the armed forces of a city and state. Dr. King was advised by many not to go to Memphis because they didn’t see this labor struggle as a civil rights struggle. Dr. King knew these struggles were connected. He knew that “We Are One.” Dr. King recognized that Workers' Rights are Civil Rights. Read More and Discuss This

Get Involved

Discuss and share what's going on in your state and keep up on upcoming rallies in your area. Click Here to Go to the UWUA Forums.	Show your support for working families facing attacks on collective bargaining rights and middle-class jobs with a We Are One lapel pin or button. The proceeds will help support the workers’ mobilization efforts. Click Here to Purchase One Today.	Use this art to post on Facebook or your blog.   How to make this icon your Facebook profile picture: Right click on the image and save it to your computer. Sign into your Facebook account and go to your personal profile or organizational page. Hover in the upper-right-hand corner of your current profile picture. Click "Change picture." Click "Upload picture." Browse your computer and select the image you just saved. Select the image and your profile picture will be updated.	Use this art to post on Twitter.   How to make this icon your Twitter profile picture: Right click on the image and save it to your computer. Sign into your Twitter account. Click "Settings" at the top of the page. Click "Profile." Click "Change Image." Browse your computer and select the image you just saved. Click "Save" and your profile picture will be updated.