UWUA News
FirstEnergy Closing 6 Coal-Fired Power Plants Share
FirstEnergy Corp. said Thursday that new environmental regulations led to a decision to shut down six older, coal-fired power plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland, affecting more than 500 employees. Read More

Local 223 UWUA Safety Office – Defensive Driving Tips Share
Now that winter is upon us and also due to the number of vehicle accidents that have occurred this year either by members at work or off the clock and no fault of theirs. Read More

UWUA 2012 Legislative Activities Announcement Share
As we roll into 2012 UWUA's schedule is starting to fill with exciting conferences to engage membership and continue our momentum in a crucial election year. Read More

Labor News
Unions Make Democracy Work for the Middle Class Share
As our research and a number of academic studies find, unions strengthen the middle class and significantly reduce economic inequality. In fact studies indicate that the decline in union density explains as much of today’s record level of inequality as does the increasing economic return of a college education. Read More

Union Membership Grew Slightly Last Year Share
The number of unionized workers increased by about 50,000 to nearly 14.8 million members in 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week. However union membership as a percentage of workers was lower. Read More

Labor Board Chief Says He’ll Push for Changes Giving Unions a Boost in Organizing Members Share
“Our goal is to create a set of rules that eliminate a lot of waste of time, energy and money for the taxpayers.” Read More

Union Hotel Guide Share
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Jobs, Jobs and Cars Share
This is familiar territory to students of economic geography: the advantages of industrial clusters in which producers, specialized suppliers, and workers huddle together to their mutual benefit have been a running theme since the 19th century. Read More

Made in the World Share
If only we could come together on a national strategy to enhance and expand all of our natural advantages: more immigration, most post-secondary education, better infrastructure, more government research, smart incentives for spurring millions of start-ups and a long-term plan to really fix our long-term debt problems - nobody could touch us. We’re that close. Read More

Apple CEO Addresses Reports of China Labor Abuse Share
This is what U.S. investors want: profitable companies with growing margins. That logic in part causes companies in part to move manufacturing to places in the world where the labor is very inexpensive and typically exploited. Read More

Labor, Management Partner to Create Jobs in Wash. State Share
Whether it’s increased waste water capacity for a growing city or a new training facility at the local college, building these projects will get folks on the job immediately, and help move our economic recovery from ‘park’ into ‘drive'. Read More

Industry News
Energy Tax Breaks Proposed, Despite Waning Support for Subsidies Share
Assisted by technological innovation and years of subsidies, the cost of wind and solar power has fallen sharply — so much so that the two industries say that they can sometimes deliver cleaner electricity at prices competitive with power made from fossil fuels. Read More

For Ford, Three Years of Profit in a Row Share
Ford sold 17 percent more cars and trucks at American dealerships in 2011, with big gains for its redesigned Explorer sport utility vehicle and year-old Fiesta subcompact car. This year, it is bringing out revamped versions of the Fusion midsize sedan and Escape crossover vehicle, along with several plug-in vehicles and hybrids. Read More

States of Denial
Gov. Snyder Wants Pass on Right-to-Work Law, Push for New Bridge Share
“I’m not interested in that. It’s not something I want to see on my desk,” Snyder when asked about the approval of right-to-work legislation by the Indiana House of Representatives this week.  Indiana is expected to implement the legislation. Read More

Minn. Labor Unions, GOP Fight Over ‘Right To Work’ Share
“What we need are good paying jobs,” said Eliot Seide, the leader of Minnesota’s American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). “In ‘right to work for less’ states, workers make on average $5,500 less than in the state of Minnesota.” Read More

COPE (Political Education)
Nothing Matters to Newt Except Newt Share
Newt and Mitt are revealing the soft underbelly of Republican politics--the extreme antipathy toward working people. Read More

Human Rights
Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage Share
Should it be more of a free-speech tool that can be used in defiance of governments, as happened during the Arab Spring protests, or a commercial venture that necessarily must obey the laws of the lands where it seeks to attract customers and eventually make money? Read More

Job Bias Claims in U.S. at Record Level Share
Job discrimination complaints in the United States rose to an all-time high last year, led by an increase in bias charges based on religion and national origin. Read More

California Considers Outlawing Discrimination Against Unemployed Share
Lawmakers are trying to make California the second state in the nation to ban hiring discrimination against the unemployed. Read More