[…] with national officers in Columbus, OH at the Region III Victory Conference. Focus On Mid-Term Elections and Empowerment Through Member-to-Member Program Region III kicked-off this year’s Regional Victory Conferences with a bang as local and national leaders met in Columbus, OH for three days in May. In addition to highlighting pro-working family candidates running for […]
[…] was achieved at Boston Edison. For example, it was mentioned above that the meter readers were excluded from the 1948 election. Had the NLRB decided differently, a victory would have been a near certainty. This strong pro-UWUA group was led by Val Murphy. He, along with Francis Kennedy, Leo Murray, Jim McNichols, Ken Pellegrini, […]
Our National Funds Deliver! Recent collective bargaining victories by two UWUA locals will soon bring lower-cost benefit coverage to members. Local 197 members in Coos Bay, Oregon, who work for PacifiCorp, and Local 369 members in North Weymouth, Massachusetts, working for Calpine, took advantage of the UWUA’s National Health & Welfare Trust Fund (NH&WF) to…
[…] the negotiations between the unions and FES. Below is a statement from UWUA Local 270 President, Frank Meznarich in reaction to the decision: “This is a significant victory for our members. FES cannot escape bankruptcy without fulfilling its obligations to the individuals who maintain and operate these facilities. Our members have been unwavering in […]
[…] receives standing ovations; however, the continued good fortune for the politically connected spotlights the weakness in current pension reforms, which the governor has called his “biggest governmental victory.” Those new laws implemented changes in the terms of employment that require public workers to contribute significantly more toward state pension and health benefits. Unfortunately, there […]