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Selected Stories from the Oct/Nov/Dec Issue

COVER STORY

We Are the 99%!
In a confrontation highlighting the problems around the world which have given rise to what is being called the Occupy Wall St. Movement, three Utility Workers locals have made common cause with other unions, consumers and Occupy LA to fight their employer, SoCal Gas, which is owned by Sempra. Read More

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

2012: Let’s Roll!
This has been a transformative year. It started with the despicable, un-American attack on the rights of working people by newly elected state house Tea Bag Republicans. It ended with their policies taking an old fashioned, blue-collar butt-kicking in Ohio. Read More

FEATURES

Ohio Voters Reject Anti-Worker Law by 2-1 Margin
UWUA Locals Do Their Part
The repeal of Issue 2 was a great victory for Unions and working families in Ohio and the rest of the nation. Read More

West Virginia PSC Blocks American Water Cutbacks
Rare Decision Orders Minimum Staffing Levels
In a precedent-setting decision, the West Virginia Public Service Commission has issued an order blocking American Water’s attempt to drastically slash its workforce in the state. The PSC decision was based on a complaint filed by UWUA and Local 537, charging that the proposed cutbacks would severely impair essential services for West Virginia consumers. Read More

Lee County, FL Workers Organizing:
‘The Struggle Continues’
“More and more is taken away from us yet many still do not see that there is another way,” writes William Munger, the son of a UWUA member who is now helping organize his Lee County, Florida co-workers. “One day they will and we will be there to show the way.” Read More

UWUA Leads the Way to Provide Pipeline Safety
California Governor Signs Law Linking Public Safety with Workplace Safety
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Materials Administration (PHMSA), the United States has roughly 2.3 million miles of pipelines that move oil, natural gas and other hazardous liquids. Many of these pipelines are 30, 40, even 50 years old. Relief valves and junction gates are long overdue for inspections and rebuilds; yet, the majority of the gas companies are making record profits. Their CEOs and boards are taking home unimaginable amounts of compensation, while the potential for disaster grows each day. Read More

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