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UWUA Endorses Seth Moulton for Senate

WASHINGTON, DC (JANUARY 20, 2026) – Today the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO announced its support for Congressman…

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Power for America

Jon Harmon explains how UWUA members can tap into a range of training and educational offerings available to them through P4A.
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Learn about what it takes to work in a power plant

UWUA members who work in power plants ensure reliable, efficient, and safe energy production every day. They work around the clock, managing complex equipment and control systems while maintaining a steadfast focus on safety.
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January/February/March 2026

In celebration of UWUA's 80th anniversary, this magazine looks back at major milestones and what's ahead for our members
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Members

UWUA members are first responders and frontline workers who protect public health and safety. Highly skilled individuals who make up UWUA’s membership provide essential services that keep our homes, businesses, and schools running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round. Members are empowered in their workplaces and united by the belief in the dignity and worth of our work.

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Gretchen Benhardt

Benhardt is a 31-year member of her local. In her role, she helps maintain a clean water supply to communities outside of St. Louis, Missouri. Her responsibilities include leak repairs and locating water lines. Additionally, she takes daily water samples and delivers them to the lab.

She has broken ground as the first and only woman in her local union. She participates in job fairs to show other women these are the kinds of jobs you can have without college. This job has allowed her to support her family and put my two daughters through college.

  

 

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Organize Your Workplace

Unions bring people together. Unions level the playing field. Unions build power. Union members earn higher wages, receive better pension benefits, and enjoy better health insurance coverage than their non-union counterparts.

Reach out to UWUA’s organizing team if you’re interested in starting the conversation about how to start a union. We’re here to answer your questions and guide you along the way.

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James Slevin National President, UWUA

About UWUA

UWUA members provide essential services. We keep the power on, we keep the water flowing, we make sure gas is there when you need it, and much more.

We power America in coal, natural gas, nuclear, and hydro-electric power plants, ensuring the lights stay on around the clock. We are meeting the future in energy storage facilities and on utility-scale solar farms. We keep our customers healthy by providing clean drinking water, treating wastewater, and maintaining water systems. We ensure communities have municipal services. We respond to consumer needs, and we prepare for energy and water system repairs and the future of our utility infrastructure.

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