Con Ed Generating Station Janitors Vote to Join the UWUA
WASHINGTON, DC (SEPTEMBER 5, 2024) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) announced today that janitors employed by Nelson…
WASHINGTON, DC (SEPTEMBER 5, 2024) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) announced today that janitors employed by Nelson…
WASHINGTON, DC (July 25, 2024) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO today announced its support for Vice…
Solidarity means unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest. Feeling solidarity is important…
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.
Cody Sinnott is a utility relief operator in California. He works in a district that provides up to 7.5 million gallons of treated water a day for roughly 11,000 people. He works to ensure water pumps provide adequate volume for customers and to support the state’s firefighting needs.
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.
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.