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Christy Hall, Local 358 “The mentors who stood beside me on the job made the biggest difference. Working in a compressor station can be challenging — you learn through sweat, repetition, and the guidance of people who’ve been doing it longer than you. The crew who trained me didn’t just teach me how to fix…
An innovative new initiative is bringing a fresh layer of support to workers in recovery — one built not only on professional services, but on shared experience. The Sobriety Is Possible (SIP) Employee Resource Group (ERG), developed by UWUA Local 1-2 members in partnership with Con Edison, officially launched in March following more than two…
UWUA members perform some of the most essential work in this country. Our members keep the lights on, deliver gas and water, operate generation facilities, respond to emergencies, and restore critical services when communities need us most. It is skilled, demanding work — but no job, no deadline, and no emergency should ever come before the health…
As the UWUA marks the 80th anniversary of its first constitutional convention, The Utility Worker is sharing perspectives from executive board members throughout the year on the union’s future and the opportunities ahead. We asked board members to reflect on how the lessons and values that built the UWUA can help guide our growth and…
UWUA Local G-555 President Paul Talboo was sworn in as a member of the UWUA Executive Board in late April, bringing more than two decades of industry and union experience to the role. Talboo began his career at Dominion East Ohio Gas (now Enbridge) in 2000 as a meter reader before moving into the engineering…
The UWUA Young Workers Initiative is about much more than the members who serve on the National Young Workers Initiative Committee (YWIC). At its core, it is about harnessing the energy, talent, and potential of young workers across our union — and helping to guide that energy into meaningful roles in activism, leadership, and service. …
1. Nonmembers’ Right to Object. Any employee who is not a member of the UWUA, and who pays fees to the UWUA and/or a Local Union pursuant to a collectively bargained union-security provision, will have the right to object to expenditures paid for activities which are not reasonably related to collective bargaining. Such activities are…
Since its launch last year, UWUA’s Adopt-a-School initiative — a joint effort of the Women’s Caucus and the Young Workers Initiative Committee (YWIC) — has continued to grow, with Local 132 expanding its reach and impact in Southern California. Now in its second year, the program has moved beyond supply drives and career days to…
Utility work is difficult and dangerous. I’ve seen members with decades of experience make mistakes that almost cost them their lives. In my tenure as president of UWUA and in leadership at Local 1-2, I’ve sat with too many families who have lost loved ones on the job. Unsafe working conditions and insufficient training carry an incredibly high human…
As one of the few women in a male-dominated workplace, it can feel lonely at times. I often find myself navigating spaces where women are underrepresented, overlooked, or underestimated. I have experienced moments of isolation and the quiet burden of feeling like I must constantly prove my value to earn the same level of respect…