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This summer tested us in ways we’ve never been tested before. As if COVID-19 and the Delta variant weren’t bad enough, we’ve experienced unprecedented natural disasters. Extreme wildfires, hurricanes, droughts and floods are no longer an anomaly. They are the norm. As first responders, nobody knows this better than UWUA members. We are on the…
Our work with the veterans community continues to get more exciting. I’m pleased to share a few new milestones we’ve achieved over the past several months. The first of which has broad benefits for employers seeking to benefit from veterans’ unparalleled skills and life experiences. Making military experience count Repeatedly, I’ve seen veterans and servicemembers…
The community is a key source of power. Building strong unions is contingent on developing relationships within the communities where we live. So, what is the messaging? What does a union building campaign look like? Where do you begin? At the core is the union. Then, it’s connecting with, and meeting people where they are,…
Members of the UWUA National Safety Committee come from all five regions, with safety representatives in each region for the electric, gas and water industries. National Safety Committee meeting agenda items include sharing incidents and best practices. The following is an example of the impact the Safety Committee has when working together. Changes can happen…
Reform candidates supported by UWUA won election to the board of directors of Highland County Water by huge margins at the company’s April 8, 2021, annual meeting. The winning candidates join three other directors elected with UWUA support last year, resulting in a solid 5-2 majority on the southern Ohio water utility’s seven-member board. The…
Voting rights are at the core of any true democracy. As trade unionists we live by democracy. Whether voting for by-laws or in elections for union officers or shop stewards, the will of the membership reigns supreme. And yet, unions, which are centered in, and central to democracy, have been under attack by politicians since…
The COVID-19 pandemic has, in addition to costing the United States over 580,000 deaths, significantly impacted our daily lives and changed the way we do many things either temporarily or permanently. These changes have certainly included union activities. We have had to adjust how we handle our monthly union meetings, officer elections, contract negotiations and…
On April 6, 1946, members of the Utility Workers Union of America gathered for their first Constitutional Convention and voted to adopt the UWUA Constitution. Ever since that day, the UWUA has lived by this constitution, which has served members, their families, communities and the country well for 75 years. It is as valuable today…