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Over the years, UWUA members have been on the frontlines of every major storm and national disaster making sure communities have access to essential services. That remains the case, although this pandemic is throwing new challenges that no one has experience facing. The Utility Worker spoke to a few of the members working on gas,…
Starting as a new team of UWUA National Officers, and only seven months in office, we never expected to be facing a pandemic. We feel blessed to be heading such a well-run organization with a membership second to none and the tools in place to tackle any emergency. After all, we are Utility Workers, the…
UWUA locals proudly participated in the 4th annual Women’s March on January 18. Led by the National Union’s Women’s Caucus, hundreds of members and supporters stepped out and let their voices be heard in the fight for women’s rights, justice and equality throughout the land. In New York, Locals 1-2 and 601 joined forces, while…
The formation of the National Safety Committee last year has elevated the work of the National Union in advocating for, and delivering, safer workplaces in every industry where UWUA members are employed. New committee representatives are picking up the baton in 2020. They join existing committee members Jim Davis, Local G-555; Cliff Deem, Local 425;…
Timely and accurate financial reporting is of the utmost importance. The National Union’s goal is to continue providing guidance and/or support to help ensure the compliance of our affiliated locals and councils. To that end, we continue to provide financial and leadership training with financial officers and local union leaders. Whether at smaller member-to-member settings…
In 2009, the UWUA with employer partners Utility Lines Construction, Entergy, and National Grid established the Power for America Training Trust Fund (P4A) to provide training support to incumbent workers as well as administer apprenticeship programs. Although often thought to be a Michigan program, due in large part to the Potterville, Michigan Training Center, since…
Veterans and retiring service members develop invaluable leadership and technical skills while they serve their country, but outside of the military they sometimes face challenges translating their military skills into civilian sector careers. The UWUA is working hard to change that for all veterans, and especially those who are interested in utility sector careers. Working…
The UWUA’s Power for America Training Trust (P4A) continues to break new ground in fulfilling its mission, re-energizing careers in existing industries and training an emerging new, unionized workforce for tomorrow’s energy sector. With its outreach to high school students in Michigan and Chicago, P4A is opening new opportunities for those who are curious about…
When a contractor installing solar power in Murrieta, CA hit a SoCalGas line last July, the resulting explosion killed Local 132 member Wade Kilpatrick, injured several others and leveled a house. Kilpatrick died because the contractor failed to call 811 to check for gas lines prior to digging. Safety, reliability, sustainability All of this could…
Nothing is more fundamental to the safe, healthy functioning of our society than water and wastewater infrastructure. Without the ability to deliver clean, reliable water and to safely treat and dispose of wastewater, we would be living in a pre-industrial, almost medieval world. Water-borne diseases that used to be the scourge of the entire world…