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SECRETARY-TREASURER’S REPORT – Michael Coleman, Secretary-Treasurer Key Filing Compliance Requirements For Affiliated Local Unions and Councils On behalf of the National Union, I meet yearly with representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) to discuss the annual results of the OLMS review under the Voluntary Compliance Partnership (VCP) program. The VCP is…
ARTICLE XV Conventions Section 1. The regular National Convention shall be held subsequent to the National Convention in June, 1979 at four (4) year intervals during the month of June, of such dates and at such places as may be designated by the National Executive Board; provided that the date of such National Convention may…
Open letter from President Mike Langford Our Mission Utility Workers Union of America members are the best trained, highest skilled, safest, most productive workers in the world. We keep the lights on, the water flowing, and the gas burning. We provide life’s necessities and make the American Dream a reality for our members, their families,…
Convention Call TO: All Local Unions and Councils of the Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO ARTICLE XV, SECTION 1, of the Constitution of the Utility Workers Union of America, provides for the convening of our Constitutional Convention during the summer of 2019. Therefore, you are hereby notified that the 31st Constitutional Convention of the…
UWUA NEWS Rick Passarelli Joins National Staff as Director of Veterans Affairs Rick Passarelli retired as Business Manager of Local 18007 Chicago Gas Workers Union on January 1, 2019 to join the UWUA National Staff as Director of Veterans Affairs. As Chair of the UWUA Veterans Committee, Passarelli has overseen the work of the UWUA’s…
POWER 4 AMERICA – P4A Welcomes The California Water Utility Council and California Water Service Group are Newest Members Seeing the value of union-led training, the California Water Utility Council (CWUC) and the California Water Service Group have signed an agreement to partner with the UWUA’s Power 4 America Training Trust for the next two years.…
As Union Professionals Continue to Rise, Organizing Opportunities Abound The number of professional and technical employees who are members of unions continued to rise over the past year and reached a record high in 2018, according to data analyzed by the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO. Over six million professionals are now part of the…
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT Steven VanSlooten , Executive Vice President Workers Banding Together in Union Approaching the end of another year, I always like to reflect on the previous year and think about what the New Year will bring. I have to say that the results of the mid-term elections give me hope. We will work…
NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT John Duffy, National Vice President Key Labor-Dense States See Positive Results With Mid-Term Elections Back in 2010, the mid-term elections dealt a severe blow to the labor movement. Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio saw a complete takeover of their state legislatures and governorships by extreme right wing, anti-labor politicians. With complete control…
SECRETARY-TREASURER’S REPORT Michael Coleman, Secretary-Treasurer Power! Why We Build Alliances The Utility Workers Union of America recently sent a delegation to Canada to explore participation with the North American Solidarity Project (see page 7). The UWUA involvement with NASP is just one step in building alliances. While, naturally, we do not agree with every policy…