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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…
UWUA Joins Unions in Canada and U.S. in North American Solidarity Project The UWUA sent a 13-strong delegation to the founding conference of the North American Solidarity Project, held in Port Elgin, Ontario from November 9-11, 2018. The Solidarity Project is an informal alliance of unions from throughout the U.S. and Canada, dedicated to finding…
2018 ELECTION ROUNDUP After two tumultuous years in which domestic politics have dominated the national scene, voters at last headed to the polls this past November 6th to send a message, to hold leaders to account, and to adjust the country’s trajectory for the next two years. In the run-up to Election Day, the UWUA’s…
2018 WE ARE FIRST RESPONDERS! to Natural and Manmade Disasters Fires, floods, and gas explosions of unprecedented frequency and magnitude are threatening lives and straining the nation’s emergency operations as never before. No one knows this better than the Utility Workers Union of America members who first respond to these emergencies and the tens of…
2018 Ends on a High Note This year is ending on a high note. UWUA members and staff mobilized like never before to elect worker-friendly candidates in the mid-term elections. Our Power for America Training Trust (P4A) just marked a major milestone in training the utility worker of the future. UWUA members are once again…
HUMAN RIGHTS Now is the Time! The Human Rights Committee is launching a nationwide youth education program to introduce young people to the utility industry and the union. The goal is to go into schools — grades K-6, middle school, as well as high school — to educate young people on the importance of the…
NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT Missouri Victory Validates Labor’s Effectiveness in the Political Arena The recent statewide labor victory in Missouri is the latest example of the collective power of union members. In 2017, Missouri’s Republican controlled legislature passed a so-called right-to-work law. Legislators who voted for this unfair and unjust legislation were the kind that…