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UWUA National Committees Central to P4A Conference

Members of the UWUA’s three national committees – Human Rights, Young Workers, and the Women’s Caucus – will host numerous activities at the Power for America’s third National Conference on October 18-20. The important perspectives and expertise the three national committees bring to the conference will help meet the conference goal of helping to re-energize…

National Vice President’s Report

“Tax Reform:” Just Another Giveaway to the Rich Television ads are now running in support of an as yet unseen so-called tax reform bill. One of the ads focuses on a laid off blue collar worker. The laid off worker states that he lost his job due to foreign competition and that if the corporate…

Secretary Treasurer’s Report

Education/Communication/Implementation Our National Union represents thousands of utility workers in the electric, gas, and water industries with a diverse workforce that includes physical and clerical classifications. While this is the norm that we have grown accustomed to, many now say that DATA is becoming the newest utility. With that in mind, the National Office is…

In Memory of Our Fallen Brother Doug (JD) George

JD started a family tradition when, at the age of 18, he followed in his father’s footsteps and became a lineman working out of IBEW Local 1319.  After an extended time there, JD, who had already married his high school sweat heart, Jen George, found a new job with the Borough of Ellwood City, PA,…

P4A on Track for Record Setting Training Year

P4A on Track for Record Setting Training Year 2017 continues to be a record-setting year for trainings at the UWUA’s Power for America Training Trust (P4A). As of July 1, P4A had trained over 2,000 UWUA members. “We are on target to train 5,000 UWUA members by the end of the year,” said P4A Executive…

Fighting for Good Jobs and Strong Communities

Fighting for Good Jobs and Strong Communities Community is something we all strive to be a part of. It is a term that has come to embody concepts both mythical and aspirational in today’s increasingly post-industrial America. Many of us recall a time when we felt a greater sense of being part of a larger…