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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…
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…