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Protecting bargaining unit work from contractors, providing a pathway to careers for veterans, training women in non-traditional jobs, and shining a light on the truth about electrification are all areas of focus for the National UWUA and many of its locals. Each of these taken separately presents a challenge to the union, its members and…
Barbara Yatauro was recently elected President of Local 393, representing approximately 350 members at Suffolk County Water on Long Island, New York. For most of her 22-year career, she worked in the new construction division of the company and is now a Senior Clerk there. A few years after joining the union, she was elected…
Wind technicians working for Michigan giant DTE Energy overwhelmingly voted to join Local 223 recently. The new 25-member unit joins the UWUA’s growing number of members working in the booming renewable energy industry. With the Local 223 victory, Michigan becomes the only state in the nation where the operation and maintenance of wind turbines owned…
Congratulations to UWUA brothers and sisters from Local 223’s Power Generation Division for achieving 1 million hours worked without an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordable injury. This significant milestone demonstrates Local 223’s dedication to workplace safety! “Although we work around hazards every day, we are getting better at recognizing and mitigating them prior…
Michigan receives nuclear community grant This summer, the Economic Development Administration (EDA), a branch of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, awarded a $969,261 grant to the Southwestern Michigan Commission, a grant aimed at developing an economic recovery strategy ahead of the closure of the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station. Further, this grant will be matched with…
This summer tested us in ways we’ve never been tested before. As if COVID-19 and the Delta variant weren’t bad enough, we’ve experienced unprecedented natural disasters. Extreme wildfires, hurricanes, droughts and floods are no longer an anomaly. They are the norm. As first responders, nobody knows this better than UWUA members. We are on the…
Our work with the veterans community continues to get more exciting. I’m pleased to share a few new milestones we’ve achieved over the past several months. The first of which has broad benefits for employers seeking to benefit from veterans’ unparalleled skills and life experiences. Making military experience count Repeatedly, I’ve seen veterans and servicemembers…
The community is a key source of power. Building strong unions is contingent on developing relationships within the communities where we live. So, what is the messaging? What does a union building campaign look like? Where do you begin? At the core is the union. Then, it’s connecting with, and meeting people where they are,…