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Eric Florka is a husband, a father, a 22-year Local 105 member and a gas line worker based in Royal Oak, MI who is lucky to be alive today. He spent 44 days in the hospital with COVID-19. His condition became so bad that his family didn’t anticipate he would ever come home from the…
“This particular day we had a lot going on and the morning was going good,” recalls Local 132 Lead Construction Technician Mark Cervantes. “We were changing out about 1,100 feet of gas main with multiple tie-ins at two intersections. We probably had 12 people, a boring crew on one side, a grinding area, and about…
The coronavirus, unprecedented wildfires, record-breaking hurricanes, and the protests for racial equality and justice, all converged to make 2020 a year of transformative change. Through it all, UWUA members proved their resilience by confronting head-on each of these challenges to ensure life sustaining water, gas, and electricity is delivered safely and as equitably as possible,…
As we move into the holiday season and look back on one of the most eventful years in modern memory, there is much upon which to reflect — and many changes coming down the road ahead. With President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris moving full steam ahead with the work of transitioning control…
Cleveland Water Workers Ink 3-Yr. Deal The 58 members of Ohio Local 270 working at Cleveland Water recently ratified a new three-year contract with the city that includes annual raises, increases in clothing and tool allowances, improvements in pay for North American Technician Excellence (NATE) certifications, increased life insurance, and more. Significantly, the contract, which…
This year has been one of the toughest years for us as individuals, as an organization, and as a country. The very fabric of our lives has been torn apart. Through it all, as Utility Workers, we continue to strive to be the best that we can be. We are moving forward, and will emerge…
The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) recently endorsed Joe Biden for president, citing the vice president’s pro-worker values, commonsense leadership and decades-spanning career fighting for working families. “Vice President Biden has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to organized labor and the issues our members care about most,” said UWUA President James Slevin. “We’re confident he’ll…
This has been a year of unprecedented challenges for the entire world. COVID-19 has claimed many lives worldwide, including over 185,000 lives here in the U.S. It has wreaked irrevocable economic harm on industries, businesses large and small, and caused families to fall into financial and emotional despair. Adding insult to injury, this once in…
The economic and mental health challenges our veterans face due to this pandemic are distressing, particularly for those leaving military service and entering civilian life. There’s a lot that keeps me up at night worrying about these individuals, but there are also reasons to be hopeful. The 24th graduating class of the Utility Workers Military…
The year of 2020 has been a time to pause, reflect, re-evaluate, and establish a “new normal!” Some say, “I can’t wait until things, go back to normal!” There is no going back, we must move forward. It is time for change! There have been so many unprecedented, horrific, events this year that have shed…