Category: Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC (MARCH 28, 2025) – Today, Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) President James Slevin released the following statement condemning President Trump’s executive order that strips federal employees of collective bargaining and organizing rights: “This executive order represents a threat to all working people, which we take very seriously. Silencing dedicated federal employees in…

WASHINGTON, DC (MARCH 27, 2025) – Today, Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) President James Slevin released the following statement in protest of the Trump Administration’s firings of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) mediators: “Yesterday, the Trump Administration continued its assault on working families by firing all but a few Federal Mediation and Conciliation…

WASHINGTON, DC (MARCH 6, 2025) – Michigan-based wind technicians who perform operations and maintenance on Vestas wind turbines overwhelmingly voted to unionize and become members of the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO. The election represents a historic victory for the group, the first Vestas wind technicians in North America to unionize. “These workers took…

WASHINGTON, DC (JANUARY 29, 2025) – Today, Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) President James Slevin released the following statement in protest of President Trump’s removal of Gwynne Wilcox, acting chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): “President Trump’s action to fire Gwynne Wilcox from the NLRB in the middle of her term is…

WASHINGTON, DC (SEPTEMBER 5, 2024) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) announced today that janitors employed by Nelson Services who work in Con Ed generating stations voted to join the union. The unit – which consists of 28 individuals who perform janitorial work in New York City in a utility setting – reached…

WASHINGTON, DC (July 25, 2024) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO today announced its support for Vice President Kamala Harris for president after an executive board meeting and vote to endorse her campaign earlier today. The following is a statement from UWUA President James Slevin: “Vice President Harris has been an outspoken…

WASHINGTON, DC (APRIL 30, 2024) – Around 45 workers who work in New York City for Precision Pipeline Solutions (PPS) a subsidiary of Prime Line Utility Solutions, voted in favor of joining the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) by an overwhelming vote of 72%. The new group consists of around 45 highly-trained individuals who…

WASHINGTON, DC (APRIL 2, 2024) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO today announced its support for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, citing the administration’s track record of pro-worker policies over the past four years for the endorsement. “With President Biden on our side we know our members will have a say in…

WASHINGTON, DC (JANUARY 10, 2024) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) today announced the union now represents employees in three municipalities: the City of Bordentown, New Jersey; Louisville, Ohio; and the Village of Bosque Farms in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “These three unique groups have one important thing in common, and that’s a desire…

WASHINGTON, DC (DECEMBER 5, 2023) – Workers who operate and maintain a 265-megawatt Rumford, Maine combined cycle natural gas power plant recently voted to unionize and become the newest members of the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO. The group had some concerns about working conditions and job security that led them to take…