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WASHINGTON, DC (APRIL 19, 2023) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO recently expressed strong support for Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su’s nomination to serve as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor. In a recent letter to Majority Leader Charles Schumer, UWUA President James Slevin urged Su’s swift confirmation citing her understanding…
WASHINGTON, DC (JANUARY 25, 2023) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO and UWUA Local 102 today announced 11 building maintenance workers with West Penn Power and Potomac Edison cast their ballots in favor of joining the UWUA. The members conduct day-to-day maintenance on commercial buildings across southwestern Pennsylvania and Maryland. First Energy…
The UWUA announced after a year of intense negotiations, about 30 UWUA members who work as wind technicians successfully agreed to an inaugural contract with DTE Energy.
UWUA today announced that 70 people who work for Liberty Utility out of Columbus, GA and Gainesville, GA voted to unionize and become members of the Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO.
The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO today released the following statement from Executive Vice President Patrick Dillon in support of Governor Whitmer’s efforts to restore operations at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.
The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO today announced 90 workers for Delta Natural Gas Company providing natural gas to homes and businesses in eastern Kentucky overwhelmingly voted in favor of joining the UWUA. Despite an active anti-union campaign against the organizing effort by Delta Natural Gas, workers voted to unionize by a 65% majority.
WASHINGTON, DC (JULY 28, 2022) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO today announced Deirdre Brill, a leading national union organizer, has joined the union as organizing director. Brill will provide organizing support to all UWUA locals and lead efforts to expand the union’s organizing drives nationally. “This announcement comes at a time…
CHICAGO, IL (MARCH 7, 2022) – The Utility Workers Military Assistance Program (UMAP) today celebrated the 700th veteran graduate in Chicago. UMAP – which is administered together with the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), UWUA Local 18007 and Peoples Gas at City Colleges of Chicago – offers service members a pathway into a family-supporting…
WASHINGTON, DC (FEBRUARY 10, 2022) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO today announced National Vice President John Duffy will retire as of March 1, 2022. UWUA’s executive board recently unanimously elected Local 369 President Craig Pinkham to fulfill the remainder of the term. “I’d like to thank John for his dedication to…
BAKERSFIELD, CA (JANUARY 18, 2022) – The Utility Workers Military Assistance Program (UMAP) in partnership with Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local 132 and Southern California Gas today launched a new program that supports lowering veteran homelessness rates through training and employment opportunities. UMAP’s proven-effective, training-to-placement model will benefit 40 veterans over the next…