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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…
WASHINGTON, DC (NOVEMBER 28, 2023) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO released the following statement today following Governor Whitmer’s action signing a package of clean energy legislation into law. The following is a statement on behalf of UWUA Executive Vice President Patrick Dillon: “The legislation allows for power source flexibility to support…
WASHINGTON, DC (NOVEMBER 13, 2023) – The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO recently submitted comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding the agency’s proposed rule on the Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process. In a letter to Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Douglas Parker, UWUA National Safety Director John…
ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO (NOVEMBER 8, 2023) – City of Roswell employees represented by the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) helped propel four candidates to victory in Tuesday’s elections to the Roswell City Council. Candidates endorsed by the UWUA and allied unions in the New Mexico Federation of Labor (NMFL), AFL-CIO won election in these…
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.