Labor Rights are Human Rights April 4, 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While it is well known that Dr. King’s assassination took place in Memphis, most Americans are not aware of the fact that he went to Memphis in support of striking sanitation workers. The…
Our Toolbox for Contract Negotiations Works! Union representation and strong UWUA contracts are what separates us from workers who have no voice and very few rights at work. With our contract, we cannot be fired at the whim of management, and our wages, benefits, working conditions, and more, are all protected. This gives us peace…
Linemen Sculpture to be Unveiled in Lakeland, FL “I lost my husband almost 16 years ago, on August 26, 2002,” says Tracy Moore, whose husband Marc was tragically electrocuted while working for the city of Lakeland, Florida. “I learned that day the true power in electricity, and the true sacrifice our linemen make — all…
What have you learned at your Regional Conference to take back to the members of your Local? Alyna Kong Customer Service Rep. Local 132 “California Gubernatorial Candidate Antonio Villaraigosa was a guest speaker. Being a shop steward, my focus was always at a local level dealing with local management. I now realize there is a bigger picture.…
Regional Education Conferences are Off and Running In late April and mid-May, UWUA members and officers attended Regions V and I’s Educational Conferences in California and New Jersey respectively. With two more regional conferences slated for 2018, the National Union is well on the way toward meeting its goal of educating, activating and mobilizing its…
The development of hydropower in the United States has roots as far back as 1880 when the construction of a hydroelectric turbine in Grand Rapids, MI provided the first public demonstration of hydropower in the country. Boasting the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth — by total volume they contain 21% of the world’s…
At the heart of all union work is the ability to organize, bargain, and act collectively to improve the lives of workers and their families. Nothing is more essential to making this work possible than a political climate that is in solidarity with unions and workers and, as such, the UWUA continues to seek out…
Pricing grid reliability in electricity markets Seeking to defend irreplaceable baseload power generation infrastructure to continue providing resilience and security to the national grid, the UWUA recently filed comments both individually, and in conjunction with other energy-sector labor unions, with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Continued under-valuation of the contribution that is made by…
It gives me great pleasure to report that the growing activism of our members is making us a stronger union. Over the last few years, every time the National Union has reached out with opportunities to get involved, more of you have shown up. That tells me that our union is on the right path…