From the Apr/May/Jun 2023 issue

Speaking Out

What do you hope to see discussed at the union’s upcoming convention?

DeAnna Hill, Local 191 “I would like to discuss the best ways to present the importance of the union to new, young members, and encourage them to participate.”       Lawrence Carella, Local 18007 “With all the attacks on natural gas across the country, I’d like to see discussions on what measures the UWUA…

News Roundup

Proud Day for Michigan Unions: State Repeals Right-to-Work

On March 24, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a repeal of the state’s so-called “right-to-work” law, which was enacted in 2012 when Republicans controlled both the state legislature and the governor’s office. Michigan is the first state to repeal a right-to-work law in nearly 60 years. The so-called “right-to-work” law allowed those in unionized workplaces…

News Roundup

Contract Reached at Connecticut Power Plants

Local 470-1 wrapped up and ratified a new four-year contract with Consolidated Asset Management after just two days of bargaining in March. The agreement covers 33 members working at power plants in Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. A third plant, also in Bridgeport, with 13 members is under a separate contract that expires next year.…

Cover Story

UWUA HEROES

UWUA members go above and beyond their typical work duties all the time. We don’t always hear about it, but these kinds of instances can happen in big and small ways. At this year’s convention, UWUA will once again present the “Hero Award” to recognize a member or group of members who performed extraordinary actions.…

News Roundup

New Jersey Local 601 Makes Gains Through Bargaining and Organizing

New Jersey Local 601 members recently won new agreements at both Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) and Veolia Water and welcomed three new units from Elizabethtown Gas, following the local’s recent first contract victory for the company’s call center workers. Strong Contract at PSE&G Local 601 represents the utility’s approximately 1,200 customer service workers…

News Roundup

White House Consults with UWUA on Initiative to Revitalize Energy Communities

This April, UWUA Government Affairs Director Lee Anderson attended a White House meeting where the Biden Administration announced historic new actions to create jobs and invest in the energy communities that have powered this nation for generations. President Biden came to the White House to take action to help energy-producing parts of the country, which…

Executive Vice President's Report

Answering the Call to Organize!

Roswell is a city in southeast New Mexico that is known as the site of an alleged UFO crash in 1947. Rather than shy away from the UFO legend, Roswell not only embraces it but celebrates its possible extraterrestrial past. Roswell is the home of the annual UFO Festival, the International UFO Museum, and UWUA…

President's Message

It’s Labor’s Moment

Baseball players in the minor leagues, retail workers at REI in Cleveland, Starbucks baristas across the country, school bus manufacturers in the South and strippers in California recently secured big organizing wins that will build their power and secure better benefits and safer working conditions. These groups of workers – in roles, industries or regions…