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Utility Workers Military Assistance Program: Launch

UWUA Local 104 Saginaw Michigan

Robert Reich: The Truth About the Economy (in 2 Minutes)

The Story of Citizens United v. FEC

Renewable Energy in America – ACORE Presentation

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COPE Check-Off Authorization Card

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Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure

The Private Sector In Water In 2009

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Prof/Tech: The Benefits of Collective Bargaining for Professional and Technical Workers

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Public Pension Facts

The Resurgence of the Nuclear Industry

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Prof/Tech: Facts – The Employee Free Choice Act, Professional Employees and the Public

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Prof/Tech: Facts – Vital Workforce Statistics

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Prof/Tech: I am a professional. What can a Union Do for Me?

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The Global Call Center Industry

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The US Call Center Industry

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Managing Carbon Dioxide: The Geologic Solution

Electricity, multinationals and development

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Designing Spaces: Think Green

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See how your state’s congressional delegation voted

NLRB Notice (PDF)

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US Natural Gas Pipeline Network

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Fatigue Management – NEI

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Do You Know

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How Unions Help All Workers

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Robert Reich: Why “Right to Work” is Wrong for Workers

Is America Really Broke?

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UWUA President Langford Discusses the Need For Utility Infrastructure Investment

Tax Shifts in America Today

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To Fix Our Ailing Economy, Start By Fixing Our Decaying Infrastructure (Presentation)

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Whitepaper: Hurricane Sandy Service Restoration Effort Shows Need for Utility Reform is Greater Than Ever

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Education – The “Other” Core Infrastructure Investment (Presentation)

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Mark Brooks Appears on The Union Edge to Discuss Allentown, PA & American Water

Building a Strong Union and Secure Future: Jobs – Jobs – Jobs

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How Has America Changed? Union Density and Politics

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Power = Justice

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Fix Overtime – Sign the Petition

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Don’t Give Water Utility More Control

Winter 2014 Issue

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Russiaville Voters Want Vote on Water System Sale

FirstEnergy continues lockout despite massive winter storms

Winter 2014 Issue

Spring 2014 Issue

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Systems of Safety Training Program Gets Results

Spring 2014 Issue

2014 Victory Conferences: Building Union Power!

Spring 2014 Issue

The Hypocrisy of “Pension Reform”

Spring 2014 Issue

Every Drop Counts Relief Fund Flyer

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Local 601 Organizing Elizabeth Town Gas Call Center

Guidelines for Heat Stress (PDF)

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Summer 2014 Issue

The Utility Worker Magazine

Fall 2014 Issue

The Utility Worker Magazine

UWUA Members Settle Contract with FirstEnergy’s Penelec

Fall 2014 Issue

Danny Glover: Our Postal Service

Robert Reich Takes on the Trans-Pacific Partnership

US Trade Policy and American Workers

West Virginia Workers Rally

Winter 2015 Issue

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Five Year Extension Announced for Chicago Utility Workers Military Assistance Program

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PDF version of the Aqua America shareholder communication

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The Deep, Dangerous Problems Of America’s Aging Gas Infrastructure

UWUA Gear Catalog

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Recall Notice: Salisbury “Link Stick” Tools

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Union Fair Share Fees Explained

FERC – Impact of Environmental Regulations (PDF)

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Spring 2015 Issue

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UWUA Challenges Corporate Greed at Aqua America

Spring 2015 Issue

Ensuring the Transition to Clean Energy Works for Labor

Spring 2015 Issue

UWUA Locals Plan Bargaining Strategy at AEP

Spring 2015 Issue

Keeping Drumbeat Up for Pipeline Safety

Spring 2015 Issue

National Vice President’s Report, Spring 2015

Spring 2015 Issue

Young Workers Initiative Committee

Spring 2015 Issue

Human Rights: Message from Chair Craig Massey

Spring 2015 Issue

Moving Forward

Spring 2015 Issue

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AFL-CIO Statement: House Votes to Stand with Working Families on Trade

UWUA Wins Labor’s First Election Victory Under New NLRB Rules

Spring 2015 Issue

Gov Unions Have the Right to Require Members to Pay Their ‘Fair Share’

Utility Workers – 24/7 First Responders in Times of Public Need

Common Sense Economics

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Repair America

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Officers Report, 30th Constitutional Convention

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2015 Constitutional Convention Coverage: National Women’s Caucus

Summer 2015 Issue

UWUA – History Video

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Robert Reich – The Importance Of Strong Unions

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2015 Constitutional Convention Coverage: Young Workers Initiative Committee

Summer 2015 Issue

Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Deputy Energy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

New Executive Board Members

Summer 2015 Issue

UMAP-CA Program Puts Veterans to Work in Good, Union Jobs

Summer 2015 Issue

Executive Vice President’s Report, Summer 2015

Summer 2015 Issue

Secretary-Treasurer’s Report, Summer 2015

Summer 2015 Issue

FL Local 604 Continues to Make Strides Improving Members’ Lives

Summer 2015 Issue

On the Chopping Block One Year Ago, Local 686’s New Contract Exceptional!

Summer 2015 Issue

National Vice President’s Report, Summer 2015

Summer 2015 Issue

UWUA 30th Constitutional Convention Coverage

Summer 2015 Issue

MI Contract is Solidarity in Action

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President’s Message, Summer 2015

Summer 2015 Issue

Summer 2015 Issue

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2016 Regional Educational Conferences Flyer

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Chalking Up Success at Region IV Conference

Summer 2016 Issue

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Local 640

Managing Fatigue – U.S. NRC

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The Incredible Shrinking Incomes Of Young Americans

Passing of Robert Fronek and John Devlin

Fall 2015 Issue

Executive Vice President’s Report, Fall 2015

Fall 2015 Issue

Union Continues the Fight to Protect Good Jobs as CO2 Rules Take Hold

Fall 2015 Issue

AEP Contract Brings Gains, New Possibilities

Fall 2015 Issue

Fall 2015 Issue

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American Water Joins P4A

Fall 2015 Issue

National Vice President’s Report, Fall 2015

Fall 2015 Issue

Women’s Caucus: “Our Time is Now, Sisters!”

Fall 2015 Issue

Palisades Nuclear Techs’ First Contract

Fall 2015 Issue

Speaking Out, Fall 2015

Fall 2015 Issue

New Members of Human Rights Committee

Fall 2015 Issue

Saluting Our UWUA Retirees

Fall 2015 Issue

President’s Message, Fall 2015

Fall 2015 Issue

Local 409 Grows with Gas!!

Fall 2015 Issue

Secretary-Treasurer’s Report, Fall 2015

Fall 2015 Issue

UWUA Constitution, Amended Through July 25, 2015

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Strong Unions, Strong Democracy

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Why Are Unions So Worried About An Upcoming Supreme Court Case?

Press Release: “Industry, Labor, Environmental Coalition Urges Congress to Support Upcoming Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Incentive Bill”

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Letter signed by the UWUA supporting carbon dioxide sequestration bill

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D. Michael Langford at the City Club of Cleveland, 2/5/2016

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Clean Power Plan: Midwest States Chart Predictable Courses On Compliance Work

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Joslyn Williams, President of Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO – State of the Labor Movement

CA Gas Workers Unite for Jobs, Safety, Environment

Winter 2016 Issue

CA Local 132 Internal Organizing Campaign Adds Members, Strengthens Union

Winter 2016 Issue

Looking Forward… MSUWC Wins First UWUA Contract Covering Renewables

Winter 2016 Issue

Speaking Out, Winter 2016

Winter 2016 Issue

National Vice President’s Report, Fall 2016

Fall 2016 Issue

Executive Vice President’s Report, Winter 2016

Winter 2016 Issue

Repair America, Now!

Winter 2016 Issue

Secretary-Treasurer’s Report, Winter 2016

Winter 2016 Issue

UMAP Gas Bootcamp Means Jobs for National Guard and Vets

Winter 2016 Issue

National Vice President’s Report, Winter 2016

Winter 2016 Issue

P4A Training Expands with New Building

Winter 2016 Issue

The UWUA Objection Plan Year July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017

Winter 2016 Issue

President’s Message, Winter 2016

Winter 2016 Issue

Winter 2016 Issue

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UWUA Local 601’s Valerie King – New Jersey’s WILD Conference: Making History, Fighting for the Future!

Robert Reich – How to Fix the Supreme Court

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U.S. Nuclear Energy Industry Has A Clean Bill Of Health And Says Its Plants Deserve A Life Extension

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America Deserves An A-Plus Water Infrastructure

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Ohio Regulators Approve Income Guarantees For AEP And FirstEnergy

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CA Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Approves Gas Storage Reform Bill

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EPA Again Urges Companies To Voluntarily Seek Out Methane Leaks

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TPP ‘Worst Trade Deal Ever,’ Says Nobel-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz

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Honoring Every Woman Veteran For Her Service

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Former Metro Washington AFL-CIO President Joslyn Williams On The Union’s Role Amid Global Changes

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The Economy Adds 215,000 Jobs In March, And Unemployment Is Essentially Unchanged

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How To Catch Up If You’re Behind On Retirement Savings

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Long Overdue DOL Rule Will Protect Retirement Investors

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How DOE Is Leveraging Federal Authority To Ease Transmission Development

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Peoples Gas Joins U.S. EPA And Other Gas Utilities For Methane Challenge

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Power Plant Workers Keep Focus, Pride During Shutdown, Career Changes

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Amid Layoffs In Fossil Fuels, State Democrats Strategize For Clean Energy Jobs

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Water Utility Leaders Lobby Congress Over Water Infrastructure Renewal

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Water Utility Leaders Lobby Congress Over Water Infrastructure Renewal

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Women And Retirement Savings

Spring 2016 Issue

The Utility Worker Magazine

Lakeland Local Soldiers On

Spring 2016 Issue

Human Rights Committee is Ready, Willing and Able

Spring 2016 Issue

UWUA Forges Global Union Solidarity at Spanish Energy Giant Iberdrola

Spring 2016 Issue

President’s Message, Spring 2016

Spring 2016 Issue

Women’s Caucus Report, Spring 2016

Spring 2016 Issue

Obama Labor Appointees Deliver

Spring 2016 Issue

Know Your Weingarten Rights

Spring 2016 Issue

Workforce Changes Bring Organizing Opportunities in the Utility Industry

Spring 2016 Issue

Get Involved Through UWUA Social Media

Spring 2016 Issue

A Union with Solutions

President Michael Langford at Clean Energy Ministerial 7

DNC Roundtable – Trade, Manufacturing & Jobs: How to Rebuild the Middle Class

Teaching our Kids the Importance of Union

UWUA Roundtable: Putting workers first!

Summer 2016 Issue

The Utility Worker Magazine

P4A Susan Harwood Safety Trainings Reach American Water and Consumers Energy

Summer 2016 Issue

Repairing America’s Gas Infrastructure

Summer 2016 Issue

Chicago Call Center Workers Ink 1st Contract

Summer 2016 Issue

Vote November 8th!

Summer 2016 Issue

President’s Message, Summer 2016

Summer 2016 Issue

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Fall 2016 Issue

The Utility Worker Magazine

Staff Changes Position National for the Future

Fall 2015 Issue

UWUA Moves the Ball Forward on Gas Safety and Methane Emission Reductions

Fall 2015 Issue

Deregulation 20 Years Later: UWUA National Staff Weigh In

Fall 2016 Issue

Executive Vice President’s Report, Fall 2016

Fall 2016 Issue

Reducing Methane Leaks: Ensures Safety, Creates Jobs, Helps the Environment

Fall 2016 Issue

Speaking Out, Fall 2016

Fall 2016 Issue

UWUA and Japanese Electric Power Workers Union Exchange International Solidarity!

Fall 2016 Issue

Infrastructure Investment Round-up

Fall 2016 Issue

P4A Sets Sights on More Successes in 2017

Fall 2016 Issue

President’s Message, Fall 2016

Fall 2016 Issue

BGA Report: 50,000 Jobs Possible In Next Decade

Fall 2016 Issue

Women’s Caucus Report, Fall 2016

Fall 2016 Issue

Human Rights Committee Report, Fall 2016

Fall 2016 Issue

Local 555 Wins 5-Year Contract at Seabrook Nuclear

Fall 2016 Issue

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Energy Department backs huge Louisiana project to store carbon

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To Save Coal, Trump Has To Raise Your Gas Bill

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Environmental Groups Join N.Y. in Support of Nuclear Credits

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Protecting Our Water Supply

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Gov. Kasich kills bid to freeze clean-power standard

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UWUA Member Survey

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Kentucky’s Attack on Unions Provides a Glimpse into the GOP’s Impending War on Workers

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www.Power4America.org

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UMAP Chicago at www.Power4America.org

Winter 2017 Issue

The Utility Worker Magazine

President’s Message – Winter 2017 Issue

Winter 2017 Issue

Cover Story – Water for Life

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

MO Water Local 335 Prepares for “Right-to-Work” While Improving Safety

Winter 2017 Issue

Carbon Capture Infrastructure Creates Jobs, Reduces CO2 Emissions

Winter 2017 Issue

Cleveland Water Workers Join the UWUA

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Executive Vice President’s Report, Winter 2017

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

National Vice President’s Report, Winter 2017

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Secretary-Treasurer’s Report, Winter 2017

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

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Wages slower to grow in Michigan, adjacent Right to Work states

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New York Intends To Revolutionize The Electric Power Grid As We Know It

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After Petra Nova, what’s next for NRG and carbon capture?

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Energy Costs at Record Lows Thanks to Natural Gas and Clean Energy

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Utilities Commission Approves Aliso Canyon Investigation

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Trump to roll back Obama’s climate, water rules through executive action

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Entergy mulls fate of New York nuclear plant as it moves to ‘pure play utility’

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Can Nuclear Power Rise From The Chaos In Washington?

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Workforce Changes Bring Organizing Opportunities in the Utility Industry

Professional/Technical

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A History of Utility Workers Union of America – Video

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The quest to capture and store carbon – and slow climate change — just reached a new milestone

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ENERGY TRANSITIONS: Coal is about to disappear from New England

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State Sen. Joe Schiavoni picks up first national labor union endorsement in Ohio governor’s race

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Governor Cuomo Announces Major Climate And Jobs Initiative To Help Create 40,000 Clean Energy Jobs By 2020

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AEP CEO Sees Coal Falling to 25% of U.S. Power Generation

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What The Drop in Unemployment Means–Or Doesn’t Mean–For Kentucky

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Big oil, small U.S. towns see new reward in old production technique

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Right-To-Work Is Wronging Workers

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New high court challenge to labor unions follows 4-4 split

UWUA Endorses Joe Schiavoni for Ohio Governor

Political Action

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Public Works, Private Benefit

Spring 2017 Issue

The Utility Worker Magazine

President’s Message — The UWUA: A Beacon of Hope

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UWUA News Roundup

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

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Trumka: Rebuild Collective Power of Working People Around the Globe

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Why Congress should get behind the bipartisan ‘U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act’

2017 Labor Education Initiative Takes Off

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Will Trump’s Supreme Court and NLRB be Pro-Worker?

Spring 2017 Issue

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Future of unions in balance as Trump prepares to reshape national labor board

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How Retiring Nuclear Power Plants May Undercut U.S. Climate Goals

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Officials Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter For Flint Water Crisis

Fighting to Keep Coal Plants Open

Spring 2017 Issue

Safety Training Saves Lives, Builds Careers

Spring 2017 Issue

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Coal’s Decline Spreads Far Beyond Appalachia

Executive Vice President’s Report, Spring 2017

Spring 2017 Issue

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Nuclear power on the ‘front burner,’ says Energy Secretary Rick Perry

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The National Labor Relations Board is alarmingly unfazed by 2016

Collective Bargaining

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House committee approves coal country bill

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Why Millennials Should Lead the Next Labor Movement

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EPA mulls unions’ ideas for a Trump ‘clean coal’ power plan

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Cruz offers bill to weaken labor board’s power

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Bipartisan coalition beats GOP attempt to weaken Davis-Bacon wage protections

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Capturing Carbon and Seizing Innovation: Petra Nova Is POWER’s Plant of the Year

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Trump is about to make America much crueler to unionized workers

The Case for Fixing the Leaks

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The Trump administration’s ongoing attack on workers

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DOE grid study dominates FERC nomination hearing

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Canada pushing US in NAFTA talks to ban right-to-work

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FERC overrules New York permit denial for Millennium gas pipeline

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Gorsuch Vote Could Revive Public Union Fees Case This Week

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Donate to the Tracy Slaughenhaupt Fund

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Supreme Court poised to deal a sharp blow to unions for teachers and public employees

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METHANE: Court nixes Trump admin’s ‘unlawful’ delay of BLM rule

Jul/Aug/Sep 2017 Issue

The Utility Worker Magazine

Two More Organizing Wins for Water Workers

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

New Mexico Local 51 Makes Gains In Reopener, Ups Political Activity

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Organizing/Contract Wins

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Speaking Out!

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Fighting for Good Jobs and Strong Communities

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

P4A on Track for Record Setting Training Year

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Local 18007 Teams Up With P4A To Provide Safety Training To 1,100 Member

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Building a Culture of Safety – Courage to Change Brings Success

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

In Memory of Our Fallen Brother Doug (JD) George

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Executive Vice President’s Report – Building Union Power at the P4A Conference

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Secretary Treasurer’s Report

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

National Vice President’s Report

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

UWUA National Committees Central to P4A Conference

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Meet this Year’s UWUA Scholarship Winners

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Local 335 Volunteers Rebuild Boat Ramp Destroyed in Spring Floods

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Saluting our UWUA Retirees

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

President’s Message: We are First Responders!

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

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Pruitt to announce Clean Power Plan repeal, ask industry to shape replacement

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Do “Free Riding” Nonmembers Violate the First Amendment?

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Trumka talks unions’ agenda as AFL-CIO convenes in St. Louis

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What Whitefish really reveals about the Trump administration

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Trump coal backer wins big under Perry’s power plan

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Exclusive: Chatterjee details interim plan to save coal, nuclear plants

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White House signs paperwork, clearing path for two more US FERC members

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Technology could help Trump keep his ‘clean coal’ promise

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Janus-Faced: Trump administration declares war on public sector unions

Oct/Nov/Dec 2017 Issue

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

President’s Message: Looking to the Future

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

UWUA Members Respond to Puerto Rico Emergency

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Speaking Out

Utility Workers Local 127 Fights for the FUTURE of Coal

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Blackout Nightmare at Atlanta Airport Shows Grid’s Weakness

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Trump Lamented Loss of Oreo Jobs to Mexico. His Tax Bill Could Make More Jobs Go South.

P4A Conference a Huge Success!

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

SECRETARY-TREASURER’S REPORT

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

National Vice President’s Report

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Safety Corner

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

Saluting Our UWUA Retirees

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2017 Issues

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America’s Deep Freeze Is Helping Oil and Coal

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Blizzard Triggers a 60-Fold Surge in Prices for U.S. Natural Gas

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2018 Regional Conferences – Save the Dates

Regional Conferences

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Regulators reject the Trump administration’s plan to boost coal-fired power plants

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Gas, not renewables, driving coal, nuclear woes; DOE labs show how much

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Strike Looms At Indian Point Nuclear Plant

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Union, Entergy remain in talks to avert strike at Indian Point tomorrow

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Indian Point strike put on hold until midnight

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Harsh words from union head as Indian Point talks pushed to Friday

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Indian Point contract talks could resume Tuesday

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Indian Point: Owners, workers reach tentative deal

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Bipartisan approach to combat climate change is stuck in Congress

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The best laid plans of state regulators are now aimed at building a better distribution system

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Congressmen press party leaders to advance carbon capture legislation

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Energy tax credits in final budget deal

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U.S. Budget Bill Includes Landmark Carbon Capture Tax Credit

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A burning desire: The quest to save a coal-fired plant in a Wyoming small town

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Trump’s Labor Board Picks Are Scaring Away Unions

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The Trump Administration’s War on Workers

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Carbon capture coalition expands & rebrands

Jan/Feb/Mar 2018 Issue

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

President’s Message – The Year Ahead

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Fires and Floods Highlight Work of CA Members as First Responders

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Job-Saving Wins Set Stage for Upcoming Contract Talks

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Speaking Out

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Local 393 Wins Right to Conduct Union Orientations for New Hires

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Canada Hydro Power Competition Triggers TAA Benefits for Brayton Point Workers

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Utility and Communications Workers Join to Fight for Union Jobs and Member Safety

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

NM Local 51 Wins Arbitration Reinstating City Employee, Sets Stage for City Elections

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

National Union Unites Locals in Fight for Nuclear Decommissioning Work

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Secretary-Treasurer’s Report

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Executive Vice President’s Report

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

National Vice President’s Report

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

SAFETY CORNER

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Trump Year 1 – A Report

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

I AM 2018 Campaign Honors Dr. King, April 2–4

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Women’s Caucus – Am I My Sister’s Keeper?

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Saluting Our UWUA Retirees – 2018

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Notification of Dues and Per Capita Increases – 2018

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Notification of Dues and Per Capita Increases – 2017

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PA Repub. Defends ‘Right-To-Work’ Laws Before Vote In Union-Heavy District

Political Action

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Democrat poised to upset GOP in Pennsylvania special election

Political Action

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Offshore Wind Jobs & Opportunity Act will create jobs & boost clean energy

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Offshore Wind Jobs & Opportunity Act will create jobs & boost clean energy

Renewable Energy

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Efforts to keep call-center jobs in US deserve support

Political Action

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Public art sculpture honoring power lineworkers to be unveiled in June

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Cuomo signs bill that gives unions more power to recruit members despite Supreme Court case

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OSHA committees should be restarted, say worker advocacy groups

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Democrats call on Trump to stop companies from offshoring jobs

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Bay State Wind forms partnership dedicated to offshore wind industry & new jobs

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Trump’s Energy Department cries ‘emergency’ in pursuit of coal and nuke bailout

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Union official backs Bay State Wind

Renewable Energy

Grievance Form

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Trump’s attacks on federal employee unions, pay and benefits draw bipartisan rebukes

April/May/June 2018

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

President’s Message: Member Activism On The Rise!

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Defending Our Jobs, Building Our Future

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Electing Labor Friendly Representatives

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

With Proper Investment, Hydropower Offers Michigan a Renewable Energy Advantage

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Repower Our Locals!

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Speaking Out 2018

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Honoring First Responders!

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Executive Vice President’s Report – Spring 2018

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

National Vice President’s Report – Spring 2018

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

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Supreme Court Decision Impacts Public Sector Unions

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America must act to ensure qualified water workforce

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Sculpture celebrating electric linemen installed in Lakeland

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Missouri voters just blocked the right-to-work law Republicans passed to weaken labor unions

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SoCal Gas agrees to $119.5-million settlement for Aliso Canyon methane leak — biggest in U.S. history

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Trump expected to roll out Clean Power Plan replacement this week

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Trumka to Arizona AFL-CIO Labor Day Breakfast: Vote Union

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McIntyre: FERC not working with Trump White House on coal, nuke bailout

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Bracing for Impact: More Than 40,000 Workers From 17 States Prepare for Hurricane Florence

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The Latest: Utility crews from across US arrive to help

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Labor Board Ratchets Up Prosecution of ‘Negligent’ Unions

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Emergency crews assisting Wilmington; 32 now dead from Florence

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DOE moves to slash cost of carbon capture for coal-fired power plants

July/Aug/Sept 2018

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

President’s Message – July/Aug/Sept 2018

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

American Water Benefits Agreement Inked

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Local 537 Secures Contract with American Water

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Supreme Court Bows Down to Right-Wing – Janus Decision Will Not Stop Us!

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Organizing Win at Hawaii Water Contract – Bargaining Set to Begin

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

CA Locals Win Historic SoCal Gas Contract Victory

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

VOTE! Your Future Depends on It

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Speaking Out – July/Aug/Sep 2018

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Safety Corner – Safety Leadership Program

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

UWUA Scholarship Winners

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

MO Voters Overwhelmingly Vote “NO” on Right-To-Work

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Utility Workers Respond as Hurricane Florence Devastates the Carolinas

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Secretary-Treasurer’s Report – Communication is the Key to Success!

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Women’s Caucus – With Women We All Rise!

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Executive Vice President’s Report – The Time To Stand For Working People Is Now!

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

National Vice President’s Report – Missouri Victory Validates Labor’s Effectiveness in the Political Arena

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

Human Rights – Now is the Time!

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

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As Hurricane Michael recovery begins, telecommunications, electrical power still an issue in Florida Panhandle

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Trump’s NLRB Just Quietly Ruled to Make Union Pickets Illegal

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Utility Dive: 2018 Election Roundup

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What Do the Midterms Mean for Labor and Employment?

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EDITORIAL: Unions won big on Election Day — a victory for working people

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Utility, Coal Interests at Odds as EPA Weighs Trading in Power Rule

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Lawmakers Demand Investigation Of Labor Secretary Alex Acosta For Sex Abuser Plea Deal

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EPA moves to rescind Obama-era carbon limits on new coal plants

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Mass. lawmakers grill natural gas execs after September explosions

Oct/Nov/Dec 2018

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – 2018 Ends on a High Note

The Utility Worker Magazine, 2018 Issues

2018 WE ARE FIRST RESPONDERS! to Natural and Manmade Disasters

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2018 ELECTION ROUNDUP

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UWUA Joins Unions in Canada and U.S. in North American Solidarity Project

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SECRETARY-TREASURER’S REPORT – Power! Why We Build Alliances

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NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Key Labor-Dense States See Positive Results With Mid-Term Elections

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EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Workers Banding Together in Union

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National Grid workers keep faith in each other

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Baker extends unemployment benefits for National Grid workers

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National Grid, union reach tentative agreement to end lockout

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National Grid workers OK contract ending lock-out

Utility Workers Military Assistance Program (U-MAP): Making a Difference for Veterans

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San Francisco considering municipal utility as PG&E prepares bankruptcy filing

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NLRB empowers companies to treat more workers as independent contractors

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So much for the labor movement’s funeral

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How odd bedfellows rescued carbon capture

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DOE fossil head: New US coal plants ‘quite possible’

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New York Harbor and Wind Energy: Back to the Future

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Carbon Capture Coalition commends new legislation

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Companies look to build carbon capture project at Dave Johnston Power Plant

Jan/Feb/Mar 2019

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Scientists want to help save the Earth by storing carbon dioxide in the ground

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The Cowardly Labor Secretary

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W.Va. judge strikes down key portions of state’s right-to-work legislation

News Roundup – Winter 2019

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Power 4 America 2019

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Rick Passarelli Joins National Staff as Director of Veterans Affairs

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31st Constitutional Convention – Official Call

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Open Letter from President Mike Langford

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Article XV Conventions

SECRETARY-TREASURER’S REPORT – Winter 2019

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EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Winter 2019

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NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT – Winter 2019

Safety Corner – Winter 2019

MLK Commemoration 2019

Meet National Staffer Valerie King

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Union Women Uniting America

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Young Workers Initiative Committee Update

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News Analysis: President Trump and Organized Labor — Two Years of Attacks

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SALUTING OUR UWUA RETIREES – Winter 2019

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WaPo – Letters to the Editor: What addressing the climate will require

President’s Message – 2019 Strong!

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At Trump’s Federal Labor Police, Lights Are On But No One’s Home

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Robert Reich: Why unions matter to you

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WY Gov. Gordon backs carbon capture

April/May/June 2019

President’s Message

News Roundup – Spring 2019

Local 604 Lakeland Electric Workers Making Gains

Speaking Out – Spring 2019

Local 223 Safety Director Todd Burger Champions Injury Prevention, Member Safety

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Erin Bzymek Joins the National Union as Communications Director

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UMAP – Veterans Training Program Celebrates 500th Graduate!

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31ST CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT

National Vice President’s Report

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Secretary-Treasurer’s Report

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Safety Corner – Spring 2019

National Committees Meet in Michigan to Compare Notes and Build UWUA Power!

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Women United: “We Can Do It!”

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The UWUA Objection Plan Year July 1, 2019 — June 30, 2020

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Remembering the Fallen

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31st Convention Day One – Our Mission

31st Constitutional Convention

31st Convention Day Two – Protecting Our Legacy

31st Constitutional Convention

31st Convention Day Three – Building Our Future

31st Constitutional Convention

31st Convention – A Tribute

31st Constitutional Convention

31st Convention – Our History

July/Aug/Sep 2019

President’s Message – James Slevin

31st Constitutional Convention Coverage

Antonio DePina Receives 2019 Utility Worker Hero Award!

Honoring Langford and VanSlooten

10 Questions for President Slevin

Water Workers Choose UWUA, Rack Up Victories!

How Sweet It Is!

Bernie LaBelle, Region II Senior National Representative, Retires

Executive Vice President’s Report – Patrick Dillon

Secretary-Treasurer’s Report

National Vice President’s Report – John Duffy

Safety Corner – Scotty MacNeill

Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, UWUA, Together for Good

Roswell Members Achieve 11 Percent Wage Increase Over Two Years

Retiree in the Spotlight

Veterans Committee Update

President’s Message – Listening to Our Members

Bargaining News Roundup

OH Local 270 Prevails in FirstEnergy Bankruptcy

Members Urge Lawmakers to Support, Promote Carbon Capture Technology

Slevin Meets With WY Coal Members

Gas Industry Members Share Best-Practices and Safety Insights at Annual Inter-Union Gas Conference

Winter 2019 Issue

News Roundup

UWUA Veterans Director Passarelli Appointed to Prestigious National Credentialing Team

Local 18007’s Veterans Day Drive Gives Back

Member Solidarity Rally Calls for an All-of-the-Above Approach to California’s Energy Future

Solidarity Forever! The Union Makes Us Strong!

State House Watch – States Respond to the Janus Ruling

Executive Vice President’s Report – Should a Union Support a Particular Party?

Secretary-Treasurer’s Report – Data Drives Membership Engagement and Power!

National Vice President’s Report – For Politicians Who Claim to Support Veterans, Some Show Their True Colors When It’s Time to Do So

Oct/Nov/December 2019

Announcing The 2021 Utility Workers Union of America Scholarship Program

Member Spotlight

Women’s Caucus Update – Power, Purpose and Priorities!

UWUA Support Was Key to Local 164 Member John Lorenzo Becoming Commissioner of Rostraver Township

Swenglish Joins National Staff as Region II Rep.

Regional Safety Summits on Deck for 2020

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Utility Workers Union Urges Congress to Improve Workplace Protections

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UWUA Speaks in Support of House USE IT Act

Jan/Feb/March 2020

President’s Message – Where Do We Go From Here?

News Roundup – Public Sector Solidarity Pays Off in Bay City, MI

News Roundup – Local G-555 Wins Back Automatic Progression for Field Employees in New Agreement

Protecting Jobs – National Union “All In” for Water Members

UWUA Ramps Up Water Work

Welcome Newest Members from Campbell, OH

Kilpatrick Gas Safety and Workforce Adequacy Act to be Introduced in CA Legislature

Reaching Into High Schools to Train the Next Generation of Utility Workers

UWUA Leads Study to Eliminate Obstacles Veterans Face Finding New Careers

Local 105 Members Rally Around Two Families Impacted by Tragic Housefires

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UWUA/P4A Training’s Best Year Yet!

Key Filing Compliance Requirements

The Push to Eliminate Natural Gas: The Latest Example of Environmentalists Wearing Blinders

Meet Your New National Safety Committee Reps.

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National Union Rallies Behind Local 609 Members in Oregon

Union Strong 2020! Stepping Up, Stepping Out at the Women’s March

UWUA Hires New Staff Representatives, Establishes New Role to Support Renewable Sector Growth

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Washington Post: Carbon pricing represents the best answer to our climate danger

Apr/May/June 2020

National Officers’ Message

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Reports from the Frontlines

‘WE DID IT!’ Workers at MA’s largest power plant prevail in strike!

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A New Normal for Utility Workers

Harrison Named Director of Renewable Energy

Juanita Ray Joins National Executive Board

Deb York Retires

Jerry Acosta Retires

Bel Air, Maryland American Water Workers Win Contract Victory

Safety Corner – Spring 2020

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