UWUA Local 304 News

You and YOUR Union

What is it in us that compels us to wait until it’s too late before we commit our energy and resources to things we see developing before us and should’ve addressed long before now. I’m not talking about simple procrastination concerning some petty, unpleasant,  or inconsequential chore or obligation often ...

Behavior Based Safety-A Strategy To Blame The Worker

Safety in the workplace is essential whenever there are great amounts of potential energy at work around and beside where workers also work. Nowhere is this more true than in a power station environment. High voltages, large machines that spin at hundreds and sometimes even thousands of revolutions per minute, ...

Perspective For Union Members!

Unions have been around for a long time. Before they were legally recognized, the activities on anyone brave or dumb enough to stand up against an employer were branded as a troublemaker. They were too often fired for insubordination, and were even "black-balled" among employers so that they couldn't even ...

Social Media and Unions

Most of you have heard that Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Snap Chat, Insta-Gram...etc) is fast becoming a factor affecting your application for getting a job, but did you know that it may also play a role in your keeping a job? The stories of prospective employers who dismissed a candidate ...
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The Importance of Attending Union Meetings

There have been a couple of issues that came up the last few weeks that really begs the question that if you HAVE a UNION, why are you not using it as it was intended? One employee was on a "special assignment", one that the company wanted done and assigned ...

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