News from UWUA
- UWUA National Vice President Delivers Speech in Memphis for 50th Anniversary of Sanitation Workers’ Strike
April, 25 2018Good morning brothers and sisters, AFSCME President Lee Saunders, and AFSCME Local 1733 President Michael Ford. The events that took place here in Memphis 50 years ago will forever remain a huge part of civil rights and labor rights history. That labor struggle began with a very difficult and hard-fought strike by sanitation workers of… Read More
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- With Proper Investment, Hydropower Offers Michigan a Renewable Energy Advantage
April, 25 2018The development of hydropower in the United States has roots as far back as 1880 when the construction of a hydroelectric turbine in Grand Rapids provided the first public demonstration of hydropower in the country. With Michigan boasting the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth—by total volume they contain 21% of the world’s surface… Read More
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- Cuomo signs bill that gives unions more power to recruit members despite Supreme Court case
April, 16 2018The post Cuomo signs bill that gives unions more power to recruit members despite Supreme Court case appeared first on UWUA.
- Con Edison Taking Heat after Winter Storm Riley Leaves Thousands Waiting for Power
March, 26 2018ConEd and other utilities are under fire after a recent spate of severe weather left thousands of customers without power for days on end. Winter Storm Riley, which pummeled the Mid-Atlantic and New England, left an estimated 900,000 customers without power. In New York, 70,000 homes and businesses lost power, half of them Con Edison… Read More
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- Public art sculpture honoring power lineworkers to be unveiled in June
March, 26 2018The post Public art sculpture honoring power lineworkers to be unveiled in June appeared first on UWUA.
