News from UWUA
- Local 18007’s Veterans Day Drive Gives Back
December, 11 2019Gas Workers Local 18007’s annual Veterans Day Drive collected donations from numerous worksites to deliver to Midwest Veteran’s Closet. Located in North Chicago, IL the organization is a not-for-profit rapid response group that provides life’s basic needs to enlistees, families and veterans. Two veterans from each shop delivered the donations along with Local 18007 President… Read More
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- UWUA Veterans Director Passarelli Appointed to Prestigious National Credentialing Team
December, 11 2019The UWUA Director of Veterans Affairs and Workforce Development, Rick Passarelli, recently accepted appointment to the prestigious National Veterans Employment and Education Commission’s Military Credentialing Advisory Roundtable. The American Legion put the roundtable together in order to establish new ways of scaling public-private partnerships to offer veterans pathways to apply their knowledge and skills towards… Read More
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- News Roundup
December, 11 2019Braintree, MA Cable Installers Secure 22 Percent Pension Benefit Raise The members of Local 379 in Braintree, Massachusetts, working with Senior National Representative Dan Hurley, successfully secured a significant, 22 percent increase to cable installers’ pensions. The members’ defined pensions are held by the county and voted on by the retirement board of the town…. Read More
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- Gas Industry Members Share Best-Practices and Safety Insights at Annual Inter-Union Gas Conference
December, 11 2019UWUA hosted over 350 United Steelworkers (USW), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Unifor, United Association (UA) and UWUA members in Florida for the Inter-Union Gas Conference in September. The annual conference offers a unique opportunity for members to share concerns, safety issues and lessons learned from their experience working in the industry. Safety first… Read More
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- Slevin Meets With WY Coal Members
December, 11 2019UWUA President Jim Slevin recently met with Local 127 members at the Dave Johnston Plant in Wyoming, one of the largest coal-fired electric power generation facilities in the western United States. While owner PacifiCorp has announced plans for closing the plant over the next couple of decades, workers have received assurances that there will be… Read More
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