UE NEWS Updates

Solidarity with the UAW

October 3, 2023

In September, as the UAW launched their historic strike against all of the Big Three automakers, UE’s General Executive Board declared, “The auto workers’ strike is all of our fight, and we encourage all UE members and allies to support the strike in whatever way they can.”

A win for UAW will be a win for the entire working class — and a strong contract settlement at the Big Three will have positive impacts on bargaining for all of us, pushing up standards for workers across the whole economy.

Convention Demands a Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and Pro-Worker Foreign Policy

September 22, 2023

Pittsburgh

On Thursday the final day of UE’s 78th convention, delegates heard remarks from Molly Greenberg of the Moving Forward Network and Tommy Carden of Warehouse Workers for Justice.

UE Members Call for End to Discrimination, a Just Economy, and Defense of Civil Liberties

September 22, 2023

Pittsburgh

In a long day of debate and discussion on Wednesday, convention delegates considered resolutions on women’s, LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights, a just economy for all and public education, and defending civil liberties.

Delegates Take Strong Stand Against Racism, Hear from International Guests

September 19, 2023

Pittsburgh

As Day 3 of UE’s 78th Convention opened, delegates considered the resolution “Fight Racism” — a topic about which UE members had a lot to say. Over a dozen members spoke on the resolution, all expressing strong support for what Angaza Laughinghouse from Local 150 called a “very powerful resolution.”

Historic Organizing Gains Highlight of Monday Session

September 18, 2023

Pittsburgh

“We have had an incredible two years of organizing in this union,” declared Director of Organization Mark Meinster as he began his report to the UE 78th convention this afternoon. “Young workers are leading a resurgence of unionism in this country.”

78th UE Convention Opens with Stories of Building Strike, Political Power for Workers

September 17, 2023

Pittsburgh

UE’s 78th convention opened today in Pittsburgh with remarks from two women who have led extraordinary movements that have transformed the politics of their cities, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates and Congresswoman Summer Lee (D-PA).

Support Auto Workers As They Stand Up for the Working Class

September 15, 2023

Pittsburgh

Statement of the UE General Executive Board

UE stands in full solidarity with the United Auto Workers as they pursue strike action against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. Auto workers are standing up for the entire working class as they demand that record profits for the companies should translate into record contracts for the workers who produce that wealth.

UE Field Organizer Dennis Orton Remembered

September 8, 2023

By Jim Wrenn, Ashaki Binta and Steve Bader

The movement for justice lost a warrior on August 29 when former UE Field Organizer and Black Workers for Justice leader Dennis Orton passed. Dennis made historic contributions to UE’s work in the South.

City of Durham Solid Waste Workers Stand Down

September 7, 2023

Durham, North Carolina

Solid waste workers for the city refused to load their work trucks on the morning of Wednesday, September 6. They are demanding that the city make up for the two years their step pay plan was essentially frozen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ten-Week Strike Wins “Substantial Improvements” for Locals 506 and 618

September 2, 2023

Erie, Pennsylvania

On June 22, after nearly two months of negotiations, the 1,400 members of UE Locals 506 and 618 voted down Wabtec’s last, best and final offer. Ten weeks later, they ratified a new contract that “represents a substantial improvement over what Wabtec had on the table in June,” according to Local 506 President Scott Slawson. “We are proud of the resolve of the membership over 70 days on the picket line. As a result of the action taken by our members, we made both economic and non-economic gains.”

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