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Management loves power. The ability to threaten workers with punishment for being insubordinate is a tool that many managers use to enforce their power.
For many union folks, the whole idea of workers being punished for being "insubordinate" to bosses is insulting and discriminatory. This is one topic where the class bias of labor law becomes clear. Management is considered better than workers and workers are considered inferior to management. It is degrading and openly biased against the working class, but we have to deal with it.
We have posted a summary of the American Rescue Plan Act in the COVID-19 section of the UE website. Of particular note for UE locals, this new legislation includes funding for paid sick and family leave and for premium hazard pay for essential workers — UE locals should be in touch with their assigned staff representative about negotiating measures with their employer to ensure these benefits continue or are instituted.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to plague our workplaces and communities, UE Stewards continue to be the first line of defense to keep our members informed and healthy. This second special edition of the UE Steward provides important updates based on what scientists report about the virus itself and on best practices developed at UE locals.
The adventure story of the battles, betrayals and victories of American working men and women. Extensively researched, yet highly readable, history of the U.S. labor movement from the Civil War through the Eisenhower Administration.
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Published in 2020, “Them and Us Unionism” draws on UE history identify five core principles of UE’s approach: aggressive struggle, rank and file control, political independence, international solidarity, and uniting all workers. Available as a 24-page booklet, PDF or on the web
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Written by UE’s first Director of Organization, James J. Matles, Them and Us: Struggles of a Rank-and-File Union has been the most exciting history of UE available since it was released in 1974.
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