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UE Condemns General Electric Pension Freeze

“GE is displaying naked corporate greed, forcing its workers to pay the price for GE management’s reckless business decisions,” said UE Director of Organization Gene Elk, who led UE’s bargaining with GE in 2015. “From decades of bargaining with GE, we are well aware of how this company likes to play financial shell games to hide assets and claim poverty while enriching its CEO and other executives.”

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Charlotte City Workers Union Urges Passage of Federal Medicare for All Bill

On Saturday, September 21, members of the Charlotte City Workers Union Chapter of UE Local 150, the National Nurses United, the Southern Workers Assembly, Healthcare Justice NC and others held a picket in front of the Government Center to launch their campaign for affordable healthcare, including passage of the Congressional bill for Medicare for All. They were adding to the numbers of working people, including local and state employees, who see Medicare for All as the way to comprehensively insure themselves and families and to contain skyrocketing healthcare costs.

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General President Peter Knowlton to Retire (but Stay Active in the Union)

UE General President Peter Knowlton has announced that he plans to retire when his term ends on October 31, and he will not seek reelection at this year’s convention.

He will be retiring with over three decades of service to UE as a field organizer, district and then regional president, and national officer, though as Knowlton is quick to remind anyone he's around these days, this is not the end of his contributions to the union — he plans to stay active as a retiree.

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Information for Workers

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A Union Steward’s Biggest Mistakes

A good union steward is many things - an organizer, a negotiator, a counselor, a peacemaker and a troublemaker. But there are certain things that a steward must avoid at all costs — and the latest UE Steward takes a look at the twelve biggest. This issue also includes a basic review of union stewards' rights.

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Fighting "Right to Work"

UE has put together this collection of resources for doing political education about "right-to-work" and building effective unions in "right-to-work" conditions.

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Preparing for and Conducting a Strike: A UE Guide

A strike is always our last resort. As UE members we know that there are hundreds of ways to put pressure on an employer to settle a good contract. But the strike — or the threat of one — remains the single most powerful inducement to force employers to deal with the demands of workers. Remember - only your local membership can decide to strike - not UE Officers, staff or workers from other locals or shops.

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