76th UE National Convention

The 76th National Convention of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) was held from Sunday, August 25 through Thursday, August 29 in Pittsburgh, PA.

UE NEWS coverage of the convention:

• UE’s 76th Convention: The Union for Everyone Looks to the Future
• UE Endorses Bernie Sanders for President, Reaffirms Policy of Independent Political Action
• Organizing Report Demonstrates UE in “Fighting Shape”
• UE Convention Demands Medicare for All
• “Workers’ Struggles Are the Same Around the World,” Say International Guests
• UE Members Take a Strong Stand For Unity and Against Discrimination
• Convention Hears Youth Climate Leader, Endorses Green New Deal and Climate Strike
• Unifor President: Time to Play Offense
• Leaders, Young Activists from North American Solidarity Project Unions Join Convention
• West Virginia Strike Leader: Power Comes from the Rank and File
• Former Secretary-Treasurer Newell Speaks at Women's Fundraising Luncheon
• Carl Rosen Elected UE General President

This year's convention theme was "The Union for Everyone!” which reflects the changes from UE’s beginnings over 83 years ago, when the membership came solely from the electrical, radio and the machine tool industries. Today our membership is very diverse including rail crew drivers, school and college/university employees, co-op workers, hospital employees, service contract workers to name but a few, in addition to the manufacturing workers who have been the backbone of UE for so many years. We have learned that no matter what sector you hail from, UE’s long and vibrant history of aggressive struggle lives on. UE has always been, and will continue to be, a force for worker democracy and solidarity for everyone.

UE NEWS coverage of past UE conventions​

• 75th UE convention, held in August 2017