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Iowa UE Members Campaigning In State Senate Special Election

October 28, 2011
Marion, Iowa

Members of UE's Iowa locals are involved in a special election that will decide the balance of power in the Iowa State Senate, and likely determine the future of collective bargaining rights in the state.

Back in March, the Republican-controlled Iowa House of Representatives, with the backing of Republican Governor Terry Branstad, passed an anti-union bill similar to the union-busting legislation in Wisconsin. But because Democrats held a one-seat majority in the State Senate, the bill was stopped in its tracks there.

The Battle of Ohio: "Vote NO on Issue 2" Can Turn Back Anti-Union Attack

October 12, 2011
Columbus

The Battle of Wisconsin was at the center of last spring's struggle to defend workers' rights. For the next three weeks, ground zero in that struggle will be Ohio. A ballot-box victory there could be an important step in turning the tide against the enemies of labor.

On Election Day, November 8, we won't be watching for the outcome of a race between two candidates. Instead, we'll witness an exercise in direct democracy. The voters will directly decide whether to preserve workers' rights to build unions and collectively bargain in Ohio.

A Guide to Action: Sending Our Message to Lawmakers and Politicians

April 26, 2011
Washington

When Republican lawmakers declared full-scale war on working people and our unions just a few months ago, you can bet that many of them never expected the backlash that it has generated. Angry working people -- and many UE members among them -- have been pushing back against these outrageous attacks in all 50 states, something we have never seen before in our lifetimes. As this battle has unfolded, many elected Democrats have come to our defense.

National Day of Action April 4... Be There!

April 1, 2011
Coast-to-Coast, U.S.A.

All UE members and supporters are reminded to make final plans for your participation in the We Are One actions this coming Monday, April 4th.  While the radical Republican attacks on working people have been stalled or stopped in several states the attacks continue in others. The war on workers has shifted into high gear in Ohio, with the passage of SB5 now a reality. All indications are pointing to a massive upsurge underway against these corrupt and disgraceful attacks on working people.

UPDATE March 18: Major Republican Attacks Stalled By Fierce Resistance

March 16, 2011
Indiana and Missouri

Working people across the country continue to expand the mobilizations to stop the gang-up attacks of big business, the Republican Party, and the corporate news media.  UE members have joined the battle in more than 10 states with more to follow.  Republican politicians in 25 states have launched radical attacks on the jobs, wages, pensions, health care benefits, and labor rights of millions of working people.  Their stated go

ACTION ALERT: Wisconsin, Ohio Battles Go Nationwide; Join the Fight For Workers' Rights!

March 10, 2011
Washington

As you’ve probably heard, the Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Senate has done a sneaky end run around state law, and around its own rules, to pass Gov. Scott Walker’s union-busting bill with no Democrats present. A few days ago Ohio’s State Senate passed SB 5, a similar anti-union bill, by just one vote. Workers are fighting for their rights in Indiana, Iowa and many other states. Union members and union supporters around the country are mobilizing in ever-growing numbers to defend collective bargaining and basic workers’ rights.

Ohio Union Members Fighting to Defend Rights

March 9, 2011
Columbus

Public employee bargaining rights are under attack in several states, and much of the national attention has focused on the dramatic events in Wisconsin, where we’ve seen rallies as large as 100,000 people and more, a weeks-long occupations of the capitol building for weeks, state senate Democrats deny Republicans a quorum, and most recently, an end run by Republicans around the law to ram through their union-busting bill. UE members from around Wisconsin and the Midwest have journeyed to Madison battle.

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