UE Political Action Updates

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Working People Have Had Enough Bipartisanship - How About a Real Jobs Program Instead?

August 12, 2010

Washington

Recent economic news indicates that we are slipping backwards on virtually all fronts as working people continue to struggle with the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. The official unemployment rate still hovers near 10%, with new layoff and plant closing notices wiping out any employment gains over the past month. The hard-hit public sector is now reeling under the current recessionary pressure, with mass layoffs spreading throughout this sector in all 50 states.

Looking Ahead to the UE Political Action Conference in September

April 12, 2010

WASHINGTON

The national UE Political Action Conference will be held this year in Washington, D.C. from Sunday, September 19 to Wednesday, Sept. 22.  It is now time for UE local unions to start planning in order to ensure that your membership is represented at this important event. The Political Action Conference has been discussed at UE regional and sub-regional meetings over the past several months, and detailed hotel cost and logistical information will be issued shortly.    

Senate Republicans Test Democrats by Attacking the Unemployed

February 27, 2010

Washington

Working people are watching with growing frustration as the basic functioning of the United States Congress continues to deteriorate. Despite their large majorities in both the House of Representatives and Senate, Democrats cannot muster enough unity to push aside the Republican roadblocks on any front. This sorry performance -- exemplified by the weakness and paralysis of Senate Democratic leadership -- has only emboldened the worsening obstructionism of the pro-business Republican minority.

Tell President Obama to Staff the NLRB - Today!

February 15, 2010
Washington

The agency charged with implementing and enforcing our nation’s labor laws – the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) – has been limping along for several years without its full board of five members. Currently it has two members and is barely functioning. U.S. labor laws are already some of the weakest and least enforced in the industrial world and this situation is nothing less than an embarrassment and a disgrace. Corporate America is quite satisfied with this situation, which allows them to violate worker rights on an even bigger scale than usual.

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