Whatever Happened to Fixing the Health Care Mess?
October 6, 2009
Washington, D.C.
UE Political Action Updates
Democrats Taste Union Busting at their Town Hall Meetings - Will they Learn its Lessons?
August 10, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Update On Healthcare Reform and EFCA Battles
July 16, 2009
Washington
The Congressional push for real healthcare and labor law reform is heating up, and not a moment too soon. As expected, however, the corporate news media reporting leaves much to be desired. The following is a brief review of some of the recent developments in the ongoing battle to reform our healthcare system as well as restore the right to join a union.
UE Officers Statement on the Coup in Honduras
July 9, 2009
The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) strongly condemns the illegal coup by the Honduran military on June 28 in which democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya was kidnapped and forcibly taken to Costa Rica. We totally reject the claim that such action was in any way justified by the popular consultation regarding constitutional reform.
Sign the Healthcare Petition from Senator Sanders
June 17, 2009
Washington
The Congressional push for healthcare reform is now picking up speed, and the stakes could not be higher for working people. Our current hodgepodge system of health insurance is grossly overpriced, full of loopholes crafted by the insurance companies so they can refuse to pay claims, and fails completely to cover almost 50 million people. It's time to give this failed and costly system the heave-ho and replace it with a single-payer system.
Your Boss Has Called Congress... Have You?
May 20, 2009
As UE members look forward to the start of the summer season there are two political action battles underway which require immediate action on our part. Legislation to restore the right to organize as well as tackling the healthcare crisis are beginning to move through Congress, and lawmakers need to hear from you. Let’s take a look at each of these issues, as well as the actions needed on our part to ensure that we make the kind of progress that is so urgently needed on both fronts.
UE's General Executive Board Weighs in on Washington Healthcare Proposals
May 15, 2009
Meeting at the union’s national headquarters in Pittsburgh on May 14-15, UE’s General Executive Board discussed the national debate on healthcare and the reform proposals now being considered by Congress and the Obama administration. The union’s national leadership board adopted the following statement on healthcare reform:
STATEMENT ON HEALTHCARE REFORM
Senators Hear from UE on Need for Employee Free Choice Act
April 8, 2009
Washington, D.C.
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UE members have just concluded a series of twelve meetings with U.S. Senate offices in eight states during the Week of Action to demand passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Five more visits will unfold in three states in the coming week, rounding out this phase of our union wide political action push.
Employee Free Choice Act Introduced in Congress, Launching Political Battle for Workers' Rights
March 10, 2009
With growing public support for economic policies that will bring real change to America, Representative George Miller (D-CA) and Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), today introduced the Employee Free Choice Act, legislation giving workers a fair and direct path to form unions.
Obama Reiterates Support for EFCA
February 12, 2009
In a White House interview on the economic stimulus yesterday with reporters from regional newspapers, President Barack Obama reiterated his support for the Employee Free Choice Act, legislation sought by organized labor that would make it easier for workers to organize, gain bargaining rights and negotiate first contracts. He told the journalists that he would not urge Congress to delay action on the bill, and he rejected the arguments of big business groups that the bill would increase costs and is therefore bad for the economy.