UE Political Action Updates

The Trump administration’s decision to mobilize and deploy 4,000 members of the National Guard and 700 Marines to Los Angeles is disturbing and absolutely unjustified. It is an attempt to stifle dissent through military force — something which has no place in a democracy — and a signal that if we wish to preserve our democratic freedoms, working people will have to be prepared to defend them through action in the streets, in our workplaces, and at the ballot box.

On Wednesday, June 18, join the Labor Campaign for Single Payer for a webinar about how the labor movement can Reclaim Medicare from corporate greed. LCSP has developed a white paper summarizing what union leaders need to know about Medicare Advantage, including a list of questions to ask at the bargaining table regarding Medicare Advantage plans. While the webinar will focus on the devastating impacts Medicare Advantage has on union workers and retirees, all are invited to attend.

On Tuesday, April 1, voters in Wisconsin elected the pro-worker Susan Crawford to a seat on the state supreme court, despite billionaire Elon Musk spending more than $20 million to support Crawford’s conservative opponent. Crawford won by a margin of almost 10 percentage points, winning many counties which supported Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

The latest effort to expand anti-union “right to work” laws was defeated yesterday in New Hampshire — and UE Local 228 members were in the thick of the fight. Members sent emails and made calls to their legislators demanding that they oppose the legislation, which would have made New Hampshire the first state in the Northeast to legalize free-riding.