Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.ueunion.org/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.ueunion.org/images/mi_uelogo4-drkm.gif /> http://www.ueunion.org/ http://www.ueunion.org/ueactionupdates.html?news=682 Political Action Wed, 16 May 2012 12:38:15 -0400 Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders joined a protest outside a bipartisan "fiscal summit" organized by billionaire Pete Peterson, a top enemy of Social Security. http://www.ueunion.org/uenewsupdates.html?news=681 UE News Thu, 10 May 2012 11:27:04 -0400 On May 2 a delegation from Mexico's FAT -- including two rank-and-file leaders from the new union local at a DMI plant -- met with UE Local 715 and toured the UE-represented DMI plant in Edon, Ohio. http://www.ueunion.org/uenewsupdates.html?news=677 UE News Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:54:37 -0400 The tradition of May 1 as the international holiday of the working class began in the United States, but for many decades was lost to the U.S. working class. Beginning in 2006, with mass marches and work stoppages by immigrant workers, working people in this country have begun to reclaim their day. More and bigger May Day events are expected in 2012, bringing together unions, the immigrant workers' movement, and the Occupy movement. http://www.ueunion.org/uenewsupdates.html?news=678 UE News Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:21:48 -0400 UE Local 155 members at Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co. have negotiated and ratified a new three-year agreement that will increase average wages by $1.62 and improves the defined benefit pension by 50 cents per month per year of service. http://www.ueunion.org/uenewsupdates.html?news=679 UE News Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:25:02 -0400 UE members and organizers are accustomed to bosses stubbornly resisting the efforts of their employees to form a union and negotiate a contract - even when it's clear that the overwhelming majority of workers want a union. That's why it's so surprising when, on rare occasions, an employer accepts the will of the workers and recognizes the union. But that's what happened in Stafford, Connecticut. http://www.ueunion.org/ueactionupdates.html?news=680 Political Action Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:28:27 -0400 by Karl Zimmerman, UE Research DirectorNo one likes to pay taxes. Even if you don't begrudge the government taking part of your paycheck, tax season http://www.ueunion.org/uenewsupdates.html?news=676 UE News Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:06:07 -0400 Inspired by the successes of their counterparts in Chicago, Renzenberger drivers in New Jersey have voted overwhelmingly to join UE. The vote, in a mail ballot conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that concluded on March 14, was nearly unanimous for UE, with only two workers voting no union and zero votes for Truck Drivers Local 707. http://www.ueunion.org/uenewsupdates.html?news=675 UE News Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:52:07 -0400 UE Local 150 mental health workers from across North Carolina gathered at the state legislature on Tuesday, March 13 and delivered a strong message to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services. That message, delivered through a press conference, media coverage and a silent protest inside the committee meeting, was "Listen to Workers." The union members were joined by Rev. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP. http://www.ueunion.org/ueactionupdates.html?news=674 Political Action Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:45:43 -0500 On February 18, UE's Political Action Director Chris Townsend appeared on the program "Inside Story" on the global TV news network Al Jazeera. The topic of the 25-minute program was "Attacking Unions," and Townsend went toe-to-toe with an anti-union "Republican strategist." http://www.ueunion.org/uenewsupdates.html?news=672 UE News Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:39:39 -0500 On Wednesday, February 15, Walmart warehouse workers were joined by members of Chicago Neighborhoods First as they rallied at a Walmart Express store in Chicago, to demand that Walmart reverse the firing of 65 workers who lost their jobs after they sued their employer, a Walmart contractor, for wage theft. UE - The USA's Rank-and-File Union