Convention Delegates Take Quad City Jobs Fight to Wells Fargo
September 16, 2009
UE NEWS Updates
Delegates Respond to Call for Political Action, Review Union Finances in Wednesday AM Session
September 16, 2009
New Haven, CT
Wednesday Morning, September 16
President Hovis introduced Bill Fletcher, longtime labor and civil rights activist, leader and author. Fletcher is currently executive editor of the online magazine The Black Commentator, founder of the Center for Labor Renewal, and Director of Field Services & Education for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). He is the former Education Director of the AFL-CIO and former assistant to the president of the AFL-CIO.
Delegates Approve Constitutional Amendments, Re-elect Officers
September 16, 2009
New Haven, CT
Wednesday Afternoon, September 16
Pres. Hovis called on Carl Rosen (Western Region) and Marie Lausch (222) to present the proposed amendments to the UE Constitution. Most of these had to do with the union’s finances, per capita and dues structure, and the pay of officers and staff members. All of the amendments approved by the convention must then be referred to the UE locals, where they are subject to membership vote.
Union Education, Healthcare, Global Solidarity on Tuesday Convention Agenda
September 15, 2009
New Haven, CT
Organizing Headlines Monday Afternoon Convention Session
September 14, 2009
New Haven, CT
Delegates Rally for Healthcare; Labor Law Reform
September 14, 2009
New Haven, CT
Monday, September 14
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| Rally: Healthcare and Labor Law Reform are needed right now! |
Convention delegates took UE's long-time demands for universal healthcare and restoration of the right to organize to the streets during a spirited noontime rally on Monday.
Collective Bargaining, Labor History, Fair Economy Top Monday Morning's Convention Agenda
September 14, 2009
Monday Morning, September 14
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| UE General President John Hovis |
John Hovis called the UE 71st convention second session to order at 9:00 a.m.
UE Convention Off to a Strong Start
September 13, 2009
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| Rank-and-File delegates from UE Locals across the country at the opening of the union's 71st National Convention. |
UE’s 71st National Convention got underway at 9:00 a.m., Sunday, September 13 at the Omni Hotel in New Haven, CT.
Republic Windows CEO Arrested for Crimes in Looting and Closing Plant
September 10, 2009
Richard Gillman, the former chief executive of Republic Windows and Doors, has been arrested and charged with numerous financial crimes related to last December’s plant closing, including looting the company and defrauding creditors. The abrupt plant closing provoked a successful six-day plant occupation by members of UE Local 1110.
Gillman was charged with eight felony counts under Illinois law, including financial crime and conspiracy, money laundering, fraud insolvency, theft with intent to control more than $500,000, mail fraud and wire fraud.
Illinois Governor, Treasurer Back UE Local 1174, Condemn Wells Fargo
September 2, 2009
Moline, IL
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias have condemned the actions of banking giant Wells Fargo – a recipient of $25 billion in federal bailout funds – which is forcing the closing of Quad City Die Casting and throwing 100 employees out of work.
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