Local 1018 Strike Leads to Raises and a Stronger Union
Members of Local 1018 who work at Lanterman Regional Center, a non-profit organization, won a three-year contract in late June after going on strike for 12 days. The strike began June 11 when the company refused to make an acceptable offer on raises and seniority benefits. After the almost two-week strike, the members won a 4.5 percent raise in the first year and reopeners in the second and third year with a minimum guaranteed raise of one percent each year and the right to strike during the reopener negotiations. Read more on ueunion.org »
Strong Local 622 Campaign Defeats ‘Stack of Concessionary Proposals’
After running a contract campaign that included a unanimous strike authorization from the rank and file and activation of its strike machinery, UE Local 622 ratified a new five-year agreement on May 18. Read more »
UE Local 610 Stays United, Secures New Three-Year Agreement
UE Local 610 ratified a three-year agreement on May 6 after a unanimous strike authorization vote from the rank and file and rallies at the plant during break times leading up to contract expiration convinced their employer, Wabtec, to agree to an acceptable contract. Read more »
Local 770 Raises Funds to Assist Local 728 Members Affected by Tornadoes
UE Local 770 has a close relationship with Local 728 in Williamsburg, KY, and when they heard how Local 728 members were affected by tornadoes in May they wanted to do something to aid their fellow UE members. Read more »
FEATURE
Bargaining While Under Attack: Locals 741 and 799 Win Solid Contracts Amid Education Cuts
Republican cuts to education funding at both the federal and state level are coming at high cost to many Ohioans, including Ohio’s children and the UE members who dedicate their lives to the public education system. But in contract negotiations this spring, both UE Locals 741 and 799 were able to win real improvements for their members. Read more »
Local 329 Members Win on Raises, Overtime Protection, and Insurance
Members of Local 329 ratified a three-year contract with Kennedy Valve on May 31. The contract includes the second-highest raises they have seen — a 15 percent wage increase over the life of the contract. They will also stay on their existing insurance, after a fight when the company pushed to switch their plan. One of the biggest wins was limiting overtime work on Fridays. This win came after the members wore “eight hour Fridays” shirts to negotiations. Read more »
No More Mideast Wars
Statement of the UE Officers from June 24, 2025.
President Trump launched an unprovoked bombing attack on Iran this past weekend in violation of the U.S. constitution, which requires acts of war to be authorized by Congress unless there is a threat of imminent attack, which nobody has even pretended was the case. This is not only a further undermining of democracy in our country, it also is built on a set of lies for political and financial gain, just like the disastrous Iraq war 23 years ago, and will only serve to make the world, and the people of the U.S., both less safe and less economically secure.
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UE Members Join Southern Workers Action Summit
Over a dozen UE members, staff, and retirees joined four hundred workers from states across the South at the Southern Workers Action Summit June 13-15 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. UE General President Carl Rosen addressed the gathering, saying, “The fight by our members is both at the workplace and in society. We start in the workplace and build a strong strike threat. We have done it repeatedly this year and it’s what makes a win possible. Where our members have had these fights, they've won.” Read more about the Action Summit on the Southern Workers Assembly website »
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