Strike Threat Secures Industry-Leading Contract for Portland Grocery Workers
Members of UE Local 1010-New Seasons Labor Union have overwhelmingly ratified a first collective bargaining agreement which provides significant wage increases and improved working conditions. The contract covers approximately 850 workers at ten New Seasons Markets in the metro area of Portland, Oregon. The independent New Seasons Labor Union affiliated with UE in August.
The lowest-paid members will see an immediate raise of 16.5%, and the median wage for represented employees will rise to $23.37/hr. More than 95% of members will make over $20/hr. The minimum rate for new hires will start at $19/hr and adjust to compensate for inflation through annual cost of living adjustments. “We hope that this contract can raise standards for the whole industry, and show that the way to make our jobs better is to be willing to fight”, said Norah Rivera, the union’s co-chair.
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Local 1107 Members March For $25, Safety — and Win!
UE Local 1107 members approved a new three year agreement on Friday December 5, 2025. The local represents workers at auto parts manufacturer Freudenberg-NOK in Necedah, WI who supply parts to Harley Davidson, Nissan, Ford, Chevrolet and Stellantis. Read more on ueunion.org »
Organizing for a Just Future: The IndustriALL Global Union 4th Congress
Coming together under the theme of “Organizing for a Just Future,” more than 1,000 delegates and guests from around the world attended the IndustriALL Global Union 4th Congress from November 4–7. UE, which is an affiliate, was represented by Local 618 Business Agent Janet Gray and Staff Coordinator John Thompson. IndustriALL Global Union has its Congress every four years. Read more »
FEATURE
Fifty Years Ago, GE Workers Organized the South
On November 20, 1975, 730 workers at the General Electric turbine plant just outside Charleston, South Carolina voted to join UE, forming Local 1202. It was the second large electrical manufacturing plant in the South to organize with UE in the 1970s, following the Tampa Westinghouse plant, where workers formed UE Local 1201 in 1972. Read more »
Local 279 Unanimously Ratifies New Contract
UE Local 279 members unanimously ratified a new four-year contract with Trillium Valves in mid-November that includes a 16 percent raise over the life of the contract. Each year, the members will receive a four percent raise. The contract ensures that members will not see any increases to their insurance premiums and the members fought hard to keep their strong medical plan the same. Read more »
House of Representatives Moves to Restore Union Rights to Federal Workers, but More Action Needed
In a rare display of bipartisan support for workers, 20 Republicans joined Congressional Democrats last week to buck the Republican House leadership and force a vote on the “Protect America’s Workforce Act,” which passed by a vote of 231-195.
This legislation would restore collective bargaining rights to the more than one million federal workers who lost their union contracts earlier this year. The executive orders canceling the workers’ contracts and collective bargaining rights have been called the largest single act of unionbusting in American history. Read more »
Local 1135 Members Fight Takeaways Fueled By Trump Tariff Chaos
UE Local 1135 members ratified a new three-year agreement on November 15, 2025. Local 1135 members manufacture lead-acid car and marine batteries and have seen their schedule and hours impacted by Trump’s tariff chaos over the past year. Read more »
No More Blood for Oil: UE Condemns Military Attacks on Venezuela
Our government’s escalating attacks on Venezuela are unconstitutional, immoral, and a massive waste of resources. The idea that Venezuela represents a military threat to the U.S. is patently absurd; the use of the U.S. military to carry out lethal attacks on fishing boats and seize oil tankers amounts to simple murder and piracy. We demand that our government immediately cease these attacks, and that Congress exercise its power to reign in this overreach by the executive branch. Read more »
Local 234 Members Win Strong Contract After 100 Hours of Bargaining
Members of UE Local 234 who manufacture precision scales in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom ratified a strong contract in early November after six weeks of intense bargaining. The local secured four percent wage increases in the first and second year of the contract and a 3.5 percent raise in the third year. The members also won on-call, second shift, and lead person pay increases. Read more »
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