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UE policy for 2025-27, adopted by delegates at last month's UE convention, has now been posted on the UE website at ueunion.org/ue-policy
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Union Training to Defend Our Votes and Elections
Join us for a virtual 90-minute training for union leaders and members that will be leading election scenario planning at their union local and/or in their community. Trump and his minions have made...
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September 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Join us for a virtual 90-minute training for union leaders and members that will be leading election scenario planning at their union local and/or in their community.
RSVP for Sept 22 at 8pm ET: actionnetwork.org/events/union...
RSVP for Oct 6 at 12pm ET: actionnetwork.org/events/union...
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During the UE Eastern Region council meeting held in Needham MA on Saturday, over a dozen members of UE Local 256 (MIT-Graduate Student Union) came to the front of the room to report on their difficult contract negotiations with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
September 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
During the UE Eastern Region council meeting held in Needham MA on Saturday, over a dozen members of UE Local 256 (MIT-Graduate Student Union) came to the front of the room to report on their difficult contract negotiations with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
25 years ago, the terror attacks that occurred on 9/11 killed thousands of working people and forever changed the lives of others. UE’s 66th National Convention was scheduled to occur only a few days after the attacks took place.
September 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
25 years ago, the terror attacks that occurred on 9/11 killed thousands of working people and forever changed the lives of others. UE’s 66th National Convention was scheduled to occur only a few days after the attacks took place.
Delegates to UE’s 11th Convention, held in September 1946, not only debated resolutions and elected officers, they also got to see the world premier of a 37-minute film, one of the first films ever produced by a labor union: Deadline for Action.
UE Pioneered Use of Film to Deliver Union Message
Delegates to UE’s 11th Convention, held in September 1946, not only debated resolutions and elected officers, they also got to see the world premier of a 37-minute film, one of the first films ever pr...
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September 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Delegates to UE’s 11th Convention, held in September 1946, not only debated resolutions and elected officers, they also got to see the world premier of a 37-minute film, one of the first films ever produced by a labor union: Deadline for Action.
UE Local 506 members marched together in a show of strength at the annual Erie Labor Day parade yesterday!
September 8, 2026 at 8:57 PM
UE Local 506 members marched together in a show of strength at the annual Erie Labor Day parade yesterday!
On this Labor Day, read about UE Local 150’s recent convention! “Over the past two years, we have proven that unity and determination can lead to some incredible wins for our members across the state,” said President Willie Brown during his State of the Union address
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
September 7, 2026 at 7:43 PM
On this Labor Day, read about UE Local 150’s recent convention! “Over the past two years, we have proven that unity and determination can lead to some incredible wins for our members across the state,” said President Willie Brown during his State of the Union address
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
TRU-UE Local 197 members attended @nationalnurses.bsky.social day of action on Thursday to get AI surveillance out of hospitals.
Photo is of @trujhu.bsky.social members & retired UE General President Carl Rosen.
Photo is of @trujhu.bsky.social members & retired UE General President Carl Rosen.
September 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
TRU-UE Local 197 members attended @nationalnurses.bsky.social day of action on Thursday to get AI surveillance out of hospitals.
Photo is of @trujhu.bsky.social members & retired UE General President Carl Rosen.
Photo is of @trujhu.bsky.social members & retired UE General President Carl Rosen.
Hallcon rail crew drivers represented by UE Locals 155, 977, 1077, 1177, and 1477 have organized bannering actions in several different states to pressure their employer for a fair contract.
August 31, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Hallcon rail crew drivers represented by UE Locals 155, 977, 1077, 1177, and 1477 have organized bannering actions in several different states to pressure their employer for a fair contract.
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Community members at BNSF San Bernardino Yard in support of rail crew drivers (UE 1077) who are bargaining for a new contract. These workers keep our freight system moving in dangerous, polluted conditions, but Halcon is offering them below-inflation raises.
August 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Community members at BNSF San Bernardino Yard in support of rail crew drivers (UE 1077) who are bargaining for a new contract. These workers keep our freight system moving in dangerous, polluted conditions, but Halcon is offering them below-inflation raises.
UE Local 1151-Northwestern University Postdoc Union has been bargaining for a first contract covering 1200 postdoc workers since March of 2026. The local has so far secured tentative agreements on eight articles, including recognition, union security, and international worker rights.
August 27, 2026 at 8:28 PM
UE Local 1151-Northwestern University Postdoc Union has been bargaining for a first contract covering 1200 postdoc workers since March of 2026. The local has so far secured tentative agreements on eight articles, including recognition, union security, and international worker rights.
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Asheville nurses join today's Palantir Out Day of Action to demand HCA Healthcare cut ties with the A.I. giant!
Palantir's technology is used in our hospitals to short staff us AND used by ICE to terrorize us in the streets. We don't want either! #PurgePalantir
Palantir's technology is used in our hospitals to short staff us AND used by ICE to terrorize us in the streets. We don't want either! #PurgePalantir
August 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Asheville nurses join today's Palantir Out Day of Action to demand HCA Healthcare cut ties with the A.I. giant!
Palantir's technology is used in our hospitals to short staff us AND used by ICE to terrorize us in the streets. We don't want either! #PurgePalantir
Palantir's technology is used in our hospitals to short staff us AND used by ICE to terrorize us in the streets. We don't want either! #PurgePalantir
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Dolly was one of us. A union sister and a fighter for working people.
We honor and celebrate her by always standing up for those who are exploited, silenced, or left behind.
https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/dolly-parton-obituary-unions-9-to-5/
We honor and celebrate her by always standing up for those who are exploited, silenced, or left behind.
https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/dolly-parton-obituary-unions-9-to-5/
Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
www.thenation.com
August 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Dolly was one of us. A union sister and a fighter for working people.
We honor and celebrate her by always standing up for those who are exploited, silenced, or left behind.
https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/dolly-parton-obituary-unions-9-to-5/
We honor and celebrate her by always standing up for those who are exploited, silenced, or left behind.
https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/dolly-parton-obituary-unions-9-to-5/
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New Orleans nurses kick off a day of action to protest Palantir, the A.I. giant fueling ICE detention & deportation.
Louisiana nurses know this terror firsthand: More than 1/4 of people detained since Jan. were held in the state at some point. Nurses say: Palantir Out!
Louisiana nurses know this terror firsthand: More than 1/4 of people detained since Jan. were held in the state at some point. Nurses say: Palantir Out!
August 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
New Orleans nurses kick off a day of action to protest Palantir, the A.I. giant fueling ICE detention & deportation.
Louisiana nurses know this terror firsthand: More than 1/4 of people detained since Jan. were held in the state at some point. Nurses say: Palantir Out!
Louisiana nurses know this terror firsthand: More than 1/4 of people detained since Jan. were held in the state at some point. Nurses say: Palantir Out!
Labor for Democracy, a network of labor unions (of which UE is a founding member) committed to upholding democracy and the right to organize, is calling for federal and state investigations into recent reports of illegal and unconstitutional surveillance of unions and community groups in Minnesota.
Labor for Democracy Demands Investigations Into Unconstitutional Surveillance of Unions
Labor for Democracy, a network of labor unions committed to upholding democracy and the right to organize, is calling for federal and state investigations into recent reports of illegal and unconstitu...
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August 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Labor for Democracy, a network of labor unions (of which UE is a founding member) committed to upholding democracy and the right to organize, is calling for federal and state investigations into recent reports of illegal and unconstitutional surveillance of unions and community groups in Minnesota.
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"Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years."
📰 https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/dolly-parton-obituary-unions-9-to-5/
📰 https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/dolly-parton-obituary-unions-9-to-5/
Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.
www.thenation.com
August 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years."
📰 https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/dolly-parton-obituary-unions-9-to-5/
📰 https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/dolly-parton-obituary-unions-9-to-5/
Sarah Lazare has written a new article for @inthesetimes.com & @workdaymagazine.bsky.social about organizing in the midst of climate change. She mentions UE’s Green Locomotive Project as an example of how workers can address climate change in their contracts.
inthesetimes.com/article/smok...
inthesetimes.com/article/smok...
Smoke, Heat, Storms: How Climate Change is Making Bad Working Conditions Even Worse
As wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes intensify, workers are increasingly fighting for basic protections on top of everything else.
inthesetimes.com
August 20, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Sarah Lazare has written a new article for @inthesetimes.com & @workdaymagazine.bsky.social about organizing in the midst of climate change. She mentions UE’s Green Locomotive Project as an example of how workers can address climate change in their contracts.
inthesetimes.com/article/smok...
inthesetimes.com/article/smok...
In July, the members of Local 115, who work at the Refresco bottling plant, won a fellow worker his job back after he was unjustly fired.
Read about it in the UE NEWS: www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
Read about it in the UE NEWS: www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
Local 115 Wins Unjustly Fired Worker His Job Back
In July, the members of Local 115, who work at the Refresco bottling plant, won a fellow worker his job back after he was unjustly fired. Ky-Mani Kitt, a member of Local 115, suffers from a chronic me...
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August 19, 2026 at 6:53 PM
In July, the members of Local 115, who work at the Refresco bottling plant, won a fellow worker his job back after he was unjustly fired.
Read about it in the UE NEWS: www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
Read about it in the UE NEWS: www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
UE NEWS book review!
A fascinating new book by historian and one-time UE activist Ryan Patrick Murphy is out now. (While in graduate school at the University of Minnesota, Murphy was active in the 2004-05 UE campaign to organize graduate workers there.)
A fascinating new book by historian and one-time UE activist Ryan Patrick Murphy is out now. (While in graduate school at the University of Minnesota, Murphy was active in the 2004-05 UE campaign to organize graduate workers there.)
‘Unruly Unionism’ in Cold War America
In Teamsters Metropolis, historian (and one-time UE activist) Ryan Patrick Murphy argues that the Teamsters were targeted by the federal government not only because they were, at the time, the fastest...
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August 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
UE NEWS book review!
A fascinating new book by historian and one-time UE activist Ryan Patrick Murphy is out now. (While in graduate school at the University of Minnesota, Murphy was active in the 2004-05 UE campaign to organize graduate workers there.)
A fascinating new book by historian and one-time UE activist Ryan Patrick Murphy is out now. (While in graduate school at the University of Minnesota, Murphy was active in the 2004-05 UE campaign to organize graduate workers there.)
The UE NEWS takes a look at the economics news working people need to know. New studies demonstrate the reality of the affordability crisis and explore what our country would be like if every worker that wanted to be in a union had one.
Economics News for Workers
The UE NEWS takes a look at the economics news working people need to know. New studies demonstrate the reality of the affordability crisis, examine why American employers are so stingy with vacation ...
www.ueunion.org
August 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The UE NEWS takes a look at the economics news working people need to know. New studies demonstrate the reality of the affordability crisis and explore what our country would be like if every worker that wanted to be in a union had one.
Our communities need to be ready before the next attack, not after. Thursday, 8/13, 8pm ET: join the mass call to launch the full Labor Day plan. RSVP: bit.ly/ld26
August 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Our communities need to be ready before the next attack, not after. Thursday, 8/13, 8pm ET: join the mass call to launch the full Labor Day plan. RSVP: bit.ly/ld26
David Hall, a custodian at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury & member of UE Local 222-27, was honored by the Glastonbury Board of Education in May for his “quick thinking & decisive action” when a student in the school cafeteria began showing signs of choking.
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
August 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
David Hall, a custodian at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury & member of UE Local 222-27, was honored by the Glastonbury Board of Education in May for his “quick thinking & decisive action” when a student in the school cafeteria began showing signs of choking.
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
A Political Action Update: Labor Board Set to Overturn Pro-Worker Decisions
www.ueunion.org/political-ac...
www.ueunion.org/political-ac...
August 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
A Political Action Update: Labor Board Set to Overturn Pro-Worker Decisions
www.ueunion.org/political-ac...
www.ueunion.org/political-ac...
The UE Eastern Region conducted a "Best Financial Practices for Locals" hybrid training on Saturday, August 8. Local 506 hosted the training at its union hall in Erie, PA. Eighteen members from nine locals participated in the training either in person or via Zoom. (1/5)
August 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The UE Eastern Region conducted a "Best Financial Practices for Locals" hybrid training on Saturday, August 8. Local 506 hosted the training at its union hall in Erie, PA. Eighteen members from nine locals participated in the training either in person or via Zoom. (1/5)
“Throughout the years I’ve been involved with several contract negotiations, this was the toughest one I’ve been part of yet,” said Scott Schindler, president of Local 335 in Buffalo, New York, who participated in the June 17 negotiations.
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
GE Factory Service Technicians Eliminate Two-Tier in Difficult Negotiations
After three weeks of very difficult contract negotiations and the rejection of the company’s last, best, and final proposal, members of the Joint Bargaining Committee (JBC) unions at GE Appliances Fac...
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August 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“Throughout the years I’ve been involved with several contract negotiations, this was the toughest one I’ve been part of yet,” said Scott Schindler, president of Local 335 in Buffalo, New York, who participated in the June 17 negotiations.
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...
On July 20, UE Local 197-TRU held an orientation retreat to train their incoming officers. The local's outgoing leaders hosted some workshops, held discussions on how to work well as a union, and helped the new officers plan for upcoming actions and bargaining.
August 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
On July 20, UE Local 197-TRU held an orientation retreat to train their incoming officers. The local's outgoing leaders hosted some workshops, held discussions on how to work well as a union, and helped the new officers plan for upcoming actions and bargaining.