UE Local 150 President Willie Brown and Cherry-O’Berry Chapter Vice President Charles Owens were featured in this Washington Post article about how “millions of Americans — even those earning good money — are straining to make ends meet”: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

FBI Raids Ohio Voting-Rights Group ‼️UE Political Action Update‼️ www.ueunion.org/political-ac...

#Unifor is proud to stand alongside 27 organizations from labour, faith and civil society sectors in solidarity with the people of #Cuba. Canada must oppose military intervention threats and speak out against unlawful measures harming Cuban people. #cdnpoli #canlab commonfrontiers.ca/canadian-civ...

125 years ago today, 82 metal workers, guests, & allies gathered in the city of Livorno to found the Federazione Impiegati Operai Metallurgici (Federation of Metalworkers), Italy’s militant metalworkers’ union, which, over the past eleven years, has become one of UE’s closest international allies.

Retired UE General President Carl Rosen received the 2026 Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award from the labor-community coalition Jobs with Justice (JwJ) at their national conference in Atlanta last month. Watch the awards ceremony and Rosen’s remarks here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-7S...

UE General President Scott Slawson sent a letter today to members of the Metal Workers Union of the Argentine Republic (UOM), expressing UE’s solidarity with UOM members after the government removed their democratically-elected leaders. Read the full letter here: www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...

UE Local 1186 President Michael Tomaloff wrote about the recent Wisconsin Workers’ Forum for Governor that his local and other unions held. Read the full article here: www.ueunion.org/political-ac...

Please consider taking this action. A lot of my followers are nurses, although everyone can sign this petition💪🏽‼️ I have pushed for Medicare for all for years with S.E.I.U.. Sign it & then Repost Let me know if you do sign it please.

The Chicago stop is happening on Monday! Join your fellow union members and community leaders.

Read about the Wisconsin Workers’ Forum for Governor where UE members and other unions heard from gubernatorial candidates. “Right now, I’m supporting the progressive who’s ahead in the polls and that’s going to be Hong right now,” -Matthew Thompson, UE Local 1186. www.wortfm.org/gubernatoria...

It's time to reform our healthcare system. A coalition of over 325 unions & other organizations, including UE, has released a letter warning against letting “skeptical health care policy wonks” keep working people from demanding the boldest possible reform of our healthcare system, Medicare for All.

On May 28, hundreds of UE Local 256 (MIT-GSU) members held a rally demanding that MIT administration settle a fair contract with them. They were joined by members of SEIU Local 32BJ who are also in the middle of negotiations. (1/6)

Our broken health care system is getting worse by the day. With recent cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, 17 million more people could lose their health care this year. There are two opportunities to take action for Medicare for All. Find them both here or below:

Members of Library Workers United (LWU), a chapter of UE Local 150 in NC, held their first public action on May 11 outside the Wake County Commissioners’ public budget meeting. This rally & comments given by workers & supporters was the culmination of a yearlong campaign against cuts to staff hours.

Meeting in Pittsburgh this week, UE’s General Executive Board debated and approved a statement on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.

“We negotiated the largest raise in the history of our local, increased the agency’s retirement contribution, increased the weekend shift differential, and preserved excellent medical coverage,” said Brian Desanto, Local 642 VP and negotiating committee member. www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...

UE Green Locomotive Project & allies call on the BNSF railway and billionaire owner Warren Buffett to use all-electric zero-emission technology and clean energy-powered locomotives. app.publicnewsservice.org/story/in-cas...?

Former MA Congressman Barney Frank, who died on Tuesday, has been widely commemorated as one of the first openly gay members of Congress — and the first to come out voluntarily. Less known is the leading role he played in assisting UE locals fighting plant closings, from the early 1980s - 2010.

Trade officials from the U.S., Mexico and Canada are preparing to meet and consider changes to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the successor agreement to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! We want to highlight how unions can fight for AAPI workers. At our recent Western Region Council Meeting, Local 1187 President Thai Nguyen spoke about how they won Lunar New Year as a holiday a few contracts ago.

Members of UE Local 123 at Daikin Industries ratified a new four-year contract at the end of April. The contract guarantees 6% wage increases for the lowest paid workers, increases vacation days and paid time off, and improves language on other benefits.

On May Day, the Trump admin fired a mine safety commissioner & closed the Pittsburgh office of the agency that handles mine safety disputes. @kimkelly.bsky.social reports on what that could mean for coal miners already facing black lung, silica dust & dangerous work: inthesetimes.com/article/trum...

UE's Green Locomotive Project is working with local community organizations in Barstow, California to keep the BNSF railroad and billionaire Warren Buffet from increasing freight pollution throughout southern California.

When management at Planned Parenthood of Western PA threatened to cut gender-affirming healthcare for 18-year-old patients, UE Local 696 members who work there fought back. Local 696 Vice President Nina Mulroy explained how they won continuation of this care. www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...

In the spring issue of the UE NEWS, we are celebrating 90 years of UE! Take a look at the timeline and keep an eye out for the print edition being mailed to you. www.ueunion.org/ue-news-feat...

Join us TOMORROW, May 12, at 7ET/4PT for an APWU Live stream where President Smith will ask the big question, "Who’s afraid of Vote-by-Mail?” and why are other attacks on our democracy coming down the pike? RSVP at: apwu.org/live?utm_cam...

After months of planning & coalition building, 13 unions representing bargaining units across 10 different university campuses & branches around NM, including UE Locals 1466 and 1498, gathered in ABQ for the first HELU summit in the state. Read the article written by UE Local 1466 Pres. Lexi Kenis:

In his new booklet The Fundamentals of Electoral Organizing, longtime community organizer Tomás Garduño has provided a clear & accessible how-to guide for working people who want to make electoral politics better through organizing. Read the full book review by UE Comms Director Jonathan Kissam:

On Friday, May 1, UE members across the country organized and joined marches, rallies, and other actions to mark International Workers’ Day, and to strengthen their connections to other unions and community organizations. www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...

On April 30, nearly two dozen members of UE Locals 228 and 728 participated in a member-led steward/organizer workshop. www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...

Millions of Americans rely on Vote-By-Mail. Let's make sure to protect and preserve it so we all can vote, no matter how difficult it is to get to the polls.

Over 250 members of UE Local 256, the MIT Graduate Student Union, rallied on April 24 to kick off their first day of bargaining for their second contract.

My union chapter goes so hard, shout out to all of you that made it happen today @ueunion.org in #NorthCarolina www.instagram.com/reel/DX0TF1P...

In honor of May Day, Starbucks workers in Providence, Rhode Island marched on their boss to announce they're organizing a union! ✊ THIS is how we make change. Not through hoping our jobs get better, but by taking real collective action!

Over the last week leading up to May Day, UE members have participated in three mass calls with other organizations and unions across the country. UE leaders on each of the mass calls emphasized the importance of union power and workers standing up for one another. www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...

A Statement of the UE Officers. www.ueunion.org/political-ac...

Earlier this month, the nonpartisan Center for Economic & Policy Research, a UE ally, released The Majority Agenda, “a collection of policy briefs on important issues where Americans generally have broad agreement across the political landscape.” www.ueunion.org/political-ac... @ceprdc.bsky.social

Today is Worker's Memorial Day, a day to remember the workers who die on the job — thousands each year in the U.S. alone.

Approximately 50 members of UE Local 896-Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS), other local unions, and community allies gathered at Public Space One, a community arts center in Iowa City, IA, on Saturday, April 18.

Happening in just over two hours!

A new exhibit at the Woody Guthrie Center will include a reproduction of a UE NEWS Feature written by UE Digital Organizer Samantha Cooney. Read more about it here: www.ueunion.org/ue-news/2026...

Twenty-five years ago today, 60,000 union members and allies — including members of UE Locals 221, 506 and 1172, and current Director of Organization Kimberly Lawson — participated in a massive march in Quebec City against the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas, or FTAA.

UE Local 506 members conducted stewards' trainings for all three shifts at their union hall on Friday, April 10. Local 506 represents 1,300 production and maintenance workers at the Wabtec locomotive facility in Erie, PA.

The bombs falling on Iran today will not liberate anyone. inthesetimes.com/article/iran...

Higher ed workers and students are rising up on May Day! Join HELU, Bernie Sanders, and our partners for a MASS MEETING on April 22 at 8pm ET to prepare for May Day 2026.

Wednesday, April 22 at 8pm ET: Join HELU, @sanders.senate.gov, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social, @ydsa.org, @aaup.org, @ueunion.org, and more to gear up for May Day. Hear how students and workers are organizing for freedom, affordability, and safety all across the country. www.mobilize.us/sunrisemovem...

Members of UE Local 256, the MIT Graduate Student Union, organized a candidate forum on Monday, April 6. Candidates for both federal and state offices came to answer questions from members on key issues affecting their working and living conditions, from immigration to science funding.

The May Day Strong network, a coalition of more than 500 organizations are coming together to demand we tax the rich and put workers over billionaires! Join a national call specifically for the labor movement Tuesday April 21st to learn more: workers.fyi/labor-call

Thirty years ago, UE organized its first graduate worker local at the University of Iowa. Since then, UE has negotiated contracts at 11 universities and has graduate worker members at 12 chartered locals. Read it here: www.ueunion.org/ue-news-feat...