Utility Workers Union of America
Utility Workers Union of America | |
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| Founded | 1940 |
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| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
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Members | 50,000 (2014)[1] |
Key people | James Slevin, president |
| Affiliations | AFL–CIO |
| Website | uwua.net |
The Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) is a labor union in the United States. It has a membership of 50,000 and is affiliated with the AFL–CIO. The union has over 50,000 members working in the electric, gas, steam, water, and nuclear industries across the United States. The UWUA represents utility workers in municipal, as well as publicly traded utilities. Fields include power generation (power plants), power distribution (transmission and distribution), call/service center employees, as well as natural gas and water utilities.
Presidents
[edit]- 1945: Joseph A. Fisher[2]
- 1960: William J. Pachler[2]
- 1970: John J. Earley
- 1970s: Hugh J. Foley
- 1980s: James Joy
- 1991: Marshall M. Hicks
- 1996: Donald Wightman
- 2006: Michael Langford
- 2019: James Slevin
References
[edit]- ^ US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-039. (Search) Report submitted 26 March 2014.
- ^ a b Notable Names in American History. Clifton, New Jersey: James T. White & Company. 1973. p. 559. ISBN 0883710021.
External links
[edit]- Official website of Utility Workers Union of America
- Utility Workers Union of America, Local 1-2 Records at Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives
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