UWUA
Utility Workers Union of America
Founded1940
HeadquartersWashington, DC
Location
Members
50,000 (2014)[1]
Key people
James Slevin, president
AffiliationsAFL–CIO
Websiteuwua.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

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

  1. US Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards. File number 000-039. (Search) Report submitted 26 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 Notable Names in American History. Clifton, New Jersey: James T. White & Company. 1973. p. 559. ISBN 0883710021.
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