UE Northeast Region

09/22/2022

UE mourns the loss of Brother Saladin Muhammad, who served on UE staff and played a key role in founding and building UE150 NC Public Service Workers Union. He passed away on Monday after a long battle with illness.

Black Workers for Justice, an organization that Muhammad helped found, issued a statement on Monday declaring that “Brother Saladin leaves an outstanding legacy of revolutionary commitment, leadership, consciousness, and direct organizing of our people’s struggle for liberation.”

Read the full BWFJ statement here: http://blackworkersforjustice.com/saladin-muhammad-black-workers-for-justice-founder-and-leader-joins-the-ancestors/

An obituary for Muhammad will appear in the next issue of the UE NEWS.

08/20/2022

04/12/2020

"If some workers are essential, then so are some workplaces, and those workplaces should be held to the highest standards of workplace health and safety during this crisis. And, if they fail to do so on their own, then they should be held to that standard by the people and the federal government. There are plenty of examples of such things happening in US history during wartime, and, this time around, the labor movement is doing its best to uphold the popular part of the deal. In some places, labor is finding help at the state and local level. Unfortunately, all this work is being made more difficult by a federal government that consistently sides with those business owners who have no interest in high standards."
John McKlerley

04/09/2020

1-888-480-3635...call in Vermont town hall lead by Bernie Sanders.
On right now, join in!
With Pat Leahy, Peter Welch and the Vermont Governor Phil Scott & health commissioner Levine.
Info on Covid 19, unemployment, etc.

04/04/2020

Solidarity with essential workers!

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/02/825376458/grocery-workers-keep-america-fed-while-fearing-for-their-own-safety?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews

Many low-wage workers with essential jobs — like grocery store cashiers and stockers — can't stay home to protect themselves and their families. The protections they receive vary widely.

03/28/2020

One of our union brothers has passed away from COVID19.
Rest in peace brother

The second North Carolina resident to die from complications of COVID-19 was a longtime employee with the City of Raleigh — a smart man with lots of ideas.

02/24/2020

Get your free Bernie lawn sign. Super Tuesday here we come!

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11/15/2019

36 Reasons Why You Should Thank a Union
(I would add a 37th: meeting some of the best people around!)
Weekends
All Breaks at Work, including your Lunch Breaks
Paid Vacation
FMLA
Sick Leave
Social Security
Minimum Wage
Civil Rights Act/Title VII (Prohibits Employer Discrimination)
8-Hour Work Day
Overtime Pay
Child Labor Laws
Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
40 Hour Work Week
Worker's Compensation (Worker's Comp)
Unemployment Insurance
Pensions
Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations
Employer Health Care Insurance
Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees
Wrongful Termination Laws
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Whistleblower Protection Laws
Employee Polygraph Protect Act (Prohibits Employer from using a lie detector test on an employee)
Veteran's Employment and Training Services (VETS)
Compensation increases and Evaluations (Raises)
Sexual Harassment Laws
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Holiday Pay
Employer Dental, Life, and Vision Insurance
Privacy Rights
Pregnancy and Parental Leave
Military Leave
The Right to Strike
Public Education for Children
Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011 (Requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work)
Laws Ending Sweatshops in the United States.
Navidullah Tahsin