Labor Unions (Page 17)


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    United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)

    United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) is a labor union that historically represented miners, though today it also counts health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing workers, and government employees among its members. UMWA is a member of the AFL-CIO labor federation. History Early Years United Mine Workers of America
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    United Power Trades Organization

    The United Power Trades Organization is a union that seeks to support the workplace rights of individuals working in jobs in electricity and hydropower facilities. 1
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    United Public Workers

    United Public Workers is the Hawaii chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and AFL-CIO unions. The union was formed in 1944 in Hawaii and supports public and private sector employees working in hospitals, water and waste management, and local maintenance sectors.
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    United Steelworkers (USW)

    The United Steelworkers (USW; formally the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union) is a major industrial labor union. The union is a member of the AFL-CIO union federation and Workers Uniting, a partnership with British labor union Unite. The USW reported a
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    United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)

    United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) is the main labor union representing teachers and other staff of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in southern California, the nation’s second-largest school district. UTLA is affiliated with both the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. UTLA has engaged in
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    United Teachers of Dade (UTD)

    The United Teachers of Dade (UTD), an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, is a teachers’ labor union in Miami-Dade County, Florida and one of the largest and most influential local teachers’ unions in the United States.
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    United Teachers of New Orleans

    United Teachers of New Orleans is a teacher union for employees of the New Orleans public school system. 1 United Teachers of New Orleans represents teachers, paraprofessionals, and other public school employees. The union has advocated
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    United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers

    The United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers (often shortened to Roofers) is an AFL-CIO-affiliated construction union. It has a relatively small membership in comparison to other construction-industry trades unions, with 18,428 working members and 3,803 retiree members.
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    United University Professions

    United University Professions is a labor union representing faculty and professional staff in the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
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    Utah Education Association (UEA)

    The Utah Education Association (UEA) is a labor union for teachers and other education professionals in the state of Utah that supports left-of-center tax, curriculum, and LGBT-related policies. 1 It is
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    Utility Workers Union of America

    The Utility Workers Union of America represents employees working in electrical, gas, water, and nuclear energy industries. The union was founded in the 1940s and is an affiliated member union of the large left-leaning AFL-CIO labor federation. The union claims to represent more than 50,000 individual members across dozens
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    Vermont-NEA

    Vermont-NEA is the National Education Association-affiliated state-level federation of teachers’ unions in Vermont. 1 It is the largest union in Vermont with almost 13,000 members.
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    Virginia AFL-CIO

    The Virginia AFL-CIO is the state-level body for the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) labor union federation in Virginia. The AFL-CIO is the largest federation of labor unions in the United States, and the Virginia AFL-CIO is the state’s largest federation of labor unions.
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    Virginia Education Association

    The Virginia Education Association (VEA) is a left-of-center labor union that represents teachers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The union is based in Richmond, Virginia. The VEA is an affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), the largest labor union in the United States. The VEA claims a membership
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    Washington Education Association

    The Washington Education Association is a left-of-center teachers union that is the Washington state affiliate of the National Education Association. The union represents primarily public-school teachers and teaching assistants throughout the state and is the largest statewide teachers union in the state, outnumbering the American Federation of Teachers
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    Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO

    The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO (WSLC) is a state-level pressure group affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the largest association of labor unions in the United States. The council assists AFL-CIO member unions with organizing activist campaigns and engages in its own activism, lobbying, and public relations initiatives on their
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    Washington Teachers Union (WTU)

    The Washington Teachers Union is the labor union representing District of Columbia Public Schools teachers. The union is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, the national left-leaning teacher union conglomerate, and is identified as AFT Local 6. The union is a powerful political force within the far-left local
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    West Virginia Education Association

    The West Virginia Education Association is a left-of-center teachers’ union representing teachers throughout the state of West Virginia. It conducts legislative lobbying and other activities and claims to represent 10,000 of the state’s roughly 20,000 K-12 public school teachers. The group is the state-level affiliate of the National Education
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    Wisconsin Education Association Council

    Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC) is a left-of-center teachers’ union representing teachers and other public-school employees in Wisconsin. The union was formed in the 1970s and is an affiliate of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers union. The union frequently advocates for left-leaning policies in Wisconsin. The
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    Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU)

    Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) is a union representing 2,200 families and 28 local chapters. 1 WFU is a member of the National Farmers Union. WFU supports left-of-center political positions, including a variety of subsidies