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Stopping Sexual Harassment
Over the last few weeks, a spotlight has been shown on one of the worst and most underreported workplace violations, sexual harassment. While UCOMM covered the fallout from Fox’s Roger Ailes...
Saving Your Union
Over the last few months, UCOMM has been reporting about the dangers of a court case named Janus v. AFSCME. This case would bring Right-to-Work for public employees to every state. With that prospect...
Embrace the Passion, Don't Silence it
Check out our UCOMM Live that aired today at 2 pm on Facebook, Twitter and on YouTube. We have a big announcement that has been a long-time coming and we would like to share the...
Successful Organizing Victories
Membership in federal unions is up, the non-union are organizing and union members are putting their bodies on the line to help their fellow man. With this great news, we here at UCOMM wanted to...
Explaining Workers Comp
In New York State, employers are required to have Workers Compensation insurance coverage to protect an employee injured on the job. Workers Compensation benefits include medical care, prescription...
IBEW 10 Member Saves a Life
While on his way to a route on the morning of September 12, 2017, Matt came upon a truck turned over on its top. It was a tractor-trailer carrying compress natural gas. Without regard for his own...
Encouraging Women to Enter the Trades
The gender pay gap is shrinking, but it’s happening at a glacially slow pace. One place where it’s smaller than average though, is the unionized trades. And collaborations like that...
Organizing the Non-Union
Attacks on unions are coming from both state houses and the courts. UCOMM has previously reported about how the Supreme Court will hear the Janus case in the coming months, most likely ruling that...
Trump's Attacks Increase Union Membership
Threats to the federal workforce have been coming since Trump won the presidency. Talk of draining the swamp included cuts to many federal departments budgets. Trump also instituted new censorship...
Union Security Guard Called Hero of Las Vegas Shooting
Las Vegas was rocked on Sunday by the deadliest mass shooting in United States history. Over the last few days, we have heard stories of heroic police, fire and EMT’s rushing into the hail of...