Michigan State Utility Workers Council

01/16/2025

01/16/2025

Holtec International wants the Palisades nuclear plant in Southwest Michigan to be the first shuttered nuclear plant to ever reopen in the U.S. But federal requlators Tuesday questioned their timeline for bringing the plant back online.

01/16/2025

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01/16/2025

Dozens of local governments have challenged rules taking away their final authority over big renewable energy projects in court. The rules are still untested.

01/15/2025

On what would have been his 96th birthday, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

And we honor the longstanding bond between the labor and civil rights movements, and channel our strength and energy into substantive action to build worker power.

01/15/2025

Our own “Sparky” !

On an average day, Melissa Suarez of UWUA local 129 handles around 100 calls. Every call is different, which keeps things interesting.

Learn more about the critical customer service that UWUA call center member provide: https://buff.ly/3Pu1W2T

01/15/2025

On this day in labor history, the year was 1946. That was the day the United Electrical Workers joined the national post-war strike wave. 200,000 UE members walked off the job at General Electric, Westinghouse, and General Motors’ Electrical Division. Across the country, reduction of hours and pho...

01/14/2025

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a meeting Tuesday to discuss plans for reopening the Palisades nuclear plant.

01/14/2025

Unlike typical call centers where people call in, UWUA Local 112 member Leo Evangelista works from home making outgoing calls for various campaigns on behalf of a large education union and its local chapters.

Check out Leo’s story in the latest issue of The Utility Worker magazine: https://buff.ly/3Pu1W2T

01/14/2025

On this day in labor history, the year was 1888 That was the day novelist, Edward Bellamy published his futuristic, utopian novel, Looking Backward, 2000-1887. The protagonist, Julian West, wakes up in the year 2000, to find that industry has been nationalized and wealth, goods and services have bee...

01/13/2025

On this day in labor history, the year was 1968. That was the day Johnny Cash played Folsom Prison. The Man in Black had played numerous free prison concerts before. Country-music Legend Merle Haggard remembered seeing him perform at San Quentin a decade earlier. Columbia Records recorded the two co...

01/12/2025

On this day in labor history, the year was 1942. That was the day President Franklin Roosevelt established the National War Labor Board under Executive Order 9017. The Board was designed to mediate and settle disputes in the various defense industries. Its purpose was to prevent any strikes or locko...

01/11/2025

National Executive Vice President Patrick Dillon swearing in MSUWC President Craig Wright, Senior Vice President Jerry Ebelt, Vice President of Safety Dan Knickerbocker, Vice President Ben Hatler and Trustee John Deboe at todays January MSUWC delegate meeting. All were running unopposed. Congratulations to all !