United Electrical Workers

November 6, 2026Statement of the UE officers

The “blue tsunami" of Democratic wins in Tuesday’s midterm elections was a stunning rebuke of division, war, and corruption, and of the corporate crime wave that Republican rule has enabled. However, the credit for these wins belongs not to the Democratic Party — whose leadership has offered at best tepid resistance to the Republican agenda over the past two years — but to the working people across the country who have spent the last two years organizing and fighting back in their communities and workplaces.

November 4, 2026

The National Coalition for Medicare for All, of which UE is a member, will be holding a Post-Election Strategy Call on Monday, November 17. 2029 might be a once-in-a-generation opportunity to pass major health care reform, making the next two years a critical new phase in the effort to pass guaranteed health care for all. With the midterms over, the 2028 presidential campaign cycle will kick off, and we need whoever emerges from that primary to be a Medicare for All champion.

September 28, 2026Portland, OregonResolution passed by the UE Western Region September 27, 2026

The fight to maintain open, free, and fair elections, and the work to build a strong resistance to the voter intimidation led and orchestrated by the oligarchs and their puppets in government, is not only necessary to protect what exists of true democracy in our government, but is also an opportunity to bring working people together to build an even stronger force for change in our country and the world.

September 22, 2026

An August poll found that support for Medicare for All has risen significantly in the past year, from 54 to 60 percent. Among voters who have significant medical debt ($1,000 or more) or who have been denied treatment by their insurance company, that support rises to 68 and 71 percent respectively. A whopping 75 percent of voters under the age of 30 support Medicare for All.

September 16, 2026

The midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3 are less than two months away. The Trump administration has made clear their intention to disrupt the elections rather than face voters’ wrath over rising prices and needless wars. Trade unionists who believe in democracy must be prepared to respond.

RSVP to join Labor for Democracy for a training on Tuesday, October 6 at noon ET / 11am CT / 10am MT / 9am PT

September 14, 2026Washington, DC

Retired UE General President Carl Rosen and Staff Coordinator John Thompson represented UE at a high-level Medicare for All strategy meeting at the end of August. Hosted by close UE ally National Nurses United, the strategy meeting mapped out ambitious but realistic plans to win Medicare for All in the coming years. The meeting included labor unions, health care justice organizations, and working-class community organizations that have Medicare for All as a significant part of their work.

August 26, 2026

Labor for Democracy, a network of labor unions committed to upholding democracy and the right to organize, is calling for federal and state investigations into recent reports of illegal and unconstitutional surveillance of unions and community groups in Minnesota. UE is a founding member of Labor for Democracy.

August 11, 2026

On Friday, August 7, the Senate confirmed James Macy as the third Republican member of the National Labor Relations Board. With a 3-1 majority, the Republican members of the board are expected to begin overturning pro-worker decisions made by the NLRB's Democratic majority during the Biden administration.

August 6, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed, who made Medicare for All the centerpiece of his campaign, won the Democratic primary for one of Michigan’s U.S. Senate seats on August 4. The former public health official was endorsed by the United Auto Workers, National Nurses United, the Association of Flight Attendants, and the American Federation of Teachers-Michigan.