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Ohio Union Veterans Council Demand Congressional Candidate Provide Proof of Combat Veteran Status

Union Veterans are giving Majewski a clear choice: provide the documents or suspend the campaign.

Justice Delayed, but Finally Delivered

Last week we welcomed home an American patriot who was unjustly deported six years ago.

Statement by Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig On Current Rail Worker Labor Negotiations

Statement by Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig On Current Rail Worker Labor Negotiations

Washington D.C.- As Congress begins its deliberations on imposing a contract on railroad workers across the country, the Union Veterans Council (UVC) urges Congress to protect these workers, especially the veterans among them, by voting to provide them with paid sick days, good wages, fair treatment, and vital benefits. 

Union Veterans Council Condemns Antisemitism in New York Congressional District 11 Race

Union Veterans Council Condemns Antisemitism in New York Congressional District 11 Race

Antisemitic attacks against veteran, candidate and former Congressman Max Rose are unacceptable 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO (UVC), the labor movement’s organization for union veterans, decries the antisemitic, hateful and vulgar attacks against New York Congressional District 11 candidate and US Army veteran Max Rose. 

The Union Veterans Council Celebrates Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 Signed into Law

Following GOP Attempt to Block Bill, President Joe Biden Signing PACT Act into Law a Tremendous Victory for Veterans and Supporters

Today, the Union Veterans Council (UVC) applauds President Joe Biden for signing the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 into law. The historic bill expands health care coverage for military veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits during their service  — a major legislative priority of the UVC since its inception in 2009.

Union Veterans Council, AFL-CIO Blast GOP Lawmakers Blocking Landmark Toxic Exposure Bill

Republican lawmakers have yet again abandoned our troops by blocking the passage of the Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act in the U.S. Senate. The historic bill expands healthcare coverage for military veterans who were exposed to toxins and burn pits during their service.

The Union Veterans Council Launches Veterans Workforce Development Committee

Key Initial Task Will be Implementing Biden Task Force Recommendations to Strengthen Veteran membership in Labor Unions 

Washington D.C. - The Union Veteran Council (UVC) has created a Veterans Workforce Development Committee (VWDC) as part of its commitment to filling industry gaps with talented, skilled transitioning service members and veterans across the country, along with support for existing union training and apprenticeship programs. 

UVC Charts their Future to "Always Be There For the Fight!"

Statement by Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig on the AFL-CIO Executive Board vote to recognize the UVC as the 7th official labor constituency group

President Biden is Working to Connect Veterans with Good Union Careers for Life

Through partnership with the Union Veterans Council and greater public investment in federally registered apprenticeship programs, President Biden is working to connect veterans with good careers for life.

Washington D.C. - The Biden administration’s task force on organized labor issued a set of recommendations yesterday that would make it easier for all workers to unionize including veterans.

UVC Statement on Veterans Role in the Fight for Voting Rights

Statement by Union Veterans Council Executive Director Will Attig on Veterans Role in the Fight for Voting Rights

Veterans have defended our rights and freedoms across the globe, and we should not need to defend the fundamental right to vote at home in the United States of America. The choice is clear: now sideline the filibuster and pass voting rights reform.