N through Z

Resources in this category:

National Air Traffic Controller's Association
http://www.natca.org/

"The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is the only collective bargaining unit for the 14,700 air traffic controllers serving the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)." This site provides information about the organization, contact information for its national and regional offices, and short pieces on the air traffic controller's job and safety in the skies. It also provides links to information about NACTA committees, press releases, Congressional testimony, other aviation and labor sites, and government sites.

National Association of Letter Carriers
http://www.nalc.org/

"The union of city delivery letter carriers working for the United States Postal Service. The NALC website provides information on the union's history, structure, officers, and current activities as well as the text of various NALC publications."

National Postal Mail Handlers Union
http://www.npmhu.org/#list

This site provides general contact information about the National Postal Mail Handlers Union's national, regional, and local offices. It also provides links to NPMHU Publications, its National Constitution, Uniform Local Union Constitution, National Agreement, MAILS Mail Handlers Arbitration Interactive Library Search (password required), and other related sites.

National Union of Journalists
http://www.gn.apc.org/media/nuj.html

"The NUJ is the world's largest journalists' union, with over 25,000 members in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland... The NUJ provides the following services: Legal advice and support; Publications; Training and training advice; Insurance advice; Representation in chapel, branch, industrial sector, national and international forums." The union's newsletter is available on this site as well as information about the organization and its members and a list of places that offer journalism courses.

National Union of Public and General Employees
http://www.nupge.ca/

"The National Union of Public and General Employees is Canada's second largest union. We have more than 320,000 members. About 55% of National Union members work directly for provincial governments. Our private sector membership is growing; currently we represent over 15,000 private sector workers... The National Union is different from most unions; it has a federated structure - in effect, it's a union of unions. Individuals are members of the National Union through their membership in one of our 13 components." The site has information about the union, contracts, and current strikes.

The National Writers Union
http://www.nwu.org/

³The National Writers Union is a trade union for freelancers: tech writers, journalists, book authors, poets, novelists, ghostwriters, corporate writers-professionals in all genres. We have about 4000 members. Membership in the NWU is open to all qualified writers, and no one shall be barred or prejudiced within the union on account of age, disability, gender, ideology, literary genre, nationality, race, religion, or sexual orientation. You are eligible for membership if you have published a book, a play, three articles, five poems, a short story, or an equal amount of newsletter, publicity, technical, commercial, government, or institution copy. You are also eligible for membership if you have written an equal amount of unpublished material and are actively writing and attempting to publish your work.²

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
http://www.union.org.nz/

"The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) is the national centre of trade unions. It has 19 affiliated unions representing approximately 200,000 workers." The site has news, research, a trade union directory, and an event calendar.

NSW/ACT Independent Education Union
http://www.ieu.asn.au/

"The NSW/ACT IEU represents teachers and school support staff employed in Catholic and independent schools, early childhood centres and other non-government educational institutions. The IEU home page is a valuable resource for members and those interested in non-government schooling and education generally." This Australian site has sections on issues and news, professional development, reference groups, and useful links.

Office and Professional Employees International Union
http://www.opeiu.org/

The Office and Professional Employees International Union is the first and largest labor union representing office, technical and professional employees in the United States and Canada. Members include workers in the private and public sectors. This site provides information about the union's purpose and services, as well as legislative updates and recent news important to its members. It also provides links to its online publication, one of its local chapters links, and other labor-related sites.

Playwrights Union of Canada
http://www.playwrightsguild.ca/

"The national, non-profit association of professional playwrights. It represents approximately 335 members, distributes more than 1,500 Canadian plays, and publishes 6-7 trade paperbacks annually. Important criteria for membership are: Canadian citizenship, or landed immigrant status; and having written at least one professionally produced play." Site includes information about the association and its publications; "Who's Who in the Playwrights Union of Canada: A complete index of PUC members, with photos, biographies, and lists of productions, publications and awards;" and "A database of every play available from PUC. Search by author, title, or style to generate a list of plays, complete with synopsis and casting information. Then, with a click of the button, order the play via e-mail."

Service Employees International Union
http://www.seiu.org/

This site provides SEIU contact information and links to some local SEIU chapters, other unions, and labor-related sites. It also links to "New Voice for American Workers," which proposes "several amendments to the AFL-CIO constitution, as well as resolutions (based on the platform) intended to revitalize the federation."

Sheet Metal Workers International Association
http://www.smwia.org/

This site provides contact information about the union as well as links to labor-related sites.

Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers
http://www.ssdc.org/

"The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers is a national independent labor union representing members throughout the United States and abroad." The site has a callboard and default/strike list, as well as information about contracts.

Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
http://www.unitehere.org/

UNITE represents workers in the apparel and textile industry, in the "auto parts and auto supply industries, millinery, shoe, laundry, glove and tanning, bag and packaging, retail and related industries", and thousands of Xerox manufacturing workers. Find information here about the union, its organizing campaigns, recent press releases, and information about sweatshops in the U.S. and abroad.

UNISON
http://www.unison.org.uk/

UNISON is "the biggest trade union in the UK, representing 1.4 million public sector workers." This site provides general information about the union, its latest bargaining news, information about its communications and education and training departments, and links to its newspaper and other labor-related web sites.

United Auto Workers
http://www.uaw.org/

The UAW "membership includes people who make everything from planes to toy trains as well as state, county and local government workers, hospital and university workers." This site provides information about the UAW, press releases, worker news, a list of consumer products produced by UAW members, links to regional and local chapters and UAW on-line magazines, and general union information.

United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America
http://www.ranknfile-ue.org/

The United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE) is an independent, national union which was founded in 1936. It is composed of 40,000 members, including assembly workers, machinists, clerical workers, plastic injection molders, tool and die makers, custodians,truck drivers, warehouse workers, sheet metal workers, technical workers, public workers including social workers, scientists, librarians, toll collectors, day care workers, and hundreds of other occupations." This site provides general information about this union, the Authentic Workers Front (or Frente Autentico del Trabajo), and the UE-FAT Strategic Organizing Alliance, as well as a link to current labor news from Mexico.

United Farm Workers
http://www.ufw.org/

The United Farm Workers works for social justice for farm workers, especially migrant workers. The organization was formed by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta in California. Included in this site are action alerts, news releases, upcoming events, history, information about how to help, and the UFW store.

United Mine Workers of America
http://www.umwa.org/

"The United Mine Workers of America is a labor union that represents coal miners and other workers throughout the United States and Canada." The UMWA is a member of the AFL-CIO, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), the International Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Federation (ICEM), and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU). This site provides a brief history of the UMWA and links to its research, legislative, legal, organizing, and health and safety departments, the UMWA Coal Miners' Political Action Committee (COMPAC), the UMW Journal and UMWA Press Releases, the UMWA/BCOA Training and Education Fund, and other Unions on the Web.

United Steelworkers
http://www.uswa.org/uswa/program/content/index.php

The USW is a diversified union representing workers in every manufacturing industry as well as retail, health care, service and public sectors. This site provides information about forming a union, USW press releases and other union news, an online directory of USW services, and a history of the USW. It also includes information about its local and Canadian districts and upcoming events.

United Transportation Union
http://www.utu.org/

"We are the United Transportation Union (UTU), headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. We are a broad-based, AFL-CIO-affiliated transportation labor union representing about 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus and mass transit workers in the United States and Canada." The site has an extensive news section. You can also find the Union directory, departments, retiree club, travel club, and job bank here.

Wire Service Guild
http://wsg.org/

The Wire Service Guild (Local 222, The Newspaper Guild, AFL-CIO, CLC) represents workers at the Associated Press and United Press International. This site provides information about contracts, grievance procedures, officers, guild by-laws, and benefits and services. It also provides links to guild bulletins, labor-related and government sites, news and reporting sites and resources, labor newsletters, and an article about Cumulative Trauma Disorders, "the number one occupational hazard of the '90's."

The Workers Health and Safety Centre
http://www.whsc.on.ca/

"Established in 1979, the Workers Health and Safety Centre is committed to quality health and safety education. The Centre was the first worker-driven health and safety delivery organization in the province of Ontario, funded by the Workers' Compensation Board. The operations of the Centre are overseen by an independent board of directors consisting of labour leaders who represent Ontario workers from virtually every sector." This site provides links to information regarding news, services, resources, events, contacts, related sites, and a search engine for their site collection.

World Confederation of Labour
http://www.cmt-wcl.org/

"The World Confederation of Labour (WCL) is an international trade union confederation uniting autonomous and democratic trade unions from 113 countries all over the world." This site is available in English, Spanish, or French and has information on WCL, its publications, activities, and campaigns.