United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America (UE)

Local 1111

UE Local 1111 has represented production and maintenance workers at the Allen-Bradley Company (now part of Rockwell Automation) since 1937. Through the years thousands upon thousands of union sisters & brothers have been able to raise families, buy homes, put kids through school, and not least, enjoy a measure of dignity and respect on the job.

Although our contract does not require Union membership, 98% of the employees in the bargaining unit voluntarily support the Union with their dues, currently 1.5 hours of wages per month.

All important decisions are approved by Membership vote. Meetings are held monthly, on Sundays so that all shifts may attend. A fourteen member Executive Board customarily makes recommendations to the assembly, but any member may introduce a motion from the floor.

The Board is elected annually, on the Thursday before the November Membership meeting. Officers include a chief steward on each shift and all seven members of the Bargaining-Grievance Committee. Details on the Union's structure are contained in the Local's Constitution.

The UE itself has a proud history of independence, honesty, and militant action, both in defense of its members and in the struggle to help others organize. To learn more about the UE, please visit the National Union's website.

As of April 1, 2008 there are about 295 active employees in the bargaining unit, with an additinal 21 members on layoff status.

Where we are:

The Rockwell Automation plant, in the shadow of the world's largest four-sided clock (click here for photo), is located near Milwaukee's Lake Michigan harbor.

Local 1111's Union hall is just two blocks to the north, at 939 S. 2nd Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53204-1824.

Our phone number is 414-645-2769.  Fax: 414-645-4709.

E-mail: ue1111@sbcglobal.net

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Incidentally, the tower pictured on our home page is an enhanced image of Milwaukee's City Hall that was used as a basis for the logo (designed by UE cartoonist Gary Huck) of the UE National Convention held here in 1997.