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

Pittsburgh, PA

This is the 2026 fellowship description for this mentor organization. 

The United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) is a democratic national union representing tens of thousands of private and public sector workers throughout the United States. The UE is one of the original CIO unions and has maintained its progressive, rank and file stance since it was founded in the 1930s. The National Union's Legal Department provides advice and legal support to the UE's national officers, field staff and locals. 

Depending on the interests and skills of the Fellow, they will do legal research, write memos, position statements and briefs on a broad range of private and public sector labor issues, prepare materials for proceedings before arbitrators, federal courts, state employee relations boards and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and assist in preparing staff training materials on immigrant workers rights, the rights of strikers, workers' rights in the face of changing NLRB precedent, and related issues. Among other things, recent Peggy Browning Fellows have written oppositions to employer motions for reconsideration of favorable NLRB rulings and helped prepare witnesses for arbitration and NLRB representation hearings.

The UE Legal Department is a small, fast-paced and collegial environment. The Fellow will be directly supervised by the General Counsel and will work closely with the Staff Attorney. They will have the opportunity to participate in staff meetings, training, and other union-sponsored events such as rallies or marches. Fellows are paid on a semi-monthly basis.

The total ten-week stipend for this fellowship will be $7,000.

For more information on the UE, visit http://www.ueunion.org

Please include a writing sample with the application materials.

Address cover letter to:

Margot Nikitas, General Counsel
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE)
4 Smithfield Street, 9th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222