News Articles
- November 06, 2009 | USW Ahead of historical health insurance reform vote, Congress must hear from us A historic vote to change our nation's health care system appears on the horizon in the U.S. House. It's imperative USW members call their members of Congress to make sure our voices are heard. Click here for more info.
- November 06, 2009 | USW USW, paper companies applaud ITC decision to investigate unfair trade case Appleton Coated LLC, NewPage Corp., and Sappi Fine Paper North America – together with the USW - applauded the U.S. International Trade Commission for its unanimous vote to proceed with a full investigation of coated paper imports from China and Indonesia. Click here for more.
- October 23, 2009 | USW Tell Congress to say no to taxing health insurance benefits There's a bill in Congress right now that proposes a 40 percent excise tax on some health insurance plans, including many union plans. Please click here to learn what you can do to help stop this.
- October 20, 2009 | USW USW answers common member questions about health insurance reform A series of successful conference calls on the issue of health insurance reform resulted in several good questions from USW members. Click here to read those questions and answers.
- October 13, 2009 | USW USW Mourns Loss of Brother from Arizona USW member Robert Stewart died recently on the job. Click here to read his story.
- October 09, 2009 | USW USW Affirms Report on China Glass Industry Subsidization as Job Threat The United Steelworkers applauded the Alliance for American Manufacturing for a report just released on the significant job losses of U.S. glass workers and the massive increase of Chinese government subsidies that have exacerbated a damaging flood of imports to the industry. Click here for more.
- October 09, 2009 | USW USW lauds legislation that would create jobs; invest in workers; rebalance trade The USW lauded new legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and U.S. Rep. Louise M. Slaughter that would support our nation’s workforce and strengthen the competitiveness of American industries globally, while enhancing the administration’s ability to reduce foreign trade barriers. Click here for more.
- October 09, 2009 | USW USW to host conference call for members on health insurance reform USW will host a series of conference calls next week to talk to members about the important health insurance reform fight. Click here for more details.
- October 08, 2009 | USW For USW members, health care fight is personal Click here to read some inspiring and heartbreaking stories from USW members talking about why for them, the fight for access to health care is personal.
- October 08, 2009 | Workers Independent News NEW AUDIO: USW works for safety at refinery startup Click here to hear a report from Workers Independent News about the USW's safety efforts at a refinery in Texas.
