Releases / Advisories
- December 29, 2008 | USW USW Urges U.S. to Reject Latest Doha Paper for WTO Rules Leo W. Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers (USW), today issued a statement and release of a letter calling on the Bush administration’s top negotiators in the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to again reject the latest draft rules that would weaken workers’ defense against predatory trade practices by undermining U.S. trade laws on illegal dumping and subsidies. Read more here.
- December 09, 2008 | USW USW Calls for Major Economic Recovery Program for Main Street United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard today called for a major campaign to pass a substantial, strategic and sustained economic recovery plan for President-elect Barack Obama to sign when he takes office. Click here for more.
- November 25, 2008 | USW USW’S Conway says final China import duties needed on line pipe Thomas M. Conway, Vice President of the United Steelworkers (USW), testified yesterday before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to urge a final determination against illegal China imports of circular welded carbon quality line pipe produced by ten domestic companies that are used in the oil and gas distribution industry. Read more here.
- November 06, 2008 | USW New Video Documents USW’s Road to Change, unprecedented activsm A new USW video caps off an exciting week in which Steelworkers members have been celebrating victories by Barack Obama and other pro-worker candidates, particularly in key battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Florida where the USW mounted historical outreach efforts to educate voters on key issues and talk through other factors such as race. Read more here.
- October 30, 2008 | USW Steelers and Steelworkers to Rally for Obama-Biden, Get Out the Vote Dan Rooney and Edmond Nelson of the Pittsburgh Steelers will joing USW International President Leo W. Gerard and other leaders for a massive Get Out the Vote rally this Saturday. Get more info here.
- October 27, 2008 | USW 10,000 Strong: Unprecedented number of USW Activists Volunteering for Obama-Biden As the final week of the campaign begins, the United Steelworkers (USW) is proud to announce that it has enlisted more than 10,000 volunteer activists from among the union’s ranks to help elect Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. Read more here.
- October 24, 2008 | USW Steelers owner, USW rally for Obama Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, retired player Edmond Nelson, USW International President Leo W. Gerard and others continue the Steel Blitz for Barack bus tour through Western Pa. Click here for details.
- October 21, 2008 | USW Franco Harris, Dan Rooney to joing USW to rally for Obama This Thursday, Oct. 23, Steelers legends Franco Harris and owner Dan Rooney will join the USW to rally for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Click here for details.
- October 20, 2008 | Alliance for American Manufacturing As Economic Crisis Worsens, ‘Keep It Made in America’ Tour Crosses Pennsylvania to Focus on Manufacturing Solutions With our nation’s economic crisis front and center in the presidential campaign, local business and labor leaders, joined by elected officials, will kick off a statewide tour of “Keep it Made in America” Town Hall meetings to focus on the need to save U.S. manufacturing jobs and overcome the devastating impact of the U.S. trade deficit. Read more here.
- October 08, 2008 | Blue Green Alliance Blue Green Alliance grows: NRDC, CWA join Steelworkers, Sierra Club in movement for green economy The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) today announced that they would join the Blue Green Alliance. Together with the Sierra Club and United Steelworkers, the Alliance now unites more than four million people in an unprecedented partnership to realize the enormous potential of the green economy.
