- May 15, 2013 COMP TIME UPDATE Although the House vote on “Comp Time” (HR 1406) did not go our way, we could not be prouder of the quick response and action our activists took. The bill passed last Wednesday evening by a vote of 223-204. Every Democrat but three voted against it and every Republican but eight voted in favor.
- May 08, 2013 American security should be homemade The quintessential example of American military might in recent years was the nighttime operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. Elite U.S. special operations forces, equipped with night-vision goggles, launched a lightning raid on a moonless night that took down one of America’s most dangerous enemies.
- May 07, 2013 Congresswoman Touts Worker Protections That Her Bill Would Weaken Today, the House is set to vote on the Working Families Flexibility Act, legislation that would weaken rules requiring businesses to pay employees overtime wages when they work more than 40 hours in a given week and instead give employers the option of providing their workers with “comp time,” or time off from work.
- January 28, 2013 Video: Comprehensive immigration reform might be shot in the arm organized labor needs
- January 16, 2013 The U.S. Senate Is Broken - But We Can Fix It Current rules that govern the U.S. Senate are halting the country’s progress and taking the nation’s work hostage. Senate filibuster reform proposed in Senate Resolution 4 (S. Res. 4) would once again ensure that the Senate can effectively address the issues that are the key to America’s future.
- May 07, 2013 | BY Rapid Response The End of the 40-Hour Week? The U.S. House of Representatives is taking up a bill that would replace our guaranteed overtime pay with a new “comp time” system.
- April 03, 2013 Bring Jobs Home is Back! Because of your continued effort to keep holding our lawmakers' feet to the fire, the Bring Jobs Home Act is back! The legislation has been reintroduced in the 113th Congress by Representative Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
- April 02, 2013 Sequestration . . . What Are Our Priorities? Massive budget cuts known as the sequester are causing a lot of pain for average Americans in ways we can see and ways we often don’t.
- April 02, 2013 The 2013 Rapid Response and Legislative Conference is Fast Approaching! In just two weeks we will be back in our nation’s capital for the 2013 Rapid Response and Legislative Conference, April 16-18, at the Washington Hilton. With a newly-convened Congress and a host of pressing issues, we’re presented with a great opportunity to advance policies that matter to Steelworker families at a very critical time.
- April 02, 2013 The Affordable Care Act . . . Three Years Later Even after 39 unsuccessful attempts to repeal it, the Affordable Care Act is celebrating its third birthday! So just what has the Affordable Care Act done in the last three years? Try some of these fast facts.
- Trade America’s working families’ jobs and future are being threatened by the predatory practices and unfair trade policies of countries like China and Indonesia. The United Steelworkers will not tolerate unfair trade practices that destroy American jobs. We will demand that our government investigate and enforce the rules of fair trade.
- Job Security People employed in non-union workplaces are – according to U.S. labor law, “at-will” employees, meaning that an employer may terminate an employee without reason. A primary benefit of a labor agreement in your workplace is to provide job security for rank and file workers. The United Steelworkers has qualified representatives who work hard to ensure our members get the best possible labor agreement.
- A Voice at Work The right to form a union is one of the most basic rights that workers are entitled to, but this freedom remains under constant attack from a great many employers and political enemies. Over 60 million workers have indicated they wish to join a union, but workers who try to exercise this right to organize face discouraging obstacles such as illegal harassment, intimidation, unjust penalties and firings. The United Steelworkers remains committed to protecting an employee’s right to organize and to work toward having the Employee Free Choice Act passed in Congress.
- Retirement The United Steelworkers upholds the right of all workers to be able to retire in dignity with a decent pension. We will work with all sectors of the international trade movement to stand up to the political parties and forces in defense of the livelihoods of retired workers. We support strengthening the Social Security system. We reject any effort to raise the retirement age, privatize the system, and otherwise undermine Social Security benefits.
- Health Care The United Steelworkers remain steadfast in the belief that health care is a right not a privilege. We believe that all workers should be entitled to affordable medical coverage. Our union will fight for three principles of health care: universal coverage, cost control and comprehensive coverage.
- Public Policy The United Steelworkers has always adhered to a public policy that addresses the concrete economic and social issues of working families; a public policy that offers opportunity, training and benefits for our members; and a public policy which not only makes the lives of working men and women richer, but better.
