- June 18, 2013 District 13 WOS Answer the Call to Assist Tornado Victims On May 20 2013, a devastating tornado hit Moore, Okla., killing 24 people, including 5 members from union families, and injuring dozens of others. The Oklahoma AFL-CIO identified 1054 members that were affected, with 274 homes damaged but livable, and 105 other members that had total destruction of their homes.
- June 11, 2013 We Pull Together: Rosie the Riveters, Then and Now District 8 Women of Steel Coordinator Karen Shipley had the opportunity to attend the May 22, 2013 event at the Pullman Plaza Hotel to honor Rosie the Riveters. The event was sponsored by the organization called "Thanks! Plain and Simple," whose purpose is to seek, identify, honor and preserve the life lessons and memories of West Virginia Rosie the Riveters.
- May 16, 2013 Local 3657 Steelworker Awarded Catherine Baker Knoll Award On May 9, the Allegheny County Democratic Committee (ACDC) presented United Steelworker (USW) Steffi Domike the Catherine Baker Knoll Award at the Committee’s Jackson-Jefferson Dinner in Pittsburgh, PA.
- May 03, 2013 WOS Local 3657 Purse Donation Drive I hope all is well with you all and that you are enjoying this beautiful Spring weather. I have attached a picture of some of the purses which you so graciously donated to the WOS Local 3657 Purse Drive. As you can see the response was overwhelming. We are still in the process of sorting, packing and repacking for distribution.
- March 25, 2013 Women of Steel Display the USW Colors at Pioneer Days Pioneer Days is an annual event in Kearny, AZ. The four day event is filled activities such as a carnival, a men's softball tournament, the Pioneer Queen contest, music, food and information booths, plus many more vendors and events. And what would an event be without a parade.
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- April 21, 2009 Building Networks and Coalitions To win the positive changes we need our workplaces, our communities, our economies and in society; and to defeat legislative, public policy and other changes that will hurt working families in the United States, Canada and countries around the world.
- April 20, 2009 Communications Guide for Women of Steel In coordination with the International Communications Department, we have developed a guide to help Women of Steel members who wish to assist us by writing articles and stories for the USW Working Women website.
- June 11, 2009 Women's Committee Building Solidarity Action Calendar Create Your Own Women's Committee "Building Solidarity
- June 11, 2009 Useful Reports and Studies The following reports, studies, and issue papers contain valuable information on various topics which have been done specifically for and about women and their issues by various organizations and research groups.
- June 11, 2009 Step-by-Step to Elected Office There are a number of resources available to all members seeking to run for local union positions. This guide is but one such resource. Members interested in running for elected office should not hesitate to contact their staff representative.
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- January 06, 2010 International WOS Support Contact information for the Director of United Steelworkers Women of Steel
- April 21, 2009 Women of Steel Coordinators Women -- especially our "Women of Steel" activists play a major role shaping the future for working women. In this section is a listing of Women of Steel Coordinators in Canada and the U.S.
- June 11, 2009 Downloadable Fliers Fliers are available for Women of Steel activists include: Social Security Matters to Working Women, Privatizing Social Security Hurts Women!, Women of Steel and Communications, Women of Steel and Organizing, Women of Steel - What It's All About, Women of Steel ¿ De qué se trata?, Women of Steel - Guidelines for Women's Councils, Women of Steel and Project Ideas, Women of Steel and Financial Issues, Women of Steel and Guidelines for Local Union Women's Committees, Women of Steel and the Web Site
- June 11, 2009 Downloadable Logos The Women is Steel logo is available here for activists to download.
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- April 21, 2009 Report of the Cananea International Solidarity Trip by Women of Steel On May 27, 2008 fourteen Women of Steel members representing the United Steelworkers gathered in Tucson and caravaned across the Mexican border about three hours into Cananea, Mexico to support striking miners.
- June 12, 2009 WOS Members Learn How Trade Agreements Negatively Affect Mexican Workers In support of the Women of Steel International Solidarity Initiative, USW union sisters representing 6 Districts across the U.S. and Canada traveled to Tijuana, Mexico in April 2008 to participate in a joint Border Tour effort between the Sierra Club and USW Women of Steel to view first hand how NAFTA and other such trade agreements negatively affect workers and communities.
- June 12, 2009 What do Trees have to do with Peace? Thirty years ago, in the country of Kenya, 90% of the forest had been chopped down. Without trees to hold the topsoil in place, the land became like a desert. When the women and girls would go in search of firewood in order to prepare the meals, they would have to spend hours and hours looking for what few branches remained.
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- July 20, 2009 UC Berkeley Study: Research Shows Unions Have a Positive Impact on Family-Friendly Workplace Policies Unions have a positive impact on family-friendly workplace policies like paid family leave, paid sick days, family health insurance, and child-care benefits, according to a new report released today by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and the Labor Project for Working Families.
- June 30, 2009 Comments from Women of Steel Leadership Course Participants The Women of Steel Leadership Course is about leadership and commitment, and its objective is to develop strong, dedicated leadership among women in our Union. Click here to view comments from course participants.
- June 12, 2009 One Sick Child Away From Being Fired: When Opting Out Is Not an Option Professional women are not the only Americans whose jobs are in jeopardy because of work/family conflict. This report discusses a study of 99 union arbitrations that provide a unique window into how work and family responsibilities clash in the lives of bus drivers, telephone workers, construction linemen, nurses aides, carpenters, welders, janitors, and others – men as well as women – in working-class jobs.
- June 12, 2009 Who Holds The Power? Millions of children and low-income working families are left without support they need as the House appropriations bill has left programs for children and families severely underfunded. Only one in seven children eligible for childcare assistance receives help under federal law.
- June 12, 2009 IMF Adopts Statement on Gender Equality Following the election of eight women to the International Metalworkers Federation, IMF Executive, the IMF World Congress today adopted a statement on Gender Equality. The statement recognizes the differences women experience at work, in unions and in society at large.
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