Releases / Advisories
- February 02, 2012 USW Vice-President Redmond Joins National Endowment for Democracy Board Fred Redmond, USW International Vice President (Human Affairs), has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). The NED is a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world.
- February 01, 2012 | USW USW Commemorates Black History Month Today United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard and USW International Vice-President Fred Redmond released the following statement: The United Steelworkers (USW) will commemorate Black History Month ...
- January 31, 2012 | USW USW Calls for Action to Defend Domestic Auto Industry from Illegal Trade Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), issued this statement today: We're here today to issue a call to action to support and defend America's auto parts sector from China's predatory, protectionist and illegal trade practices. This is a fight for good, family-supportive jobs and the economic vitality of communities all across this country.
- January 31, 2012 | USW USW Reaches Tentative Three-Year Agreement With Oil Industry The United Steelworkers (USW) is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with Shell on a new three-year agreement, pending ratification by the union’s membership.
- January 30, 2012 | USW USW Lauds U.S. Victory in Challenge to China’s Raw Materials Export Restraints The decision announced today by the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a huge victory for American workers. In clear and unequivocal language, the WTO stated that China’s decision to limit the export of key raw materials violated the commitments China made when it joined the WTO.
- January 25, 2012 | USW USW Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address Leo W. Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement today on President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “President Obama has listened to us as American workers and laid out a vision of the America we want and need, one that creates jobs and prosperity for us and not the 1% who have looted the economy.
- January 20, 2012 USW Refinery Workers Hold National Day of Action for Safety Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union who work at oil refineries around the country are planning a National Day of Action for Safe Refineries and Good Jobs on January 21. Members in refinery communities around the country plan to visit gas stations and distribute handbills to drivers on the importance of refinery safety ...
- January 20, 2012 | USW USW Supports President’s Decision to Delay Keystone XL Pipeline United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard expressed support for the Administration’s decision to challenge partisan politics and not bow to Republican pressure to prematurely approve TransCanada’s permit to develop a proposed 1,700-mile pipeline.
- January 19, 2012 | USW Oil Workers to Rally at Chevron Headquarters Members and supporters of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 5 plan to rally at Chevron Corporation’s global headquarters in San Ramon, California at noon on Friday, January 20. USW Local 5 will be demanding that Chevron and the other oil companies address serious health and safety proposals ...
- January 13, 2012 | USW USW Praises Occupy Protesters for Honoring King Legacy Occupy protesters across the country who have planned events for this year’s Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honor his mission and the method he chose to pursue it, United Steelworkers (USW) officers said this week.
