Thousands of USW members and supporters took to the streets of Pittsburgh, Chicago and Burns Harbor, Ind., on Sept. 1 to demand fair contract settlements with U.S. Steel, ArcelorMittal and Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI).
“This is a struggle for fairness and justice at ATI, U.S. Steel, ArcelorMittal – all of us together,” said District 1 Director Dave McCall. “This is a fight, not just about our actives [active members], a fight not just about our retirees but it is a fight about something else – it’s about our future.”
Over 2,000 activists, retirees, their families, friends and supporters showed up for a two-hour rally in Pittsburgh, where the speeches began at the United Steelworkers headquarters on the Boulevard of the Allies, and continued after marches to the Downtown headquarters of ATI and U.S. Steel.