RAPID RESPONSE
2009 National Rapid Response Conference
Call Letter and Information
Taking Back our Economy
Key Information
Video - USW Members Speak Out
Survey Results
This Holiday Season, Remember the Workers
Rapid Response Info
What Is Rapid Response
Common Questions
Key Issues
Trade
Social Security/Retirement
Health Care
Employee Free Choice Act
Responding to Issues
Info Alerts
Contact Us
Contact Rapid Response Coordinators
Join Rapid Response
Rapid Response Feedback
Members Take Action
Top Rapid Response Locals Awarded
Get Registered to Vote
Maryland Activists Urge Support for Anti-Sweatshop Bill on Capitol Hill
Holding Lawmakers Accountable
New Jersey Activists Push for Anti-Sweatshop Legislation
Supporting the Anti-Sweatshop Bill
Mobilizing to Defeat CAFTA



What Is Rapid Response

Grassroots: Rapid Response is the Steelworkers' nonpartisan grassroots education, communication, and action program that involves every member.

Communication: Rapid Response allows for almost instant personal communication with every USW member on any given subject.

Education: Rapid Response provides the necessary structure to inform every USW member about pending legislation concerning labor and work-related issues. All information identifies the issue, its effect on workers and their families, and the sponsors and supporters.  It also asks for a specific response.

Action: Rapid Response Action Calls provide USW members with a way to respond to the education provided. Rapid Response also provides the necessary structure to activate the USW membership to provide for real change in our ability to influence the legislative process. This system provides the necessary infrastructure to generate tremendous action on any given issue.

Change: Rapid Response provides the tools to generate necessary changes in the legislative process to ensure that labor survives and flourishes far into the future.

Opportunity: Finally, Rapid Response provides opportunity for all USW members to have a strong voice and an active part in the legislative activities that affect their daily lives. This program allows USW members to fight back on a daily basis on issues that affect them, their families, and their communities.