2006 RELEASES AND ADVISORIES
October - December
USW Members at Goodyear Ratify New Three-Year Contract as 86-day Strike Ends
USW, Goodyear Reach Tentative Agreement
Steelworkers File Class Action Lawsuit against Continental Tire for altering Retiree Health Care Benefits
Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., To Compensate Former Employee It Fired for Calling Strike-Breaker a “Scab”
USW Condemns EPA Cover-up
Steelworkers Launch Website Exposing ING Group for Questionable Investment and Business Practices
USW Cites Trade Commission Finding for Coated Sheet Paper
USW Accepts Goodyear Offer to Return to Meaningful Bargaining
Steelworkers Congratulate Purdue Hunger Strikers on Victory
USW Says Goodyear Repeatedly Snubs Offer of Experienced Tire Builders to Solve Military Production for Soldiers in Iraq
USW Decries Trade Commission Decision Revoking Orders on Unfairly Traded Steel Imports
USW Special Counsel Bernard Kleiman Dies
Outsourcing Is Giant Gorilla Behind Goodyear Strike
Leading American Labor Lawyer Passes Away
Solidarity Tours Demonstrates Resolve of Striking Steelworkers at Goodyear
Steelworkers Charge DuPont with Hiding Information on Health Effects of Teflon Chemical
New Congress Members Will Join Union Activists in Pledge to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage and Lead Economic Policy Change to "Raise All Boats"
Goodyear's Attempts to Recruit Replacement Workers from Continental's Charlotte Plant Likely Futile
USW’s Leo Gerard to Appear on Lou Dobbs Tonight
Steelworkers to Increase Strike Pay during Christmas
USW President Appoints New Legislative Director
USW Retirees Reimbursed for Medicare Part B Premiums
USW Blasts J.P. Morgan Analyst Patel's Misinformation about Goodyear Strike
USW Wins $1.3 Million for Employees and Retirees in Kentucky
Steelworkers Welcome Purchase of Oregon Steel
Steelworkers Rip Goodyear Disclosure, Launch Investor Website
UMWA “stands shoulder-to-shoulder” with USW in Goodyear strike
Rating Agencies Confirm Foolishness of Goodyear’s Strategy
USW Blasts Goodyear's Plan to Sell $1 Billion Notes
USW Cites Today’s China Commission Findings: Subsidies Continue to Harm U.S. Manufacturers
Steelworkers Approve Agreement with Harley-Davidson; Look Forward to Power Train Expansion in Milwaukee
AFL-CIO Executive Council Renews Solidarity Charters Through 2008
Nationwide Protest Will Target Goodyear for ‘Abandoning America’s Workers, Retirees and Communities’
USW Slams Feds for Turning Blind Eye to Public Health Threat
USW Reiterates Its Readiness to Bargain; Assumes Goodyear Announcement Means that Company Has Abandoned its Reckless Agenda
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Confirms PFOA Contamination at DuPont Richmond Plant
Steelworkers File NAFTA Labor Complaint Against Mexico
Unprecedented USW Voter Turnout Effort Highlighted Trade and Economy
Union Explains New Harley Davidson Contract Proposal with Membership
Rendell Joins Steelworkers, Sierra Club in Calling for National Energy Initiative
Steelworkers, Sierra Club Join Lee Fisher in Calling for Action on Renewable Energy
Sierra Club, Steelworkers Launch Barnstorming Tour
Innovative Trust Fund Makes Payment to 40,000 USW Retirees and Spouses
Landmark Study Involving United Steelworkers Reveals that Lung Cancer 10-Year Survival Dramatically Improves with Annual CT Screening and Prompt Treatment
USW Blasts Goodyear's Reckless Actions; Announcements Of Plant Closing And Hiring Replacement Workers Will Only Make A Settlement More Difficult
Gerard, Pope on the Road to Energy Independence: “Renewables Now!”
United Steelworkers Website Challenges DuPont’s Safety and Environmental Sustainability Record in Portuguese and English
Steelworkers Challenge DuPont's Health Study
Stan Johnson Succeeds Connie Entrekin as USW, District 9 Director
USW Settles Contract with St. Marks Powder
USW Intends to Sue Giant Cement Holding Inc.
U.S., Mexican and Canadian Labor Organizations Charge North Carolina with Violating NAFTA Labor Rules
Steelworkers Union Says Latest Accident in Brazil Raises Questions about Safety of DuPont Plants
ICEM Calls for Global Support to North American Goodyear Workers, Now on Strike
USW Strikes Goodyear
U.S. Labor Board Issues Complaint Against Nuclear Fuels Services’ Contractor For Unfair Firings
NLRB Nurse Supervisor Decision Harms Worker Rights
USW Announces Intent to Terminate Goodyear Contract
July - September
USW Responds To Wheeling-Pitt’s Latest Announcements
Tribute to Joe Glazer for His Contribution to Labor Music
Mecklenburg County Commissioners Issue Support Resolution for Charlotte's Continental Tire Workers
USW Responds To Wheeling-Pitt’s Decision To Withdraw CSN Transaction Proposal From November 17th Annual Meeting
Aruban Oil Workers Join United Steelworkers; Open Contract Negotiations with Valero Energy Corporation Today
Robert Wood Johnson Nurses Ratify New Agreement, Win Quality Health Care
Mayfield Officials Pass Resolution in Support of Steelworkers at Kentucky Continental Tire Plant
USW Denounces Off Shoring of Health Care Services
Nuclear Fuel Defense Contractor Seeks to ‘Implement’ Pension Elimination at Struck Plant; Workers Say Bush Administration Should Intervene
DLC Joins With Top Labor Organizations To Endorse Employee Free Choice Act
Steelworkers Confront ING Group Over Its Inaction To End Strike
USW Commends US Trade Commission Finding Injury To Paper Industry Due To Unfair Imports Of Lined Paper Supplies From China, Indonesia And India
Striking Steelworkers Oppose Inexperienced Replacement Workers At Sensitive Nuclear Fuel Plant In Tennessee, Supplier For US Navy
Tower Workers Ratify New Pacts
Robert Wood Johnson Nurses Strike for Quality Health Care
Sappi Paper Plant Workers at Westbrook and Skowhegan, Maine Vote to Accept New Union Contracts
USW President Honors Local Union Editors
John Edwards Supports Continental Tire Workers in North Carolina
USW Moves to Block Wheeling-Pitt/CSN Transaction
United Steelworkers to Host International Conference on Communications
United Steelworkers Settle for the Rights to Photographs of Safety Hazards at DuPont Facility
USW Among RNs Working Together Rallying in Chicago
USW Members at BFGoodrich Ratify New Three- Year Contract
Steelworkers File Complaint with U.S. State Department over Breach of OECD Guidelines by German-based Continental Tire
USW Local 5668-04 Membership Votes To Accept Contract With Century Aluminum Of West Virginia, Inc.
Nurses Update Public on Negotiations
USW Says Mayfield Closure Not a Surprise; More Proof of Continental's Strategy to Abandon North America
USW and Century Aluminum Reach Tentative Agreement
Toxic “Teflon” Chemical Found In Richmond Area Drinking Water
Steelworkers Ratify Agreement with Gerdau in Canada; Gerard Slams Company’s Behavior in U.S.
Nurses Reject Hospital’s Offer
USW Announces Tentative Agreement At BFGoodrich, The Target Company For The Industry Pattern Retiree Protection Secured; Job Security Strengthened
Major Mishaps at Nuclear Facility: Steelworkers Union Calls for Investigation
Steelworkers Win $2 Million Arbitration at Gerdau-Ameristeel Plant in Calvert City, Kentucky
Be Fair To Those Who Care
AFL-CIO Condemns Bush Administration’s Rejection of 301 Petition Against Chinese Government
USW Applauds the Senate for Passing Voting Rights Act Renewal
USW Appoints New Head Of National Oil Bargaining Program And New Director Of District 13
Labor Targets ING Group for Supporting Gamma Holding's Union Busting in Arkansas
USW Announces Plans For Membership Vote At Century Aluminum’s Ravenswood, WV Plant
Productivity not the reason BFGoodrich needs to reduce production at Opelika, says USW
Homestead Steel Legacy Focus Of Public Meeting At Pump House Saturday
United Transportation Union Signs Strategic Alliance with United Steelworkers
“Teflon” Chemical Contamination Confirmed In Dupont Discharge To James River
Labor Board Charges Continental Tire With Unlawfully Relocating Charlotte Production
April - June
USW Reaches Tentative Contract Agreements with Ormet for Ohio and Louisiana Facilities
USW Designates BFGoodrich as "Target" for Tire and Rubber Master Contract Negotiations
New Benefit Is Latest Innovation in USW’s Continuing Commitment to Retirees’ Security
USW to Book Covers Inc: Come Back to the Table
National Labor Committee Investigation Triggers Panel Discussion of Solutions to Brutal Human Rights Violations of Workers in Jordan
Steelworkers Say Strike Movement at Sappi Paper Mills is Growing
USW Presents ‘Wellstone Award’ to Sen. Ted Kennedy and Rep. John Conyers
Steelworkers at Alcoa Ratify Four-Year Contract
Goodyear Workers Ratify First Contract at Asheboro, N.C. Plant
Steelworkers Demand Compliance and Appropriate Penalties at Gerdau AmeriSteel’s Jackson, Tenn., Facility
Candlelight Vigil Scheduled to Support Nurses of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Steelworkers Call on Malaysia to Stop Stonewalling
New Report Reveals Deadly Human and Labor Rights Violations in Colombia
More Teflon Chemical Found in New Jersey Drinking Water: Steelworkers Union Calls for Investigation
Steelworkers Union Says DuPont's Response to 'Teflon' Chemical Contamination in Virginia is Inadequate
USW and AFL-CIO Demand Enforcement of Trade Laws to End China’s Labor Violations
Sierra Club, United Steelworkers Announce ‘Blue-Green Alliance’
Steelworkers, AFL-CIO to Spotlight Santorum’s Abysmal Jobs Record
Giant Cement Fined $36,000 for Air Violations
Worker-friendly Investment Opportunities and Pension Investment Initiatives Highlight Round Table Discussion
Sierra Club and United Steelworkers to Announce Historic Strategic Alliance
Pharmacists Affiliate with Steelworkers
USW Strongly Urges Colombian President to Ensure Safety of Striking Miners at Drummond’s Cesar Department
Steelworkers President Offers Union’s Full Support for Teflon-Chemical Lawsuit Against DuPont in New Jersey
Las Vegas Medco Workers Ratify New Three-Year Contract
Tentative Agreement Reached Between Steelworkers And Medco Health Solutions, Inc. In Las Vegas
MSHA Diesel Rule a Partial Victory for Underground Miners
Rank & File Approves Strike Action at Alcoa Plants if Contract Talks Fail
Democrats Propose Ambitious Plan For Energy Independence, Say Apollo Alliance Leaders
Steelworkers Pledge Mutual Support, Action With South African Trade Union To Change Sappi’s Anti-Worker Practices
Trumka Condemns Treasury Department’s Refusal to Address China’s Currency Manipulation
Steelworkers Dedicate New Web Site To Alcoa Negotiations
USW Blasts Continental Tires' Decision to Accelerate Plan to Abandon Charlotte Production
South African Workers Visit U.S. Sappi Mills to Show Solidarity
AFL-CIO and Change to Win Agree to Coordinate Election Year Efforts
Sappi Workers Demonstrate At Boston Corporate Headquarters Demanding A Fair Deal For Paper Plant Workers
Unions Under Attack At The Philadelphia International Airport
Human Trafficking in Jordan Condemned By Steelworkers and National Labor Committee
United Steelworkers Does Not Expect Medco To Maintain First Quarter Profit Through Remainder Of 2006 Because Of Illegal Lockout
State Federations and Central Labor Councils Urge CTW to End Divisive Role in Elections
USW Condemns Continental’s Unilateral Imposition of Lower Wages as Illegal and Vow to Make the Tire Maker Reverse its Position
Steelworkers Will Explore Every Available Option To Maintain Oklahoma City Production
Rally Set to Protest Continental Tire's Destructive Policies in Charlotte
Latest OSHA Fine Against BP Shows Systematic Failure In Company’s Response To Refinery Safety And Health, Says USW
Medco Stock Plummets Following Company’s Illegal Lockout Of United Steelworkers Members At Las Vegas Mail-Order Pharmacy
National Wire Fabric Workers Go To Europe To Try To End Nine- Month Strike In Arkansas
DuPont Puts American Communities at Risk
Investors Send DuPont Management a Message, Loud and Clear
Union Workers at DuPont Chambers Works Plant Announce Support for Lawsuit on Teflon Chemicals
United Steelworkers Union Warns Medco Health Plan Clients Of Problems Created By Illegal Lockout
AFL-CIO to Release State-by-State Job Safety Report for Workers Memorial Day
USW Welcomes Titan's Interest in Continental Tire's Bryan Plant
Statement by AFL CIO Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson on Mexico’s Striking Mineworkers
USW Outraged Over Violence at Mexican Steel Plant
United Steelworkers Urges State Boards Of Pharmacy To Investigate Medco’s Pharmacy Practices, Calls For Suspension Of Company’s License
Cincinnati Steelworkers Deliver Message to Malaysian Embassy
National Labor Relations Board Region 28 Dismisses Medco Charge Against USW
USW Urges Nevada Board Of Pharmacy To Further Investigate Medco Health Solutions’ Illegal Lockout, Citing Patient Safety Concerns
USW Wins Lifetime Health Care and Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Thousands of American National Can Co. Retirees
USW’s Medco Unit Chair Pia Tillis Addresses United Mine Workers Convention Today About Illegal Medco Lockout
AFL-CIO Mobilizes Labor Power To End Medco Health Solutions’ Illegal Lockout At Las Vegas Facility
Steelworkers File Lawsuit to Reverse Alcoa’s Unilateral Change in Retiree Health Care
Federal Judge Grants Back Pay And Orders Comar Inc. To Bargain
United Steelworkers’ Rally Of Labor Movement Threatens Medco Health Solutions’ Business
History Channel Shows How Homestead Changed America
Steelworkers Want Partnership With Gerdau
United Steelworkers Urges Nevada Board Of Pharmacy To Suspend Medco Health Solutions License To Operate
United Steelworkers Says Medco Health Solutions Illegally Locked Out 580 Las Vegas Mail-Order Pharmacy Technicians
January - March
Steel Industry Coalition Applauds Introduction of Restoring America’s Competitiveness Act to Level International Trade Playing Field
Global DuPont Trade Union Network Launched
Continental Tire Threatens to Slash Retiree Benefits
Residents To FEMA: This Is How To Clean Up Tainted Properties In New Orleans
Hispanic Caucus Calls on Mexican Government to Reinstate Mineworker Leader
OSHA Citations Confirm Cognis Conditions Unsafe
Steelworkers Demand that Vicente Fox’s Government Restore Democratically Elected Mexican Mineworker Union Leader Napoleon Gomez to Office
Protecting Retiree Health Care and Winning Job Security Top Bargaining Goals for USW's Rubber Division
New Report Shows Wal-Mart Abusing Public Health Care Programs in 23 States
Steelworkers Say EPA Acknowledgement of Heightened Risk for Teflon Chemicals Requires More Aggressive Action, Not Voluntarism
Steelworkers Not Surprised by Continental's Threat to Cease Tire Production at Charlotte Plant
USW Condemns Fox Government’s Suppression of Mexican Miners’ Union as “Naked Aggression”
With Sappi CEO's Resignation, Union Workers Want New Direction in Labor Relations
USW and CEPPWAWU Question Direction of Global Paper Company
Steelworkers Installation of Officers Celebrates Unprecedented Growth and Member Diversity
DuPont Contaminated James River with ''Likely'' Carcinogen
Steelworkers Outraged By OSHA’s Betrayal On Chromium
USW’s Gerard Calls for Moratorium on CFIUS Approvals, Comprehensive Review of Process
Nurses Unions Launch Unprecedented National Effort To Coordinate Unionization And Patients’ Rights Campaigns
Bridgestone-Firestone Workers Blast Company for Stopping Humanitarian Aid Collection
USW Lauds Legal Action Taken by Collegiate Athletes
Steelworkers, Environmental, Consumer Groups Urge California To List Teflon Chemical As A Carcinogen
Steelworkers Pledge Support to Mexican Miners
USW Blasts Continental Tires' Public Statements Regarding Charlotte Plant
Concerns Raised About Gerdau Ameristeel’s Toxic Emissions
USW Unveils Website On Dupont’s Safety Failures
USW Says Exploding Trade Deficit Threatens Nation’s Economic Security
USW Joins Conference to Outline Global Strategies for Trade Unions
USW Members Mark Strike Anniversary at Cognis
Conference to Plan Trade Union Strategies on Global Challenges
United Steelworkers Files Complaint with U.S. State Department over Breach of OECD Guidelines by Gamma Holding, a Dutch Company
Titan International Withdraws
Steelworkers Express Support for Mittal Merger with Arcelor
USW Assails Bush Administration’s “Alice in Wonderland View” of U.S. Economy
Steelworkers Pay Tribute to Coretta Scott King
USW Calls for Real Accountability in EPA’s PFOA Program
Steelworkers Union Applauds DuPont Pulling Out of Savannah River Site Project
Steelworkers Remember Martin Luther King
Continental's Announced Layoffs In Charlotte Reflect Company's Inability To Adapt To The U.S. Market, Says USW
AFL-CIO Urges Changes to Walgreens Pharmacy Safety and Labor Practices
United Steelworkers Union Joins Growing Opposition to Alito
USW Says Bush Record Makes Mockery of Cheney Harley Visit
Steelworkers Announce Members Ratified First Union Contract For Oroville Hospital Employees


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Steelworkers Congratulate Purdue Hunger Strikers on Victory

Pledge Continued Pressure on University to End Sweatshop Purchases

 

For Immediate Release                                        December 14, 2006

 

Pittsburgh, PA – United Steelworkers (USW) President Leo W. Gerard today congratulated United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) and Purdue Organization for Labor Equality (POLE) members for their successful 27-day hunger strike that ended yesterday after Purdue University moved one step closer to assuring that apparel bearing their university logo is not made in sweatshops.

 

The USW and the AFL-CIO joined students on campus at Purdue University Wednesday to help end a 27- day hunger strike.  Joined by Indiana State AFL-CIO President Ken Zeller and AFL-CIO organizing director Stewart Acuff, Tim Waters and dozens of other steelworkers reaffirmed their organization’s commitment to continue working with the student activists in carrying on the anti-sweatshop campaign.

 

“We are very happy the hunger strike has ended, because we felt the health of the students was in serious jeopardy,” Gerard stated.  “We are even more pleased that their efforts have not been in vain to pressure the university to demand that Nike, Adidas, and other brands producing university clothing use sources from factories that pay their workers living wages and allow them a voice on the job.”