Civil and Human Rights News
USW on Pride Month: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
Every person—regardless of their ethnic, national, religious, gender, or romantic identity—deserves health and safety in their workplaces and in their communities. This Pride Month we recognize and recommit to this crucial founding principle of our union.
Local 8599 and 675 members sow seeds of community in honor of Cesar Chavez
Members of Locals 8599 and Local 675 in Southern California, along with the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), planted and cared for a community garden last weekend in honor of Cesar Chavez Day of Service.
Labor and civil rights activists empower each other and community in Gary, Ind., during Black Labor Week
Black Labor Week was kickstarted in 2011 by District 7 Next Generation Sub-Coordinator E.J. Jenkins to bring people together from different communities who aren’t familiar with the struggles the city has faced.
USW members learn from EMT pioneer during Black History Month webinar
USW members had the chance to hear directly from John Moon from Freedom House Ambulance during a special Black History Month “Teaching Tuesday” organized by the USW Health Care Workers Council and the Education and Membership Development department.
Activists organize for the future, honor Dr. King’s legacy in Washington
The conference theme focused around “Claiming Our Power, Protecting Our Democracy." Participants also spent time in the community, volunteering with nonprofit organizations as well as lending a hand at Eliot-Hine Middle School.
Honoring ChangeMakers: USW hosts Multiplying Good award winners
We were thrilled to honor the next generation of community activists as we hosted the inaugural class of Multiplying Good's ChangeMakers. More...
USW activists talk community, bargaining power at District 10 Civil and Human Rights Conference
The roughly forty members participated in workshops on understanding power and privilege, fighting anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, forming and utilizing Civil and Human Rights Committees within local unions, and unpacking how racism impacts health and safety.
Details for the 2023 AFL-CIO Martin Luther King Jr. Civil andHuman Rights Conference
Registration is now open for the 2023 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference: Claiming Our Power, Protecting Our Democracy. Click for more info and to register...
USW Members Celebrate Roberto Clemente for His Life of Activism During Hispanic Heritage Month
The ¡Que Viva Clemente! fundraiser featured the screening of an original film produced by the members of USW Locals 6135 and 6871 in Puerto Rico, Latino artists doing live paintings, a voter registration drive, and more.
USW: Labor Movement Will Continue as a Force for Good for Generations
As we look to the future, we pledge to continue the fight for working people, and to push our leaders to join us in that fight, on this Labor Day and every day.
Local 3657 member elected to Pride at Work National Executive Board
Delegates from unions across the U.S. convened in Minneapolis for the Pride at Work Quadrennial Convention and elected a new slate of national board officers, including Brittani Murray, who serves as vice president of USW Local 3657 in Pittsburgh.
Sharing our Fred Redmond with the World
In a moving moment, our International President Tom Conway nominated our former Vice President Fred Redmond as Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO. Watch here.
USW Marks AAPI Heritage Month, Calls for Global Solidarity, Respect for Workers’ Fundamental Rights
The USW proudly celebrates the many contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander workers throughout our nation’s history and stands in global solidarity with workers in Asia and across the world.
USW commemorates Dr. King by demanding voting rights legislation
Click here for our MLK Day statement.
Register for the AFL-CIO MLK Conference!
This conference will challenge us to look to the future. To ask and answer how we can build a multiracial, progressive labor movement reflective of America’s changing workforce. Click for details...