Civil and Human Rights News
AFL-CIO’s new racial justice task force to be chaired by USW leader
Local 7600 members take moment of silence in honor of lost Black lives
This action is one of many USW members have participated in across the United States and Canada in support of #BlackLivesMatter.
USW slams Trump administration decision to cut LGBTQ+ health care protections
Click here for our statement on the Trump administration's gutting of LGBTQ+ health care protections.
Will you join us for a moral march on Washington?
Join us on June 20, 2020, along with the Poor People's Campaign and other allies to demand 140 million poor & low-income people across the nation are heard.
USW: Honor Pride Month by celebrating history, fighting for just future
It is important to reflect on what happened on that heated night at the Stonewall Inn and on the nights that followed. We must remember the suffering and pain that precipitated the uprising and what rights the action eventually helped to win.
USW@Work: Volume 15, Issue 2
In this issue: members mobilize to fight COVID-19; highlight of USW Local Union 8888; results from the "Your Union. Your Voice." survey and town halls; and a recap of Black Labor Week.
United Steelworkers on solidarity and justice for Black Lives
Click to read a statement from USW International Vice President Fred Redmond and the USW Civil and Human Rights Department in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
USW Celebrates Black History Month
The United Steelworkers Vice President Fred Redmond released the following statement in honor of Black History Month...
Human Service Workers at Persad Center Vote to Join the USW
Workers at Persad Center, a human service organization that serves the LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS communities of the Pittsburgh area ,voted yesterday to join the United Steelworkers union.
2020 MLK Event Details Released
The 2020 AFL-CIO MLK Celebration event will be held in Milwaukee. Click for more information on registration and hotel.
USW@Work: Volume 15, Issue 1
In this issue: Workers ratify a new contract at packaging giant WestRock; an organizing up date from Proterra in California; Rapid Response activists lobbied Congress for legislation to preserve endangered pension funds; the latest on trade; and more.
USW@Work: Volume 14, Issue 4
In this issue: Local 132 members at Spring City Electrical Manufacturing produce ornate cast iron lamp posts for big cities, small towns, college campuses and theme parks; new contracts in aluminum and tire; the latest in our trade fights; and more.
Maryland, America Lose a Moral Leader with Death of Elijah E. Cummings
He consistently supported labor rights, pay equity and increases in the minimum wage.
Members mobilize in Minneapolis for civil and human rights
Click to read more from the 2019 Civil and Human Rights Conference that took place July 21-23, 2019.
USW’s Fred Redmond Talks with Leslie Marshall about Steel Pride
USW Vice President Fred Redmond stopped by The Leslie Marshall Show as Pride Month came to a close to talk about the union’s latest LGBTQ+ initiatives, as well as the significance of the Stonewall riots.