Civil and Human Rights News
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...
Local 3657 Member MCs Fundraiser for Immigrant Resource Center
This year, the even raised $18,000, half to go to a lending fund to assist immigrant families in crisis and half to a non-profit based in Puerto Rico that combats food insecurity on the island.
Black Labor Week celebrates 10 years of action, community in Indiana
From volunteering at the NWI Veterans Village to visiting and talking with students about labor at local area schools, this year’s event was bigger, better, and safer than ever.
USW stands with Trans youth, workers this Pride Month and beyond
As we work to protect and empower the next diverse generation of workers, it is up to each and every one of us to build a society in which we can all take pride.
USW@Work: Volume 16, Issue 2
In this issue: USW cement workers key part of infrastructure push; ATI forces 1,300 workers to picket line; PRO Act would rebuild labor movement; University of Pittsburgh organizing campaigns pushing forward; and more.
Workers Memorial Day 2021: Renew the Promise; Safe Jobs for All
On April 28, the USW and all unions of the AFL-CIO will observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job, and to renew the fight for safe jobs.
USW Condemns Atlanta Attacks, Calls for Unity with AAPI Community
We must all do our part to combat this hatred, an American epidemic of its own for more than a century, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our AAPI siblings.
Letter to the House of Representatives: United Steelworkers supports passage of H.R. 5, the Equality Act
The union today sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to pas H.R. 5, the Equality Act. Click to read the letter...
USW honors John Lewis this Black History Month
Not only was he a crusader for civil and human rights, he was also a friend to labor, and dedicated his life to getting into “Good Trouble” in the fight for justice and equality.
USW@Work: Volume 15, Issue 3
In this issue: local 2-21 celebrates 100 years making paper in Michigan; how the USW and other unions are confronting COVID-19; NLRB issues complaint against ASARCO and members return to work; and more.