Health Safety & Environment News
Follow-up Letter to the American Hospital Association: Stop Muzzling Frontline Healthcare Workers
We initially signed on to a letter asking the AHA to do this in March.
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.
Steve Sallman discusses workers’ safety during COVID-19 on The Leslie Marshall Show
USW Assistant Director of the Health, Safety and Environment Department Steve Sallman appeared on the Leslie Marshall show last week to discuss Workers Memorial Day and the Trump administration’s responsibility to workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Workers Memorial Day 2020: Join us for a virtual ceremony
A global pandemic is preventing us from getting together in person, but we will still honor our fallen siblings Tuesday, April 28, with an online ceremony. More...
USW members kick up production of PPE in U.S. and Canada
While most workers in both the United States and Canada have been forced to stay home amidst the coronavirus pandemic, many, including quite a few USW members, have continued working as essential workers.
CDC needs to retract guidelines that endanger essential workers
We signed on to this letter demanding that the CDC change its guidelines that endanger essential workers. Click for more.
USW members continue stepping up, producing PPE for health care workers
Steelworker locals and activists continue to showcase their solidarity with health care workers in their fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
COVID-19: A Webinar for USW Health Care Workers
Click here to view our webinar for USW health care workers.
Steelworkers join call to protect health care workers’ rights amidst COVID-19
The USW joined more than 50 labor and social service organizations in a letter to the American Hospital Association (AHA) denouncing health care administrator attempts to prevent front-line caregivers from speaking out about working conditions...
USW members, partners step up to make, donate supplies for health care workers
Hospitals and health care facilities across the United States are scrambling to find enough Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to deal with the coronavirus epidemic.
USW Negotiates Coronavirus Protocol with BASF to Protect Workers, Families and Communities
The USW negotiated a COVID-19 coronavirus protocol with chemical giant BASF that may serve as a model for the rest of the chemical industry in keeping facilities operating and workers safe during this worldwide pandemic.
USW Guide, information related to Covid-19
Covid-19 has been declared a pandemic, and the disease is spreading rapidly across the United States and Canada. We're working nonstop to protect the health and safety of all workers, including our members on the frontlines of this emergency. More...
Bettis Atomic Laboratory Workers Improve Site’s Health and Safety Program
Learn more about how Local 10-5852 at the Bettis Atomic Laboratory boosted their health and safety program through contract language, management participation in the USW’s health and safety conference and training through the USW Tony Mazzocchi Center.
Worker Involvement Drives Tony Mazzocchi Center Training
For 28 years, the USW’s Tony Mazzocchi Center has received Nuclear Worker Training Program grants from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the U.S. Department of Energy to train current and future atomic workers.
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.