Legislative Issues News
USW's letter to Congress re: steel tariffs
Click here to read our letter to members of Congress regarding steel tariffs.
We need the Build Back Better Act
When we see policies that will impact our core issues - collective bargaining, safety and health, job security, retirement security, domestic economic issues, and health care – we engage. The Build Back Better Act is one of those policies.
USW Calls on Manchin to Aid Working Families, Fulfill Promise of Build Back Better
We urge Sen. Manchin to reconsider his current, misguided position on Build Back Better and instead negotiate in good faith to finalize the bill. There is simply too much at stake for him to walk away from his responsibility to our nation.
District 6 Health Care Workers Council continues fight for long-term care legislation
This fall, the USW District 6 Health Care Workers Council in Ontario, Canada, launched a campaign to take action on staffing ratios and working conditions in long-term care.
USW Welcomes U.S. House Passage of Build Back Better Act
We have long called for robust investment in both our nation’s physical and social infrastructures, and we applaud the significant progress the House passage of the Build Back Better Act represents.
Vice President of Local 1104 Testifies for Hearing on Renewing Prosperity in the Industrial Heartland: An Economic Agenda for Forgotten Communities
Click to read Richard Cain's full testimony for the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth...
Congress needs to pass once-in-generation infrastructure bill
Click here to read the letter we sent to Congress today urging passage of the once-in-a-generation infrastructure bill.
The Union Way of Life; Ohio Pipe Mill Illustrates Need for Major Infrastructure Bill
Local 7014 members make some of those vital products at their factory in Coshocton. The McWane facility produces ductile iron pipe used in water infrastructure, as well as utility poles used to provide electrical power to communities.
Legislative Director Roy Houseman Testifies for Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth on “Defending and Investing in U.S. Competitiveness”
Click to read his full testimony...
PRO Act Would Rebuild Labor Movement
Rapid Response is asking USW members across the country to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to vote YES for the PRO Act. Please call your senators at: 877-607-0785. (Remember, you have two senators, so be sure to make two calls!)
USW Welcomes House Passage of INVEST in America Act, Calls for Continued Action on Infrastructure
This is the kind of forward thinking that we need as we engage in what must be a larger, ongoing effort to rebuild our infrastructure, revitalize our communities and reinvigorate our economy.
The Oilworker: June 2021
Click to read a message from the NOBP Chair.
USW Welcomes Results of Critical Supply Chain Reviews
The USW commends the Biden administration for directly tackling the problem of our nation’s long-neglected supply chains and identifying concrete steps to shore up crucial vulnerabilities.
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.
Members mobilize, House passes workplace violence prevention bill
USW members rallied last week to make phone calls and send e-mails to their House Representatives, urging them to support the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.