Rapid Response News
USW Urges Colorado Lawmakers to Quickly Pass Paid Sick Leave Bill
The USW today urged the Colorado Senate and General Assembly to swiftly pass and the governor to sign the “Healthy Families and Workplaces Act,” which would provide paid sick leave to Colorado workers.
Tell Congress to Protect Our Pensions! The GROW Act must be removed from the next stimulus bill
Contact your Representative TODAY!
Information on emergency legislative responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
Three bills have passed through the House and Senate and are now signed into law. We are lobbying for even more measures...click to get the latest.
Tell Congress: On and Off the Job, Workers Need Protection!
We know we don’t typically ask for engagement on two issues at once, but unprecedented times call for unprecedented action, especially with our members’ and their families’ health and safety on the line.
Congress Has More Work to Do
Congress has offered some relief to folks with the last trio of bills they passed, but we know that much was missing and more is needed. Click to read what we are asking Congress to do next.
Measures Must Be Put in Place To Protect Workers of Large Employers with Paid Leave
States must protect public health and fill in the gaps in the federal law on ensuring that all employees have access to coronavirus-related paid sick days.
COVID-19 Action Call: Congress Must Put People Before Corporations
We cannot allow corporations to cash in and leave laid off workers behind while taking federal funds. Call your Senators and Representatives today!
We came, we lobbied, we won: USW members witness PROAct passage in House
USW members from across the nation were in our nation's Capitol to help push for the passage of the PROAct in the U.S. House. Click here for more.
Make a call; House voting on PRO Act (H.R. 2474) this Thursday!
Dial our toll-free number to the U.S. House: 866-202-5409. You will be automatically routed to your Representative’s office. Tell the office who you are, where you are from, and ask your Representative to VOTE YES on the PRO Act (H.R. 2474).
November Update from SOAR President Bill Pienta
Click to read an update from SOAR President Bill Pienta that originally appeared in the November-December SOAR Connection newsletter.
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.
USW-backed Workplace Violence Bill Passes U.S. House
After a months-long campaign bolstered by United Steelworkers activists, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1309) reached the floor of the U.S. House today and passed 251-158.
Time to Put on the Pressure, Steelworkers!
A vote in the House is expected this week on the H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act. We need to keep the pressure on by telling our Representatives their support is both essential and expected.
Light Shed on Workplace Violence in Health Care at Rapid Response Conference
Health care members spoke on a panel discussion devoted to workplace violence at last week’s USW Rapid Response and Legislative Conference.