District 1

United Steelworkers (USW) District 1 includes the states of Michigan and Ohio.

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Dec 22, 2022 · VIDEO

Fighting for our Veterans of Steel

Our union worked to get New York Assembly Bill A3913B passed, requiring employers to display information on veterans’ benefits and services. We're excited to share that next year, through our Rapid Response network and our new, Constitutionally-mandated Veterans of Steel committees, we will be working to pass this kind of law in other states. International President Tom Conway outlines our ideas and goals a bit more in this video. #EverybodysUnion #VetsOfSteel #1u

Nov 15, 2022 ·

Copper Country Mental Health workers score multiple wins in new contract

Members of Local 7798-1 at Copper Country Mental Health in Houghton, Mich., won wage increases along with solidified workplace violence language in their latest three-year collective bargaining agreement.

Nov 04, 2022 ·

Details for the 2023 AFL-CIO Martin Luther King Jr. Civil andHuman Rights Conference

Registration is now open for the 2023 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference: Claiming Our Power, Protecting Our Democracy. Click for more info and to register...

Oct 31, 2022 ·

Dow DuPont Council members unite in Michigan for annual conference

The Dow DuPont Council alone includes 2,371 members across 11 states in 11 cities, which is one reason these meetings are so vital in keeping the thousands of chemical workers linked in to each other’s struggles and accomplishments.

Oct 12, 2022 ·

Steelworkers Ratify Historic Agreement with Cleveland-Cliffs Steel

Workers have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new, four-year contract covering roughly 12,000 members at thirteen Cleveland-Cliffs Steel locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia and Minnesota. Click for more...

Sep 30, 2022 ·

Steelworkers Ratify Contracts at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Mines

The four-year contract features significant wage and benefit improvements, as well as Cliffs’ commitment to invest in the future of the USW represented facilities.

Sep 22, 2022 ·

The Oilworker: Special Message from the NOBP Chair

The two brothers, both at home and in our union, succumbed to injuries they sustained at the BP Cenovus refinery fire and explosion. Click to read how you can help their families and their local USW Local 1-346.

Sep 20, 2022 ·