District 1 News
Solvay Execs Outline Company Split at Global Forum Meeting, Emphasize Continuity
One company will include commodity chemicals and have nine U.S. plants. The second company will have nine U.S. sites and focus on chemical materials and items like specialty polymers that are more complex to manufacture.
First-Time Negotiating Team Bargains Wage Hikes, Job Improvements
The four-year contract, which is retroactive to Feb. 11, 2022, covers more than 100 members in logistics, operations and the lab. Members ratified the contract May 11.
Local 12075-24 Members Resolve Long-Standing Grievances, Increase Pay in New DuPont Contract
Local 12075-24 successfully decoupled training and wages, gained wage increases, resolved pay issues and simplified the career progression system in the new contract members ratified in April after three votes. Click to read more...
Daughter continues father’s union tradition at Michigan medical facility
Rob Todd a member of amalgamated Local 12075 and a maintenance worker at MyMichigan Medical Center. Last week he was the official witness to his daughter, Taylor, signing her union dues authorization card.
Coalition Proposes Hydrogen Power Plant to Reindustrialize Portsmouth Site
The hydrogen power operation would be part of the reindustrialization of the former uranium enrichment plant site, which is undergoing decontamination and decommission work to clean up the legacy nuclear and chemical waste.
Solvay Invests in Unit Expansion at Marietta, Ohio, Plant
Solvay is expanding its sulfone polymers chemical business in the U.S. Sulfone polymers are high-heat transparent plastics that can withstand prolonged exposure to water, chemicals and temperatures. Click to read more...
Energy Department Appoints Local 689 President to Site Advisory Board
The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management appointed Local 689 President Herman Potter to a two-year term on the Portsmouth Site Specific Advisory Board.
Your Union, Your Voice 2022 Under Way!
In recent weeks, Districts began holding town hall meetings across the country, and we launched another membership survey so we can know where you stand on some of the biggest issues facing working Americans today. Click to read more...
USW Applauds the Biden Administration’s Interim Build America, Buy America Guidance
President Joe Biden’s interim Build America, Buy America guidance will ensure that publicly funded infrastructure projects help to rebuild the nation’s manufacturing base, strengthen supply chains and support good-paying jobs for U.S. workers.
Local 12075-18 Negotiates Strong Contract With Trinseo
Local 12075-18 members work as chemical operators or in logistics. Trinseo was formerly known as Styron—Dow’s plastics and latex business—before Dow sold it to Bain Holdings in 2010.
Local 12934 Extends Contract, Approves Dow Benefit Program
A number of other USW locals at Dow sites already accepted the Total Rewards program including Local 12075 at the Midland West Side Complex, Local 88G at Bristol, Pa., and Local 7-507-11 at Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Meet our Trailblazing Women of Steel
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting our very own members and their trailblazing stories.
USW Members Fight For Fair Contract At Sherwin-Williams
Negotiations started Oct. 28, 2021, and the contract ended Nov. 20, 2021. Local 14919 members worked for months without a contract before the strike because the company refused to extend the existing agreement.
USW marks International Women’s Day with call to #BreaktheBias
Our strength as a union comes from this diversity and from our commitment to building solidarity beyond artificial boundaries. We know there is simply no room and no time in the fight for workers’ rights for bias or discrimination.
Dow Midland Unit Ratifies Contract with Significant Raises
It took about a month to negotiate the agreement, which begins Feb. 10, 2022 and expires Feb. 10, 2026, and covers about 60 operations, logistics and analytical department workers.