District 11 News
USW Launches Infrastructure Campaign: We Supply America
We’re taking a broad, ambitious view that includes rebuilding not only our physical infrastructure – like roads, bridges, ports and waterways – but also the social infrastructure of our schools, communications networks and public health services.
USW Applauds Worker-Friendly Choices for OSHA Leadership Roles
The USW today praised incoming President Joe Biden’s decision to tap workplace safety advocate and former USW Health, Safety and Environment Dept. staff James S. Frederick for a leadership position in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
USW Chemical Councils Discuss Bargaining, Local Issues on Virtual Calls
USW’s 3M, Evonik and Solvay councils met virtually this past month to discuss bargaining, negotiation strategies and report on production activity and local union issues.
USW Family Members Awarded 2020 Union Plus Scholarships
Over 3,200 students in union families have received nearly $5 million in money for college through the Union Plus Scholarship Program. Click to read about 2020 winners and get details on how to apply for 2021.
2021 AFL-CIO MLK Event Details Released
The theme for the 2021 MLK Conference is “From Protest to Power: When We Fight, We Win,” in order to honor the brave and bold leadership of the activists among us and celebrate the power of people united in collective action toward justice for all.
Union Plus Holiday Giveback campaign to Award $1,000 to 100 Extraordinary Union Members During Holiday Campaign
Contest caps off record year for Union Plus as hardship grants and scholarship awards top more than $2 million to union members. Click to learn more...
Nov. 20, 2020: Local 7686 Straight Talk
For more on the latest bargaining update...
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.
Election Protection Helps Voters Navigate Issues on Election Day
3M Cottage Grove Members Push Back Against Company’s Unsafe Proposals
Bargaining started June 8 for a new agreement covering some 292 production workers and 70 in the building crafts. They work at the 3M Cottage Grove campus in Minnesota at six plants, each organized as a division with its own departments.
District 11 Leadership: Trump Failed Minnesota Workers
Click here to read a letter from our District 11 leadership regarding the presidential election.
Tell the Senate We Need a Better Solution!
The relief package proposed by Senate leadership on July 27 is $2 trillion short, 73 days late, and woefully short of what is needed. Click to take action today!
Will you join us for a moral march on Washington?
Join us on June 20, 2020, along with the Poor People's Campaign and other allies to demand 140 million poor & low-income people across the nation are heard.
USW: Honor Pride Month by celebrating history, fighting for just future
It is important to reflect on what happened on that heated night at the Stonewall Inn and on the nights that followed. We must remember the suffering and pain that precipitated the uprising and what rights the action eventually helped to win.
United Steelworkers on solidarity and justice for Black Lives
Click to read a statement from USW International Vice President Fred Redmond and the USW Civil and Human Rights Department in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.