District 11 News
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USW to Kick Off National Week of Action on Infrastructure
Union’s ‘We Supply America’ Bus Scheduled to Stop at USW Locals to Highlight Jobs, Community Benefits of Robust Investment
USW Mourns Loss of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
The labor community suffered an immeasurable loss today with the passing of Rich Trumka, a true friend of our union and of workers everywhere.
USW Applauds OMB’s Plan to Strengthen Domestic Content Requirements
Workers across every facet of our economy, including hundreds of thousands of USW members, are ready and willing to help our nation meet its needs.
USW Members Support Space Exploration
Nine highly skilled USW members at the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL) use their expertise to help propel America’s spacecraft and rover systems across the solar system.
It’s Time to Pass the PRO Act! Contact Your Senators Today!
The purposes of the PRO Act are simple: to ensure workers can push for the changes we want to see at our jobs without fear of retaliation, and to strengthen workers’ rights to form a union and negotiate for those changes if we so choose.
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!)
Local 12-652 Wins Major Wage Increases, Other Improvements at Idaho National Laboratory
The contract with Battelle Energy Alliance covers 24 different work classifications in maintenance and operations for about 380 members who work on the Advanced Test Reactor and the nuclear research and development side of Idaho National Laboratory.
Young Steelworker Uses Union-Negotiated Benefit to Earn Bachelor's and Master's Degrees
Click to learn how USW Local 6115 member and District 11 Next Generation Coordinator Emily Bombich completed her bachelor's and master's degree using Tuition Assistance through the ICD.
USW: Domestic Supply Chains Begin with Mining
International Officers Answer Questions about Infrastructure During Virtual Meetings
The USW held its first virtual session about its infrastructure initiative, We Supply America, on May 10 when International President Tom Conway and International Vice President Roxanne Brown provided an overview and answered members’ questions.
Women of Steel raise funds, awareness for victims of domestic violence
Click to read how WOS in District 11 and 8 support causes that provide resources for women who are victims of domestic violence.
3M Locals Mobilize to Beat Concessions, Make Contract Gains
Locals at 3M’s sites in Cottage Grove, Minn., and Tonawanda, N.Y., successfully overcame the company’s divisive tactics and beat back concessions during months of intense negotiations.
USW Welcomes Chance to Continue Long-Stalled Iron Range Mine Project
Read our statement in support of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announcement on Wednesday that it would begin the process of canceling mineral leases held by Mesabi Metallics for a long-planned taconite mine on the state’s iron range.
Workers Memorial Day 2021: Renew the Promise; Safe Jobs for All
On April 28, the USW and all unions of the AFL-CIO will observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job, and to renew the fight for safe jobs.