District 11 News
USW Applauds Talon Metals’ Nickel Supply Agreement
This agreement represents an important step forward for the Tamarack mining project, providing the security and stability of a long-term customer.
We need the Build Back Better Act
When we see policies that will impact our core issues - collective bargaining, safety and health, job security, retirement security, domestic economic issues, and health care – we engage. The Build Back Better Act is one of those policies.
2021 USW Cares District 11 Jefferson Award winner, Dan Jackson
For all he has done to lift his community, educate and engage fellow union members, and advocate for pro-worker legislation, Bandana Dan is the 2021 USW Cares District 11 Jefferson Award winner.
Iron Range Proud: Minnesota’s Miners are the Backbone of the Region’s Economy
The job of mining ore has been the driving force for an economy that has supported tens of thousands of workers and families on the Iron Range for generations. And it’s one that the members of Local 6860 hope can continue for generations to come.
Minnesota Women of Steel share their stories as leaders, unionists with local students
“We Can Do It! The Sky’s the Limit” was the theme for the inaugural program that provided an opportunity for ten women in traditionally male-dominated jobs to share their stories with young women in grades 10-12 at Hibbing High School.
Be a part of our infrastructure bus tour + watch live!
We're taking our union on the road to talk about why we need to have big, bold investment to rebuild our communities and why it must be #USWMade. Click here to find out how to tune in live.
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.