District 12 News
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...
New sector-specific training helps District 12 health care workers promote health and safety
The pilot program began in Southern California and included thirty health care workers in a wide variety of job classes, from paramedics, nurses and mobility techs to Emergency Department financial counselors, housekeeping, and nutrition service workers.
Local 9600 negotiates health and safety committee, scores big wage wins in latest contract
Local 9600 includes approximately 800 workers, from unit clerks and phlebotomists to respiratory therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and environmental service workers at Oroville Hospital.
Local 7600 welcomes two dozen new members in California
The group of essential workers met with a organizer and signed their union cards that were read by an arbitrator. On that very day, it was determined and certified that the majority of the 24-member unit voted to join Local 7600.
The Oilworker: September 2022
Click to read this month's message from the NOBP Chair and other news and updates from the Oil sector.
USW honra el pasado, mira hacia el futuro durante el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana
Desde César Chávez y Dolores Huerta a Louisa Moreno y Emma Tenayuca, los activistas Hispanos han reformado panorama laboral y sobrepasado obstáculos inmensos para mejorar las condiciones de vida y laborales de todos.
USW honors past, looks to future this National Hispanic Heritage Month
From César Chávez and Dolores Huerta to Louisa Moreno and Emma Tenayuca, Hispanic activists and leaders have reshaped the landscape of labor and overcome great challenges to improve working and living conditions for everyone.
USW: Labor Movement Will Continue as a Force for Good for Generations
As we look to the future, we pledge to continue the fight for working people, and to push our leaders to join us in that fight, on this Labor Day and every day.
Members Vote to Ratify Contract at Pinto Valley Mine
Members of the USW and workers from five other international unions voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract covering about 420 workers at the Pinto Valley Mine.
Delegates Vote to Advance Health and Safety Work
USW convention delegates unanimously approved resolutions on Thursday to advance the union’s fight for safer and healthier workplaces.
‘The USW is Charting a New Era,’ VP Harris Says
The USW has strengthened the nation and its economy for decades and is in the process of doing it again through the work of its members, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told the union’s convention delegates on Wednesday.
Conway: ‘We are Everybody’s Union’
International President Tom Conway opened the USW’s 2022 Constitutional Convention on Monday, Aug. 8, with an address that celebrated the union’s victories and recommitted the USW to leading the fight for better lives for workers in the coming years.
Local 652 Members Play Key Role In Overhaul of Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory
Local 652 members did the overhaul, working with engineering, management and operations. Click to read more...
USW Convention to Include 3,000 Union Members, Allies
Four-Day Event in Las Vegas Will Feature Guest Speakers Walsh, Tai.
Local 12-652 Members Overwhelmingly Approve Strong Contract at Idaho National Laboratory
The contract covers roughly 580 USW-represented workers who are in 22 job classifications ranging from carpenters, mechanics, and electricians to operators, custodians, tool crib attendants and radiation control technicians.