District 12 News
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.
USW member joins Sen. Baldwin for introduction of the Workplace Violence Act
Valencia Davis from Local 7600 has worked in health care for 38 years and has experienced workplace violence more than once. This is why she is fighting for the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
USW health care members rally with refinery workers in Beverly Hills
Members of Local 7600 joined USW Local 12-5 for a rally on May 4 in Beverly Hills as they entered their sixth week of a strike.
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Workers Confront Safety Concerns
Local 12-9477 is pushing for greater safety protections after two health and safety incidents in recent months at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, located east of Carlsbad, N.M.
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...