District 2 News
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...
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.
DowDuPont North American Labor Council Addresses Pandemic’s Impact on Workers, Global Economy
The Covid-19 pandemic prevented the DowDuPont North American Labor Council from meeting in person, but it did not stop 40 council members from participating in a half-day virtual session in mid-September.
Election Protection Helps Voters Navigate Issues on Election Day
Biden meets with USW members in Michigan backyard to talk jobs
Click here to learn what happened with Presidential candidate Joe Biden visited with USW members in a Detroit backyard.
Steelworkers picket with care workers for a contract in Michigan
Workers of the Bishop Noa Home in the shoreline city of Escanaba, Mich., gathered in both the sun and rain for an informational picket last Wednesday, August 17.
USW Members Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract with Briggs & Stratton Bidder
Members of United Steelworkers Local 2-232 voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new contract with a newly formed affiliate of KPS Capital Partners.
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!
USW: KPS Purchase of Briggs & Stratton Will Rescue Hundreds of Jobs
Our union is committed to working with KPS to ensure that the proud tradition of engine-making is preserved for future generations of USW members in Milwaukee.
Letter to Local 11-418 from the Bargaining Committee - July 14, 2020
Letter to Local 11-418 from the Bargaining Committee - July 14, 2020
AFL-CIO President Trumka calls on bishop to help USW healthcare members
Click here to read AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's letter to the bishop calling on him to give our siblings at the Catholic church-run health care facility a deal with dignity.
Historic Flooding Hits Midland, Mich., Chemical Complex
Dow, evacuated the entire site, except for a skeletal crew of USW members who stayed behind to maintain safe operations.
USW Backs ‘Workers First’ Plan for Reopening Michigan’s Economy
The United Steelworkers union said today that it supported the Michigan Legislative Labor Caucus plan for safely reopening the state’s economy, called the “Workers First Reopening Plan,” as the state continues to confront the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.