United Steelworkers (USW) District 8 includes the states of Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
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.
Seven members of the USW, including USW International President Tom Conway, today testified at an International Trade Commission hearing, sounding the alarm over the harm dumped and illegally subsidized imports inflict on the domestic tire industry.
The 160 units in the USW cement council are on the front lines of a union-led campaign to secure trillions of dollars in federal infrastructure investments and ensure the growth of good union jobs for decades to come.
Click to read how WOS in District 11 and 8 support causes that provide resources for women who are victims of domestic violence.
With 100 percent participation in the contract vote, the 33 production and maintenance workers in the unit overwhelmingly ratified the contract on March 20.
DUF6 workers deal with radioactive and hazardous substances day in and day out, so they know what needs to be done to make their work safer.
The resolution that passed today urges the governor to form a task force with congressional representatives, labor organizations, and other industry leaders to call on the president to invoke the Defense Production Act and save jobs at the plant.
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.
District 8 Director
Billy Thompson