United Steelworkers (USW) District 8 includes the states of Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
Click to read how USW siblings stepped up to help after the devastating tornado hit in December....
In the wake of the tornado, Local 550’s membership voted to donate up to $5,000 for disaster relief, and members are using vacation time and paid time off to help with clean-up efforts and to aid those who were displaced.
Click here to read the letter Sen. Bernie Sanders sent to Warren Buffett in support of our 450 siblings at USW Local 40.
All our USW Local 40 family at Special Metals in West Virginia wants for Christmas is a fair deal for their hard work. #OneDayLonger #1u #Strikemas
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.
We urge Sen. Manchin to reconsider his current, misguided position on Build Back Better and instead negotiate in good faith to finalize the bill. There is simply too much at stake for him to walk away from his responsibility to our nation.
Over a hundred underprivileged Paducah, Ky., children will have bikes to ride and toys under the Christmas tree because of the generosity of Local 550 members, employees and contractors at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant cleanup site.
For fundraising, collecting donations, and volunteering time to help feed, clothe, and support children in need and the elderly, Erion Dalton is District 8’s 2021 USW Cares Jefferson Award winner.
District 8 Director
Billy Thompson