District 8 News
Court Rejects Constellium Bid to Reverse Health Care Ruling
A U.S. District Court judge blocked an effort by Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood to overturn an arbitrator’s ruling that prevented the company from making unilateral changes to health care benefits for its retirees.
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.
United Steelworkers on solidarity and justice for Black Lives
Click to read a statement from USW International Vice President Fred Redmond and the USW Civil and Human Rights Department in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
USW Endorses Joe Biden for President
Vice President Biden has long been a friend of workers and our union. The USW is proud to stand with him now as he seeks to put our country back on a path toward shared prosperity through responsible leadership.
Tell Congress to Protect Our Pensions! The GROW Act must be removed from the next stimulus bill
Contact your Representative TODAY!
Paducah, Portsmouth Nuclear Cleanup Sites to Emerge from COVD-19 Hibernation
The COVID-19 pandemic shut down the Department of Energy’s former uranium enrichment sites at Paducah, Ky., and Portsmouth, Ohio for over a month, except for activities critical to the sites’ cleanup missions.
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.
Tell Congress: On and Off the Job, Workers Need Protection!
We know we don’t typically ask for engagement on two issues at once, but unprecedented times call for unprecedented action, especially with our members’ and their families’ health and safety on the line.
Special Message for Health Care Workers from Workers Uniting on International Workers Day
Workers Uniting salutes the great sacrifice and selfless dedication of all our health and care workers. Click to read more...
USW Supports Latest COVID Aid, Calls for Continued Bipartisan Action
Measures Must Be Put in Place To Protect Workers of Large Employers with Paid Leave
States must protect public health and fill in the gaps in the federal law on ensuring that all employees have access to coronavirus-related paid sick days.
List of USW events canceled due to Coronavirus pandemic
Click here to see what USW events have been postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The list will be updated often so check back.
Congress Approves $2 Trillion Coronavirus Emergency Stimulus Package
The bill has more than ten times the amount spent on the first two coronavirus bills combined.
Letter to the American Hospital Association: Stop Muzzling Frontline Healthcare Workers
Today we signed on to a letter to the AHA urging them to stop muzzling healthcare workers with threats of disciplinary action for speaking out about coronavirus patient caseloads and dwindling hospital supplies needed to care for such patients.