District 9

Virgin Islands Workers to Receive $20 Million in Back Pay

AEWC President Witnesses Signing of Law to Advance Nuclear Fuel Development

USW Atomic Energy Workers Council President Jim Key visited the White House on July 10 to witness President Joe Biden sign into law the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (A.D.V.A.N.C.E.) Act.

Local 1155L’s Jamie Martinez and the Fight for Life-Saving Care

“While ‘no’ was the first answer I got, ‘yes’ was the only one I accepted,” says Jamie in their Stories of Pride feature, a profile series by the USW LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee.

Blue Bird Workers Ratify First Contract as USW Members

The USW today announced that more than 1,500 members at Blue Bird Corp.’s Fort Valley, Ga., facility ratified a first union contract that provides significant wage improvements, promotes respect on the job, and more.

USW Aims for Growth at Corning: Union Seeks to Follow Company Expansion in Fiber Optic, Solar Markets

As seen in USW@Work: Before Courtney Melvin was a member of Local 1025, she worked in sales at a Best Buy store. The low pay and scant benefits at the non-union job made it difficult for the single mother to provide a good life for herself and her family.

Rapid Response Action Call: Keep Up the Pressure, Georgia Steelworkers

For the last few weeks, we have been diligently pressuring Georgia legislators to oppose S.B. 362, a bill that would prohibit Georgia businesses receiving state economic subsidies from voluntarily recognizing a union in their workplace.

Rapid Response Action Call: It’s Time to Act. Labor Unions in Georgia Are Under Attack

Biden Supports Steelworkers as USW Continues Opposition to Proposed USS-Nippon Deal

Today we received personal assurances that President Joe Biden has our backs. He’s always been a friend to the American worker and our union, and we’re grateful he’s taking an interest in this matter.