District 9 News
Kumho Workers Look Forward to First Contract
USW members at Kumho Tire in Macon, Ga., are preparing to negotiate their first contract with the company after a National Labor Relations Board official certified the workers’ organizing victory and dismissed the company’s remaining objections.
Workers Memorial Day 2021: Renew the Promise; Safe Jobs for All
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.
Nuclear Fuel Services To Gain More Jobs
Local 9-677 in in Erwin, Tenn., will gain new members as a result of a Department of Energy new federal contract at Nuclear Fuel Services.
USW Condemns Atlanta Attacks, Calls for Unity with AAPI Community
We must all do our part to combat this hatred, an American epidemic of its own for more than a century, and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our AAPI siblings.
Information on emergency legislative responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
Five 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.
USW Applauds House Passage of PRO Act, Urges Swift Action in Senate
The PRO Act is a much-needed corrective to this assault on workers’ power and, if signed into law, will pave the way for them to better advocate for themselves and their families. Click to read the full statement.
USW marks International Women’s Day, calls for ongoing pandemic relief
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USW Assails Giti Tire for Misusing Pandemic Funds, Betraying Community
USW Launches Infrastructure Campaign: We Supply America
We’re taking a broad, ambitious view that includes rebuilding not only our physical infrastructure – like roads, bridges, ports and waterways – but also the social infrastructure of our schools, communications networks and public health services.
USW, Kumho Workers Seek Industrial Authority’s Action on COVID-19
At least twelve workers contracted the virus and one died in the latest wave of infections affecting the facility, which Kumho continues to operate without basic safety precautions.
NLRB Certifies USW Election at Kumho Tire
The certification of election results by Lisa Y. Henderson, the NLRB’s Region 10 acting director, requires Kumho to immediately sit down with the workers and negotiate a first contract.
USW Applauds Worker-Friendly Choices for OSHA Leadership Roles
The USW today praised incoming President Joe Biden’s decision to tap workplace safety advocate and former USW Health, Safety and Environment Dept. staff James S. Frederick for a leadership position in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
USW Members Approve Five Year Contract with Constellium to End Strike in Muscle Shoals
Members of Local 200 have ratified a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement that ends the strike against Constellium over unfair labor practices at its Second Street production facility, formerly owned by Wise Alloys and Reynolds. More...
USW Mourns Paperworkers President Wayne E. Glenn
“We offer our deepest sympathy and condolences to his family and others throughout the labor movement who Wayne Glenn inspired to activism.” Click to read more...
USW Family Members Awarded 2020 Union Plus Scholarships
Over 3,200 students in union families have received nearly $5 million in money for college through the Union Plus Scholarship Program. Click to read about 2020 winners and get details on how to apply for 2021.