News Articles
USW members speak up, health care employer held accountable for COVID-19 violations
Early last month, Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) charged Healthsource Saginaw $6,500 in fines for violating COVID-19 workplace safety requirements.
Members mobilize, House passes workplace violence prevention bill
USW members rallied last week to make phone calls and send e-mails to their House Representatives, urging them to support the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
Cooper Tire Local Hosts Vaccine Clinic in Partnership with Employer at Local Union Hall
Local 752L in Texarkana, Arkansas held a vaccine clinic at their local union hall helping more than 300 people get vaccinated over the course of two days.
New Rule Helps Workers Hold Chemical Facilities Accountable
Chemical facilities subject to the Risk Management Program must hold a public meeting within 90 days of an incident. Click to read more.
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Releases / Advisories
USW Welcomes West Virginia House Passage of H.R. 24, Calls on Governor to Help Save Former Mylan Facility
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.
United Steelworkers Union: Build Back Better Through Infrastructure Spending on Both Sides of the Border
As the largest private-sector union in North America, representing more than 850,000 members in the U.S. and Canada, we see the American Jobs Plan as an opportunity to maintain and create jobs, bolster manufacturing and make our communities safer. More...
USW Applauds Biden Infrastructure Plan
Members Ready to Supply Goods, Services Needed to Rebuild Nation
Publications
USW@Work: Volume 16, Issue 1
In this issue: Toledo oil refinery workers fighting to preserve good jobs; 500 staff members of four Carnegie museums in the Pittsburgh area join USW; Next Generation continues to grow and inspire new leaders; a highlight of Local 4-2001; and more.
USW@Work: Volume 15: Issue 4
In this issue: highlight of USW Local 137M at Owens-Illinois; Joe Biden's plan to rebuild America and his pro-union record; Trump's broken promises on trade; USW members at Local 4889 answer call to help struggling Philadelphia neighbors; and more.
USW@Work: Volume 15, Issue 3
In this issue: local 2-21 celebrates 100 years making paper in Michigan; how the USW and other unions are confronting COVID-19; NLRB issues complaint against ASARCO and members return to work; and more.
USW@Work: Volume 15, Issue 2
In this issue: members mobilize to fight COVID-19; highlight of USW Local Union 8888; results from the "Your Union. Your Voice." survey and town halls; and a recap of Black Labor Week.
USW@Work: Volume 15, Issue 1
In this issue: Workers ratify a new contract at packaging giant WestRock; an organizing up date from Proterra in California; Rapid Response activists lobbied Congress for legislation to preserve endangered pension funds; the latest on trade; and more.
USW@Work: Volume 14, Issue 4
In this issue: Local 132 members at Spring City Electrical Manufacturing produce ornate cast iron lamp posts for big cities, small towns, college campuses and theme parks; new contracts in aluminum and tire; the latest in our trade fights; and more.
SOAR in ACTION - Fall 2019
In this issue: The USW Cares: 2019 Jefferson Award Winners; new appointments to the SOAR Executive Board; and the latest news from the U.S. and Canada.
USW@Work: Volume 14, Issue 3
In this issue: Tom Conway succeeds Leo Gerard as International President; a USW-made highlight of Local 9777 who produce custom furniture at Chicago's Interior Crafts Inc.; the latest on trade; and much more.