News Articles
2021 USW Cares Staff and Champion Jefferson Award Winner, Sabrina Liu
For working tirelessly to give assistance to undocumented immigrants and underserved communities, Sabrina Liu is the 2021 USW Cares Staff Jefferson Award winner and this year’s Champion Volunteer.
USW International Vice President Roxanne Brown to Serve on DOE Advisory Panel
The board’s composition reflects the Biden administration’s focus on clean energy and climate jobs, as well as the rest of DOE’s mission, including nuclear security and waste cleanup.
2021 USW Cares SOAR Jefferson Award Winner, Joel Buchanan
Joel Buchannan has been a dues-paying member of the United Steelworkers for 51 years. His long career of political, community, and labor activism started in 1970...
Congress Introduces Bill to Break Logjam Over Commercial Nuclear Waste Disposal
The Nuclear Waste Task Force Act would establish a task force to determine how to handle temporary and permanent storage of America’s spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plant reactors.
Local 7600 health care workers authorize strike in Southern California
USW Local 7600 announced last week that their 7,400 health care members who work at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California granted the union to authorize a strike.
Releases / Advisories
Pitt Faculty Members Vote to Join Steelworkers Union
Following more than two years of delays as a result of legal challenges from the administration, preliminary results today showed that more than 71 percent of the workers who voted cast votes to join the union.
Thirty-one thousand health care workers authorize strike at Kaiser Permanente
Workers say health care giant refuses to make investments in patient care that prioritize staffing, safety, and equity.
USW Applauds Biden Administration’s Vision on U.S.-China Trade Relations
China’s leaders have yet to meet the commitments of the Trump administration’s Phase One trade deal, and Tai made it clear that enforcing this deal is her first priority.
Publications
USW@Work: Volume 16, Issue 3
In this issue: Ohio pipe mill illustrates the need for major infrastructure bill; victory at ATI; USW members set bargaining and safety agenda; COVID hit our healthcare workers the hardest; and more.
USW@Work: Volume 16, Issue 2
In this issue: USW cement workers key part of infrastructure push; ATI forces 1,300 workers to picket line; PRO Act would rebuild labor movement; University of Pittsburgh organizing campaigns pushing forward; and more.
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.