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USW Lawsuit Seeks to Retain Original Chemical Disaster Rule
About 12,500 manufacturing plants use, store or manage highly hazardous chemicals that the rule covers.
U.S. Chemical Industry Growth Expected to Continue in 2020
An American Chemistry Council (ACC) report said that U.S. chemical production continued to expand in 2019 despite the Trump administration’s tariffs and a slowdown in global and U.S. manufacturing.
USW Negotiates Top Wage Increases at Solvay Marietta, Ohio, Plant
The new agreement included wage increases of 3.1 percent each year for the first three years and 3.15 percent for the fourth year. It also included increases in Sunday pay, vision benefits and the shoe allowance.
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USW Sues EPA to Save Chemical Disaster Rule
We filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s decision to gut a regulation intended to prevent chemical disasters and save lives. More...
USW Local 5114 Ratifies Agreement to End Lucky Friday Strike
In secret ballot election, about 200 USW members who began a strike against the company’s unfair labor practices on March 13, 2017, ratified the three-year agreement, reached last month between the union and Hecla management.
USW Members Approve Contract Covering 9,400 WestRock Workers
This contract sets a standard for the industry – it positions the company to succeed and invest in our facilities while making sure that workers, families and communities continue to share in that success.