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Sign up today for COVID-19 Awareness Training for USW Next Gen
Attention Next Geners: we've put together a special training about COVID-19 at the workplace for you. Sign up here!
Letter to Local 11-418 from the Bargaining Committee - July 14, 2020
Letter to Local 11-418 from the Bargaining Committee - July 14, 2020
Health care member Audra Nixon combines compassion and knowledge to serve others
“I walked into that place and just knew that’s where I wanted to be,” Audra said.
VP Redmond picked to lead AFL-CIO Task Force on Racial Justice
Our own International Vice President Fred Redmond has been picked to chair the AFL-CIO's Task Force on Racial Justice. More...
CSB Pushes to Prevent Chemical Incidents Ahead of Extreme Weather
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released a video safety message and a safety alert to help guide workers and their employers through extreme weather events.
Local 13-620 BASF Workers at Geismar Plant Help Fight COVID-19
The site is a big chemical supplier to Clorox and Lysol, and also makes a chemical product for Roche Pharmaceuticals that uses it to produce a drug to treat people with pneumonia.
Innovation, a real manufacturing plan is exactly what we need right now
Recovering from the COVID-19 crisis and ensuring shared prosperity for generations to come will take bold action and a sustained commitment. Joe Biden’s plan for revitalizing American manufacturing demonstrates both. Read more.
Local 9-675-01 at 3M’s Guin, Ala., Plant Continues Union Tradition for 64 Years
Local 9-675-01 signed a new contract that increased wages and benefits, turned past practices into solid contract language and averted management concessions at 3M’s plant in Guin, Ala.
District 6 members demand support, funding for long-term care workers
Members and activists of the District 6 Health Care Workers Council have been campaigning for years for better working conditions and pay for long-term care workers in Ottawa. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, that work has not slowed down.
Join unions across the globe for webinar to amplify young worker voices during and beyond COVID-19
Global Unions, including IndustriALL Global Union, have joined together to amplify the voices of young workers during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic in a series of two webinars.
Follow-up Letter to the American Hospital Association: Stop Muzzling Frontline Healthcare Workers
We initially signed on to a letter asking the AHA to do this in March.
Labor Unions Fight for Emergency Temporary Standards to Protect Workers from COVID-19 Exposure
If successful, the petition, filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit, sought a court order to compel MSHA to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for infectious diseases.
AFL-CIO President Trumka calls on bishop to help USW healthcare members
Click here to read AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka's letter to the bishop calling on him to give our siblings at the Catholic church-run health care facility a deal with dignity.
USW Opposes Changes to Federal Rule on Very Low-Level Waste Disposal
Updating the rule would allow workers with little or no training to handle radioactive material. This could lead to a higher chance for mishandling of the waste or improper disposal.
For good jobs and a clean environment, look to paper and packaging
While there are a number of forces at work, including recently the novel coronavirus, the United States’ widely debated energy policy has made it difficult for all U.S. paper producers to plan for the future and retain a competitive edge.
Workflix and chill: join us for movies, talk and education
WorkFlix is an online conversation of the USW Education and Membership Development Department that brings USW activists, staff and leadership together in this time of crisis. More...
2020 Leadership Scholarship Classes Postponed
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause some, but your health and welfare and that of our staff must be the number one priority.
Local 9460 continues fighting back against layoffs
Members of Local 9460 at Essentia Health in Minnesota have been facing layoffs in the wake of the coronavirus, but they’re still pressing on in their campaign for justice.
Recognizing trauma, practicing self-care as front-line workers
As front-line health care workers, and many others, continue to confront loss and trauma in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, self-care and resilience are more important than ever.
Domestic violence shelter opens with help from USW members
The Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation has finally opened the doors of its new domestic violence shelter and resource center in Morinville, Alberta, Canada, and it wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work and fundraising of USW members.