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Election Protection Helps Voters Navigate Issues on Election Day
Members Raise Money to Buy PPE for Essential Workers
This summer, the District 4 Next Generation committee saw a growing need for personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers in parts of the district that were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
USWTMC Trainer Receives National Safety and Health Award
USW Tony Mazzocchi Center trainer and safety activist Michael Horton received one of two nationwide 2020 Safety and Health Outreach Awards from the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association.
USW Salutes Cold War Patriots on National Day of Remembrance
The U.S. Senate passed Resolution 741 designating Oct. 30 as a day to remember the sacrifices hundreds of thousands of workers, including uranium miners, millers and haulers, made by building the nation’s nuclear weapons.
Atomic Council Meets Online
Members of the USW’s Atomic Energy Workers Council met online this month to present updates on the USW Tony Mazzocchi Center grant program, clean-up funding, legislation, the status of Covid-19 protocols, and contractor or DOE issues at each site.
OSHA Failing to Protect COVID-19 Whistleblowers
While the pandemic has shed light on the need for workers to have a voice in on-the-job health and safety issues, under the Trump administration, OSHA has failed to protect workers who blow the whistle on COVID-19 safety violations by their employers.
Your Safety, Your Workplace and Your Vote: A special USW Facebook Event
Join us this Friday, Oct. 23 at noon EST on our Facebook page as we discuss how the upcoming election impacts worker health and safety issues and the people in Washington who make life-saving decisions about our work.
Biden’s Plan for Empowering Workers
International President Tom Conway and progressive talk show host Leslie Marshall this week discussed Joe Biden’s plan for creating jobs through growing domestic manufacturing and the high stakes for workers in the 2020 presidential election.
From Union Matters: Protecting the Gulf
A combination of natural and mechanized infrastructure along the Gulf Coast would support jobs, enhance the economic viability of coastal communities and help protect prime industrial areas from increasingly ferocious storms.
Next Gen in District 7 get out the vote with CBTU and APRI
Led by Sub-District 5 Next Generation Coordinator Ephrin Jenkins (EJ), USW Next Gen members in Gary, Ind. have been working with CBTU's Under-40 Committee and APRI to register and encourage voters.
Five weeks of free union education
Click here for more info about five weeks of free education previewing our first-ever Virtual Education Conference.
INEOS Recognizes Local 13-1 Contract
INEOS announced it would be acquiring BP’s petrochemical division, which includes the BP’s Texas City, Texas plant where the new employer has now recognized the union and accepted its contract with USW Local 13-1.
The Oilworker: October 2020
Click the link to read a message from the NOBP Chair.
'We need someone who will support us' - Cleveland Steelworker Biden's debate guest
Local 979 member James Evanoff was honored to be Joe Biden's debate guest Tuesday night. Find out why he's supporting the former Vice President here.
October Update from SOAR Director Julie Stein
Click to read an update from SOAR Director Julie Stein that originally appeared in the September-October SOAR Connection newsletter.
October Update from SOAR President Bill Pienta
Click to read an update from SOAR President Bill Pienta that originally appeared in the September-October SOAR Connection newsletter.
How Your Dues Dollars are Used
Federal law prohibits our dues dollars from being used for many political purposes, which is why our union established the United Steelworkers’ Political Action Committee (USW PAC). USW PAC is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from members.
Two USW Members to Serve on Worker Health Advisory Board
Duronda Pope and Jim Key will represent the claimant community for a two-year term.
American Amnesia
Click to read a special message for Public Employees who are members of the USW.
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.