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USW Interns Learn About the Union Difference
A group of 13 interns working at the USW international headquarters visited the All-Clad plant in Canonsburg, Pa., on Monday, June 11.
USW International Vice President Carol Landry Remembers 3M Union Leader Michael Schanks
EPA Head Removes Safety Protections from Chemical Disaster Rule
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed revisions to the EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) in May that eliminate safety protections for workers, first responders and communities.
Chemical Safety Board Guidelines Help Chemical Companies Prepare for Extreme Weather Events
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigated the incidents that occurred at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas as a result from Hurricane Harvey. Click to read their key findings and what they learned.
DowDuPont Slashing Costs in Preparation for Three-Way Split in 2019
Delaware-based DuPont and Michigan-based Dow Chemical had their $150 billion merger approved worldwide in August 2017. Now they're preparing for a split into three independent businesses. Read how Steelworkers are being affected.
Ohio BASF Members Ratify Five-Year Contract
Local 1-8565 members at BASF’s Streetsboro, Ohio, cement plant ratified at the end of March a five-year agreement that included a 13 percent wage increase over the contract term and benefit improvements.
District 12 – Educators and Allies Win in Pueblo
District 12 members and retirees join striking Pueblo City School District teachers on the picket line.
Katrina Fitzgerald - USW District 1 PAC Contributor
“With a stroke of a politician’s pen our workplace rights and protections can be gained or lost. Whether we like it or not, workers must have a voice in politics."
Local 3657 WOS Gives Back
A small group of representatives from Local 3657’s Women of Steel (WOS) committee today handed out more than 200 “blessing bags” filled with toiletries to those in need.
One Hundred and Forty Years Union Strong
One hundred and forty years ago, July 1, 1878, to be exact, a determined group of skilled glass workers met in Pittsburgh, Pa.
USW Members Confront Exxon on Workers’ Rights, Transparency
USW members joined striking Australian union members at ExxonMobil’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, May 30.
District 1 SOAR Honors Immigrant Strikers Murdered at "Little Steel" Strike
Click to read how SOAR members in Ohio are working with the community to ensure an important piece of our union's history is not forgotten.
On China, Workers Need More Than Promises
International President Leo W. Gerard and progressive talk show host Leslie Marshall last week discussed trade negotiations with China, and the administration’s troubling decision to trade a position of power for more empty promises.
USW Oil Workers Press Washington for Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard
Robert Cammarn, Local 241 president at the HollyFrontier refinery in El Dorado, Kan., has traveled three times to Washington, D.C., to lobby and testify to the EPA on the RINs issue. Click to read more about the work he and other oil workers are doing.
May Update from the NOBP Chair
Read the latest message from the Chair of the National Oil Bargaining Program Kim Nibarger.
USW Presents “Sunshine” Proposal at ExxonMobil Shareholders Meeting
ExxonMobil shareholders will be considering a USW proposal on the company’s direct and indirect lobbying activities at the annual shareholders meeting on Wed., May 30, 2018, in Dallas, Texas.
Minnesota Gov. Dayton receives USW Wellstone Award for commitment to working families
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis of Georgia were this year's recipients of the USW Wellstone Award, given annual to public figures who take action to help Steelworkers and all working families. Click here for more.
Rep. John Lewis Receives USW Wellstone Award
Rep. John Lewis, a civil and workers' rights icon, and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton were the recipients of the USW Wellstone Award this year. Click here for more.
USW Teaches Hazard Mapping at University Park Site
Workers and management at Solvay’s University Park, Ill., plant are more aware of potential health and safety problems since they received USW training on hazard mapping last October during the facility’s annual safety day.
Kalamazoo Local Approves Three-Year Contract
Local 220 production and maintenance workers at Solvay’s Kalamazoo, Mich., site ratified last February a three-year agreement that ends Feb. 26, 2021.