2021
The Oilworker: May 2021
Click to read a message from the NOBP Chair.
Minnesota Local 9460 honors health care workers with vigil
Members of USW Local 9460 gathered on April 28—Workers’ Memorial Day—to honor health care workers with a socially distanced vigil in downtown Duluth, Minn.
DOE Director of Energy Jobs Commits to Open Communication
Kropke spoke with the AEWC online at the group’s virtual spring meeting on March 22. She said she is open to hearing ideas about protecting and expanding union jobs.
Federal Legislators Introduce Bill to Help Nuclear Workers Exposed to Toxic Substances
Named the Toxic Exposure Safety Act of 2021, this legislation gained the endorsement of the USW, the building trades and atomic worker advocacy groups.
Museum Workers Vote to Join USW
USW Workers Keep Operations Safe at DUF6 Conversion Project
DUF6 workers deal with radioactive and hazardous substances day in and day out, so they know what needs to be done to make their work safer.
Infrastructure, Jobs Essential Pieces of Climate Action, VP Brown Tells Summit
USW International Vice President Roxanne Brown was among a number of labor leaders who participated in the event spotlighting the impacts climate policy can have on workers and their communities.
Steve Sallman Discusses Ongoing Covid-19 Workplace Hazards on The Leslie Marshall Show
USW Director of Health, Safety and Environment Steve Sallman appeared on the Leslie Marshall Show this week to discuss Workers Memorial Day and the pandemic safety standards workers still need.
District 13 Staff Remembers Freddie Sanchez
Freddie worked for General Tire where he was the first Union President in Odessa, Texas, until they closed and was then hired on with USW where he worked as a Staff Representative for 27 years.
USW members speak up, health care employer held accountable for COVID-19 violations
Early last month, Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) charged Healthsource Saginaw $6,500 in fines for violating COVID-19 workplace safety requirements.
Members mobilize, House passes workplace violence prevention bill
USW members rallied last week to make phone calls and send e-mails to their House Representatives, urging them to support the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
Cooper Tire Local Hosts Vaccine Clinic in Partnership with Employer at Local Union Hall
Local 752L in Texarkana, Arkansas held a vaccine clinic at their local union hall helping more than 300 people get vaccinated over the course of two days.
New Rule Helps Workers Hold Chemical Facilities Accountable
Chemical facilities subject to the Risk Management Program must hold a public meeting within 90 days of an incident. Click to read more.
Tell your Representative to vote YES on H.R. 1195!
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Health, Safety & Environment Leader Mike Wright to Retire
After 44 years fighting for the well-being of working people on and off the job, including 37 years as the leader of the USW’s health, safety & environment department, Mike Wright is planning to retire.
It's time all of us had dignity, respect at work: PRO Act Now!
Everyone deserves to be heard, respected and treated with dignity at work. That's why we need the Senate to pass the PRO Act. Learn more about this legislation here.
Solvay Kalamazoo Members Approve Contract With Numerous Gains
Nine employees are in the bargaining unit, working in maintenance, the lab and production operations. The site makes a resin base for Boeing.
District 6 long-term care workers launch campaign to revitalize sector
The USW District 6 Health Care Workers Council is launching a new campaign to take action on staffing ratios and working conditions in long-term care.
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Kumho Workers Look Forward to First Contract
USW members at Kumho Tire in Macon, Ga., are preparing to negotiate their first contract with the company after a National Labor Relations Board official certified the workers’ organizing victory and dismissed the company’s remaining objections.