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DowDuPont Workers Unite Globally Amid Corporate Restructuring
Union leaders representing thousands of workers employed at DowDuPont companies from the United States and around the globe met last week in Pittsburgh to discuss common issues and pledge unity.
USW Reaches Tentative Agreement with U.S. Steel
Members Preparing to Vote on New Contract Covering 16,000 Workers.
USW Members Vote to Ratify Four-Year Contract with Cliffs
Agreement Raises Wages for Workers at Michigan, Minnesota Iron Ore Mines
Pitt Grads Testify at PLRB on Union Rights
Click here to learn about members of USW’s Graduate Student Organizing Committee's hearing before the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB), testifying that they are employees at the University of Pittsburgh with the right to form a union.
USW Looks Forward to Working with USTR to Continue to Improve New NAFTA-USMCA
United Steelworkers International President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement after renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement was completed.
USW Oil Workers Approve National Oil Bargaining Program Policy
More than 375 United Steelworkers (USW) delegates attending the National Oil Bargaining Program (NOBP) conference approved policy for the 2019 national pattern agreement.
United: Steelworkers Authorize Strike against ArcelorMittal
The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that 13 local unions representing about 15,000 workers unanimously granted their negotiating committee the authority to implement a strike against ArcelorMittal if necessary. Click here for more.
USW Members Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike at U.S. Steel
Thousands of Workers Stand Up to Profitable Steelmaker’s Concessionary Demands
Thousands of Steelworkers Rally Across Nation for Fair Treatment
Contracts with Two Companies Covering 31,000 Set to Expire Sept. 1
USW Welcomes the Return of Napoleón Gómez to Mexico
The United Steelworkers welcomes the return to Mexico of Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, the President and General Secretary of the National Union of Mine, Metal, Steel and Related Workers of the Mexican Republic (Los Mineros) after more than 12 years of exile.
Steelworkers to Rally Across Nation as Contract Expiration Approaches
Thousands of members of the USW are planning a nationwide day of action on Thursday, Aug. 30, calling for fair treatment as their collective bargaining agreements with ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel are set to expire on Sept. 1.
USW Condemns Lockout of Workers at Bull Moose Tube
The United Steelworkers union released the following statement from USW District 9 Director Daniel Flippo in response to the decision by Bull Moose Tube in Trenton to lock out 56 USW members at the specialty piping factory.
USW: Deal Must Address All KC Jobs
Members of Local 2-482 of the United Steelworkers ratified a tentative agreement with Kimberly-Clark (KC) with the goal of preserving and expanding employment at the company’s Fox Crossing plant.
USW Argues for Transparency in Section 232 Exclusion Process, Urges Focus on Domestic Steel and Aluminum Production
Click here to read our statement on today's House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on “Product Exclusion Process for Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum” and to read our full testimony.
New Kids singer rallies with USW members locked out by National Grid
New Kids on the Block's Joey McIntyre and Boston Mayor Walsh were among the hundreds rallying in support of USW members locked out by National Grid. Click here for more.
USW: Congress Must Consider National Security When It Comes to Trade
The United Steelworkers released the following statement today in anticipation of a vote in Congress to reassert its authority in trade matters.
USW Urges U.S. Senate to Deny Confirmation to Anti-Worker Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
United Steelworkers International President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement today opposing confirmation of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
USW Applauds Renaming of Pitt’s Parran Hall
Members of the University of Pittsburgh Grad Union and the Pitt Latin American Graduate Organization of Students (LAGOS) commended today’s decision by the university’s board of trustees to rename the school’s Parran Hall.
USW Endorses Scott Wallace in Pennsylvania 1st Congressional District Race
The USW is proud to endorse Scott Wallace for Congress. He has pledged to fight against unfair trade, strengthen and expand Social Security and Medicare and stand up against attacks on our union’s right to bargain collectively.
USW Cares: Retiree from Pennsylvania wins top Jefferson Award honor for community service
A retired member from Pa., who channeled his grief into good after his teenaged daughter died from liver cancer has won top honors from the Jefferson Awards Foundation, marking the third–straight year the union has taken a national prize.