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Steelworkers to Spotlight Need for a Fair Contract at Continental Cement
Although the previous contract originally expired in May, Continental Cement union employees have continued working with and without a contract extension. Click for more details...
USW Reaches Tentative Agreement with Allegheny County
We reached a tentative agreement with Allegheny County, Pa., raising wages and improving working conditions for more than 200 court-related professional workers. More...
USW Marks Veterans Day, Joins National Flag Foundation in ‘Light to Unite’
International President Tom Conway released the following statement today in honor of Veterans Day.
Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement on Four-Year Contract with U.S. Steel
We've reached tentative agreement on a new, four-year contract on behalf of roughly 13,000 members of 13 local unions at U.S. Steel facilities featuring major economic and contract language More...
NLRB to Prosecute Braeburn Alloy Steel over Unfair Labor Practices
Region 6 of the NLRB has issued a complaint against Braeburn Alloy Steel and its parent company, G.O. Carlson, for failing to recognize the union and refusing to bargain over working conditions for the company’s employees at the Lower Burrell facility.
Steelworkers Ratify Historic Agreement with Cleveland-Cliffs Steel
Workers have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new, four-year contract covering roughly 12,000 members at thirteen Cleveland-Cliffs Steel locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia and Minnesota. Click for more...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Steelworkers Sing to Support Adjunct Professors at Point Park University
Click to learn more about the action planned for Friday, Oct. 7...
WestRock Illegally Locks Out Union Workers
WestRock management turned away approximately 480 workers from their jobs when they reported for their scheduled shifts on Thursday, initiating the labor dispute against its own employees who are members of Locals 971, 1471 and 1972.
USW: NLRB Issues Broad Complaint against ExxonMobil for Beaumont Lockout
This includes allegations that its 10-month lockout of workers at its Beaumont, Texas refinery and blending and packaging plant was “unlawful.” Click to read more...
Steelworkers Ratify Contracts at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Mines
The four-year contract features significant wage and benefit improvements, as well as Cliffs’ commitment to invest in the future of the USW represented facilities.
Bobcat Workers Win USW Representation in Bismarck
The 700 Bobcat employees in Bismarck recognize that a strong union provides everyone with a voice on the job and empowers individual employees, who became closer as a group while organizing, to speak up.
USW Blasts Republican Opposition to TAA, Calls on Congress to Prioritize Working Families in Continuing Resolution
We began sounding the alarm more than a year ago when it became clear that a number of congressional Republicans intended to block reauthorization of this vital program, which will fully expire at the end of this month.
Steelworkers, AFL-CIO File Petition on Worker Abuse at Mexico Glass Plant
The petition, filed under the Rapid Response Mechanism of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, alleges that the company has allowed the Confederation of Workers and Campesinos to intimidate and threaten workers to influence their votes.
Workers at Diversified Gas and Oil Vote to Join USW
Workers at Diversified Gas and Oil’s Buckhannon W.Va., facility have voted overwhelmingly to join our union. More...
USW Thanks White House National Climate Advisor and Longtime Labor Ally Gina McCarthy For Decades of Friendship
USW honra el pasado, mira hacia el futuro durante el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana
Desde César Chávez y Dolores Huerta a Louisa Moreno y Emma Tenayuca, los activistas Hispanos han reformado panorama laboral y sobrepasado obstáculos inmensos para mejorar las condiciones de vida y laborales de todos.
USW honors past, looks to future this National Hispanic Heritage Month
From César Chávez and Dolores Huerta to Louisa Moreno and Emma Tenayuca, Hispanic activists and leaders have reshaped the landscape of labor and overcome great challenges to improve working and living conditions for everyone.
Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement on Four-Year Contract at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Mines
The proposed agreement provides important economic and contract language improvements that will improve working conditions along with the standard of living for USW members and their families.
USW: Labor Movement Will Continue as a Force for Good for Generations
As we look to the future, we pledge to continue the fight for working people, and to push our leaders to join us in that fight, on this Labor Day and every day.
USW Local 7687 Reaches Tentative Agreement with BAE
Broadly, the proposed agreement increases wages, strengthens retirement security and improves access to paid vacation time. Local 7687 also withdrew its notice of its intent to hold an unfair labor practice strike, which was set to begin today at 11 a.m.