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USW Mourns Passing of District 12 Director Robert LaVenture
USW International President Tom Conway issued the following statement on the passing of USW District 12 Director Robert LaVenture:
Human Service Workers at Persad Center File for USW Representation
Workers at Persad Center, a human service organization that serves the LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS communities of the Pittsburgh area, have launched their organizing effort with the United Steelworkers union.
USW Local 63B Begins Strike over Carley Foundry’s Unfair Labor Practices
About 220 hourly production and maintenance workers this morning began a strike against unfair labor practices at Carley Foundry, which supplies parts for customers in the aerospace industry and others. Click for more...
Negotiations Set to Resume November 14 as ASARCO ULP Strike Continues
We are confirming that negotiations for a new contract covering about 2,000 hourly workers at five ASARCO, LLC, locations in Arizona and Texas will resume on Nov. 14, 2019. More...
Maryland, America Lose a Moral Leader with Death of Elijah E. Cummings
He consistently supported labor rights, pay equity and increases in the minimum wage.
Thousands to Strike against ASARCO’s Unfair Labor Practices
About 2,000 hourly workers at five ASARCO LLC, locations in Arizona and Texas voted overwhelmingly to strike against unfair labor practices rather than to accept the Grupo México subsidiary’s so-called “last, best and final” offer. More...
USW Members Ratify New Contract at Dow Chemical Plant in Deer Park
Our members have ratified a new contract at Dow Chemical in Deer Park, Texas. More...
Supreme Court Denies ASARCO’s Petition to Review Copper Bonus Case
With a U.S. Supreme Court denial, ASARCO has exhausted all appeals and must enforce an arbitrator’s order for the company to pay millions of dollars to hundreds of employees hired after June 30, 2011. More...
USW Calls On Mexican Government to Locate Disappeared Union Activist
We're calling on the government of Mexico to take immediate action to locate Oscar Hernández Romero, a union leader and community activist from Cócula, Guerrero who has been missing since September 23. More...
Adjunct Faculty Reaches Contract Settlement with Point Park University
Adjunct faculty members at Point Park University, who are members of the United Steelworkers union, have reached a tentative contract settlement with the downtown Pittsburgh school.
Workers at Google Contractor HCL Vote to Join USW
The United Steelworkers union announced today that it is proud to welcome as new members approximately 80 tech workers employed by the Google contractor HCL Technologies.
USW Members Ratify New 4-Year Contract with Alcoa
Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) voted overwhelmingly this week to ratify a new four-year master agreement that covers about 1,600 production and maintenance workers at five Alcoa facilities in the United States. More...
PLRB Officer Orders New Vote for Pitt Grad Employee Union
A new union election has been ordered for graduate student employees at the University of Pittsburgh, and the university committed unfair labor practices in its effort to affect the outcome of the graduate students’ vote to join our union. More...
USW Stands in Solidarity with Striking Auto Workers
Read our International President Tom Conway's statement today in support of United Automobile Workers (UAW) members who are on strike with General Motors.
USW Condemns HCL Technologies for Anti-Union Tactics as NLRB Election Nears
Today, we condemned HCL Technologies, Ltd., for coercing employees into mandatory meetings aimed at defeating the workers’ campaign to organize a union and bargain collectively for better, more secure jobs at Google’s Bakery Square offices. More...
USW: Dem Debate Should Offer Meaningful Discussion of Trade
Click here to read our statement in advance of the Democratic debate, calling on the 2020 presidential candidates to discuss the details of their proposed trade policies.
Georgia Kumho Tire Workers Vote for USW Representation
USW Announces Tentative Agreement with Alcoa
The union has reached a tentative agreement with Alcoa on a master contract. Negotiating committee delegates will now return to their local unions to conduct membership information meetings and arrange ratification votes.
Pittsburgh Association of Technical Professionals Files for NLRB Representation Election
The Pittsburgh Association of Technical Professionals (PATP) have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for a union representation election with HCL, a tech contractor at Google’s Bakery Square offices.
USW Members Ratify Contract with BF Goodrich
Click here to read about our members ratifying a new contract with BF Goodrich.