USW@Work: Volume 13, Issue 3
FEATURES:
Page 4: Flipping for Fiestaware
The more than 500 USW members who work at the Homer Laughlin China Co. factory take great pride in the fact that they spend their days producing some of the best-known tableware on the planet.
PAGE 10: Steel Bargaining
Local unions representing 30,000 members at ArcelorMittal and U.S. Steel began bargaining in July for new contracts. The existing agreements expire on Sept. 1.
Page 12: Paper Preparations
Paperworkers from 600 locals across North America met in Pittsburgh to set bargaining goals and participate in training programs aimed at building stronger local unions and safer workplaces.
Page 26: National Grid
National Grid, a profitable international utility company, locked out 1,200 USW natural gas workers in Massachusetts and eliminated their family health insurance.