USW Rapid Response: District 8 Lobby Day
Director Larry Ray and the members of the D8 Rapid Response program hit the Kentucky state capitol for a day of lobbying representatives on behalf of the USW.
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USW Voices
We’re embarking on a new effort this year to find out what matters most to you. Whom we vote for and the decisions they make affect the core work we do as a union: bargaining and enforcing good contracts to secure fair wages, dependable benefits, and safe working conditions. Watch International President Tom Conway talk about why we want to hear from every Steelworker member and retiree about what matters to you, and to find out how we decide which candidates to support. Learn even more at uswvoices.org. #USWVoices
We’re doing a little happy dance today as we watch this video showcasing our amazing members who all across the country, hit the streets, knocked doors, took time away from their families and most importantly, voted! We want to THANK YOU for all your hard work and dedication!"
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USW Thank You!
We’re doing a little happy dance today as we watch this video showcasing our amazing members who all across the country, hit the streets, knocked doors, took time away from their families and most importantly, voted! We want to THANK YOU for all your hard work and dedication!
Steelworkers: Get Out and Vote!
On November 6th, it's time to show up. Steelworkers, get out and vote!
Baby and Dad battle brain cancer, now the Senate
Maggie and Ryan Link should have been enjoying their newlywed years as young, new parents. Instead, this hard-working family faced the battle of their lives: brain cancer for both Ryan and their baby son, Nathan. Now, the family is once again in the fight of their lives, this time against Congress as legislators threaten their health care. Call your Senators at 877-607-0785. Make sure to tell them who you are, where you’re from and to oppose the health care bill.
Alison Grimes stands for the kinda things we believe in!
USW International President, Leo W. Gerard, tell supporters in Kentucky why Alison Lundergan Grimes is so important to labor.
Sizzling Campaign Speech by Alison Lundergan Grimes
Elizabeth Warren Stumps for Alison Lundergan Grimes
Nina Turner gives empowering speech to the USW
Nina Turner (D-OH) addresses the 2014 USW Board Installation. 3/1/2014, Pittsburgh, PA
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ALEC is NOT OK
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a corporate-driven organization that works behind closed doors to develop laws that serve their funders' interests. The "model legislation" they produce is introduced by state-level lawmakers who assume the ideas as their own. The bills are predictably self-serving: limiting workers' rights, restricting our ability to vote, undercutting safety on the job and more. When ALEC held their spring task force meeting in Oklahoma City in early May, the Steelworkers were there to shed light on this distortion of democracy. Joining with other union members and progressive allies, nearly a thousand people marched and rallied saying "ALEC is NOT OK!"
USW Election 2012 Thank You
Steelworker activists from across the United States worked harder than ever before in 2012 to help elect candidates who will stand with working families. The USW delivered nearly a million phone calls, knocked on thousands of doors, handed our tens of thousands of leaflets, rallied, educated, fought back voter suppression and did so much more to help beat back unprecedented corporate money and re-elect Barack Obama as president.
USW stands with Nate Shinagawa
Nate Shinagawa has committed to stand with working families in New York 23rd Congressional District for Good Jobs, Retirement Security and to protect Medicare/Medicaid. The USW and its members are dedicated to working to get Nate elected, November 6, 2012.
USW stands with Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul has committed to stand with working families in New York 27th Congressional District for Good Jobs, Retirement Security and to protect Medicare/Medicaid. The USW and its members are dedicated to working to get Kathy elected, November 6, 2012.
I Kinda Liked Mitt Romney, Until I Lost My Job
Mary Jo Kerr is a young mom of three. She's one of hundreds of workers whose jobs at an auto sensor plan in Freeport, Ill., are being shipped to China because of Mitt Romney's Bain Capital. Before you vote, please watch and share her story.
Profits Over People
Randy Johnson, speaks about his experience with Mitt Romney and Bain Capital choosing profits over people. Their greedy decisions eventually drove AMPAD, the company Randy worked for, into bankruptcy. Watch to hear what he has to say about Mitt Romney never making the workers a priority.
Romney's Bain Selling Out American Workers to China
Mitt Romney and Bain Capital continue to move good, American jobs overseas for big profits. Watch and share the story of Sensate workers in Freeport, Ill., to see how selling out American workers and moving jobs to China continues to line Romney's pockets.
Shame on you, Scott Brown :30 TV
Retired Steelworker Steve Skavara of Indiana was shocked to see himself in a political ad by Massachusetts U.S. Senator Scott Brown. Watch to hear what he has to say to the GOP candidate.
Shame on you, Scott Brown
Retired Steelworker Steve Skavara of Indiana was shocked to see himself in a political ad by Massachusetts U.S. Senator Scott Brown. Watch to hear what he has to say to the GOP candidate.
USW's Randy Johnson and Dave Foster Talk About Bain Capitol
USW's Randy Johnson and Dave Foster address the 2012 Democratic Convention and share their stories about working for companies controlled by Mitt Romny's Bain Capitol.
Veteran Denied the Right to Vote
Restrictive voter I.D. laws are being passed in many states, making it especially difficult for students, the poor, seniors and minorities to vote. Join Gil Paar in fighting for our rights. Visit www.usw.org/election2012
Congressman Denied the Right to Vote
Lincoln Davis, a former four-term congressman from Tennessee, was denied the right to vote in his hometown after poll workers said he had been purged from the voting rolls. Voter suppression is a strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from exercising their right to vote. It's our job to Defend Our Right to Vote! Visit www.usw.org/election2012
Citizen Denied the Right to Vote
Clifford Glass is one of an estimated 5 million voters who will be disenfranchised by Voter ID laws passed in Republican states. Voter suppression is a strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from exercising their right to vote. It's time to Defend Our Right to Vote! Visit www.usw.org/election2012