District 4 News
USW Slams Sumitomo Decision to Close Tonawanda Plant
The United Steelworkers (USW) union today condemned Sumitomo Tire’s decision to shutter its Tonawanda, N.Y., facility, costing 1,200 USW members their jobs.
Rapid Response: Feedback Report: Great Work, Massachusetts Steelworkers!
The legislative session has ended in the Massachusetts statehouse, and we are thrilled to report that we were successful in two key USW issue areas.
From the SOAR Director: What Happens in Washington Matters
In mid-May, Tammie Botelho, a retiree from Bic Corporation and proud member of Local 134L in Milford, Conn., joined dozens of SOAR members and hundreds of rank-and-file Steelworkers for the USW's annual Rapid Response conference in Washington, D.C.
500 Workers at Genera PR Vote to Join USW
Nearly 500 workers at Genera PR today voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW) union.
Rapid Response Action Call: Massachusetts Steelworkers: We Need to Act Fast
USW members have long led the fight within the labor movement to help both America and the world meet important climate goals, while also creating and maintaining good, family-supporting jobs in our union.
Local 9544 Member Takes Infection Control Expertise to CDC with New Appointment
Local 9544 member Lisa Baum begins her next chapter in her storied 25-year occupational health and safety career as she joins the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).
Rapid Response Feedback Report: We did it again! So-called Right to Work has been defeated in New Hampshire
So-called Right to Work has been defeated in New Hampshire.
3M Council Plots Strategy at Quarterly Meeting as Company Announces Freezes to Nonunion Pensions
Members of the USW 3M Council began their Jan. 25 meeting mapping out a strategy for combating the chemical company’s attempts to change the pension structure they believe may be coming given a recent announcement regarding nonunion workers.
Rapid Response Action Call: New Hampshire Steelworkers- We Showed Up in Force in January, We Need You Again
Next Wednesday, the House Labor Committee will be holding another public hearing, and they need to hear from us.
USW on Black History Month: We must all take action to ensure the survival of our democracy
We encourage USW activists to get involved in securing our democracy by joining voter outreach programs, volunteering at the polls, and educating our communities about issues impacting Black workers and families.
Wasiura on Leslie Marshall Show: Unions Build Strong Communities
District 4 Director Dave Wasiura appeared on the Leslie Marshall Show to discuss the positive impact unions and union members make on their communities as they help reduce economic inequality and advance worker-friendly policies. Click to listen.
Rapid Response Action Call: New Hampshire Steelworkers, Are You Ready for a Fight?
Tell the House Labor Committee that so-called Right to Work is WRONG for New Hampshire.
USW Nurses at Robert Wood Johnson Ratify Contract Securing Industry-Setting Staffing Standards
Local 4-200 President Judy Danella said that it was the solidarity of the union’s 1,700 nurses and the support of the community that led to this agreement that ends the four-month-long unfair labor practice strike. Click to read more...
USW Local 4-200 Reaches Tentative Agreement with Robert Wood Johnson New Brunswick
United Steelworkers Local 4-200 announced today that they reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick.