Rapid Response Action Call: URGENT: Tell Governor Spanberger to…
District 8 of our union includes the states of Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
Contact District 8Members in District 8 are metal workers, atomic workers, cement workers, rubber workers, paper workers and health care workers. They build nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers for the United States Navy, and they make wooden bats for some of the best hitters in Major League Baseball. The diverse membership of District 8 has a long and deep history of solidarity that extends across all of the union’s sectors.
“The best thing about the members of District 8 is their willingness to stand up for each other, and to always give back, to make their workplaces and communities better.”

Larry Ray
District 8 Director
85 C. Michael Davenport Boulevard, Suite B
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 875-3332
(502) 875-5465 fax
Staff:
Larry Ray – District Director
Roger McGinnis, Assistant to the Director
Linda Law – Executive Assistant to the Director
Edith Taylor
1850 Dual Hwy., Suite 105
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(410) 931-6900
(410) 931-6904 fax
Staff:
Fentre Graves, Sub-district Director
Jonathan “JD” Wilson
4903 Starkey Road, Suite 100 A
Roanoke VA, 24018
(540) 563-5022
(540) 563-5150 fax
Staff:
Mike Lewis, Sub-district Director
Fentre Graves, MD Sub-district Director
Sam Penn
Jonathan “JD” Wilson
Jeff Carter
Brenda Jones
11838 Capital Way
Louisville, KY 40299-6322
(502) 968-6900
(502) 968-2442 fax
Staff:
H. Craig Hunt, Sub-district Director
Chris Ormes
Gordon Nichols
James Campbell
85 C. Michael Davenport Boulevard, Suite B
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 875-3332
(502) 875-2917 fax
Staff:
H. Craig Hunt, Sub-district Director
Chad Conley
Jason Snellen
Rebekah Whitaker
3700 Poplar Street, Unit 112
Parkersburg, WV 26101
(304) 489-3961 office
(304) 489-2717 fax
Staff:
Karen Shipley – Sub-district Director
Brian Wedge
Roy Martin
Jonathan “JD” Wilson
Jeremy Buskirk
Nathan Nelson
Mykalyn Fallon
2613 B. West Mercury Blvd.
Hampton, Virginia 23666
(757) 896-9045
(757) 896-9055
Staff:
Fentre Graves, MD Sub-district Director
Carolyn Stokes
Juanita Brown
Fentre Graves
USW District 8 Civil and Human Rights Coordinator
2613 B. West Mercury Blvd.
Hampton, Virginia 23666
(757) 896-9045
(757) 896-9055
Michael Lewis
USW District 8 Civil and Human Rights Coordinator
USW District 8 Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator
2613 B. West Mercury Blvd.
Hampton, Virginia 23666
(757) 896-9045
(757) 896-9055
Roger McGinnis
District 8 Education Coordinator
85 C. Michael Davenport Boulevard, Suite B
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 875-3332
(502) 875-2917 fax
States: Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
Paula Skidmore
USW District 8 Health Care Workers Council Coordinator
Dustin Dyer
USW District 8 Lead Next Generation Coordinator
Chad Conley
USW District 8 Rapid Response Coordinator
85 C. Michael Davenport Boulevard, Suite B
Frankfort, KY 40601
(p) 502-875-3332
(f) 502-875-2917
Chad Conley
USW District 8 Rapid Response Coordinator
85 C. Michael Davenport Boulevard, Suite B
Frankfort, KY 40601
(p) 502-875-3332
(f) 502-875-2917
Ronnie Watson
USW District 8 SOAR Executive Board Member
Daniel Stevens, Jr.
USW District 8 SOAR Coordinator
Mike Zielinski
USW District 8 SOAR Coordinator
Steve Wynn
Kentucky Veterans of Steel Co-Coordinator
srwynn23@yahoo.com
Rick Markle
Kentucky Veterans of Steel Co-Coordinator
marklert@comcast.net
JD Wilson
Maryland Veterans of Steel Coordinator
jwilson@usw.org
Jeremy Holiday
Virginia Veterans of Steel Coordinator
jholiday65@gmail.com
Rich Phillips
West Virginia Veterans of Steel Co-Coordinator
philly70@icloud.com
Jay Cronin
West Virginia Veterans of Steel Co-Coordinator
jaycronin2809@gmail.com
Karen Shipley
USW District 8 Women of Steel Coordinator
3700 Poplar Street
Unit 112
Parkersburg, WV 26101
(304) 489-3961 office
(304) 489-2717 fax
USW members in all our districts have real power. Together we can negotiate better wages and working conditions, advance workplace safety and promote dignity and respect on the job. Come join us!