COVID-19 (Coronavirus) News
Information on emergency legislative responses to the Covid-19 pandemic
Three bills have passed through the House and Senate and are now signed into law. We are lobbying for even more measures...click to get the latest.
Measures Must Be Put in Place To Protect Workers of Large Employers with Paid Leave
States must protect public health and fill in the gaps in the federal law on ensuring that all employees have access to coronavirus-related paid sick days.
USW Webinar on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Click here to view a webinar presented by our Education and Membership Development Department on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
COVID-19: A Webinar for USW Health Care Workers
Click here to view our webinar for USW health care workers.
#USWCares: Our union donates hundreds of PPE to Pittsburgh hospital
Our International union was proud to donate critically-needed PPE to a hospital in our home city. Click for more.
Steelworkers join call to protect health care workers’ rights amidst COVID-19
The USW joined more than 50 labor and social service organizations in a letter to the American Hospital Association (AHA) denouncing health care administrator attempts to prevent front-line caregivers from speaking out about working conditions...
USW members, partners step up to make, donate supplies for health care workers
Hospitals and health care facilities across the United States are scrambling to find enough Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to deal with the coronavirus epidemic.
List of USW events canceled due to Coronavirus pandemic
Click here to see what USW events have been postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The list will be updated often so check back.
Congress Approves $2 Trillion Coronavirus Emergency Stimulus Package
The bill has more than ten times the amount spent on the first two coronavirus bills combined.
Letter to the American Hospital Association: Stop Muzzling Frontline Healthcare Workers
Today we signed on to a letter to the AHA urging them to stop muzzling healthcare workers with threats of disciplinary action for speaking out about coronavirus patient caseloads and dwindling hospital supplies needed to care for such patients.
USW Urges Congress to Build on Efforts to Aid American Workers
We applaud the bipartisan effort to pass a coronavirus stimulus package through the U.S. Senate and called on members of both congressional chambers to continue this effort to ensure that no workers are left behind.
In these tough times, there's help with mental health, substance abuse
Many of our contracts have bargained Employee Assistance Programs with employers that offer mental health and substance abuse help. Click for more...
Message from Our President: We fight on for working people in face of Covid-19
Our International President Tom Conway sent a message to USW members and staff about how the union continues to work hard in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Click for more...
COVID-19 Action Call: Congress Must Put People Before Corporations
We cannot allow corporations to cash in and leave laid off workers behind while taking federal funds. Call your Senators and Representatives today!
COVID-19 Action Call: PPE Donations from USW Locals Needed
We're asking all local unions to work with their employers to donate needed personal protective equipment to healthcare and other workers who desperately need it during the Covid-19 pandemic. More...
AFL-CIO petitions Labor Department for emergency coronavirus standard
The AFL-CIO has petitioned U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in response to the growing coronavirus outbreak.