News Articles
USW Local Resolves Solvay Blue Island Contract, Chicago Heights Talks on Hold
Local 7-209-09 members at Solvay’s Blue Island, Ill., plant negotiated a three-year agreement with wage and benefit increases right before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the U.S. hard.
IndustriALL Holds Virtual Meeting for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sector
The online meeting drew 175 union leaders from chemical and pharmaceutical sectors in 40 countries.
District 3 launches new campaign website for essential care workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused the spotlight on the difficult and dangerous working conditions that health care workers face. From feel-good television ads to the regular banging of pots and pans, health care workers are rightly being thanked.
Releases / Advisories
USW Applauds Kamala Harris as VP Pick
Click here to read our statement on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's announcement that Sen. Kamala Harris will serve as his running mate.
Kumho Workers Overcome Campaign of Oppression to Win USW Vote
The National Labor Relations Board today declared the union drive victorious after processing the final 13 ballots from an election last fall.
USW Joins Allies in Suing EPA Over Toxic Chemical Review
The petition argues that the Environmental Protection Agency did not fulfill its obligations under the 2016 Toxic Substances Control Act with regard to fully measuring the dangers associated with the chemical.