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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.
Company to Pay $1 Million Fine for False ‘Made in USA’ Labels
Our partners at the Alliance for American Manufacturin were instrumental this week in the first-ever financial penalty issued against a company for wrongly labeling their products as “Made in the USA.” More...
#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.
April Update from SOAR Director Julie Stein
Click to read an update from SOAR Director Julie Stein that originally appeared in the March-April SOAR Connection newsletter.
April Update from SOAR President Bill Pienta
Click to read an update from SOAR President Bill Pienta that originally appeared in the March-April SOAR Connection newsletter.
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.
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.
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...
Connecticut 3M Workers Help in Fight Against COVID-19
The members make filters that are used by Regeneron Pharmaceutical. The filters are needed in Regeneron’s research efforts to develop an effective treatment for the COVID-19 virus.
Even now, we're still fighting for fair trade, jobs
International Vice President Roxanne Brown has testified on behalf of USW members in the aluminum industry to fight for fair trade and our jobs. 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!
USW Negotiates Coronavirus Protocol with BASF to Protect Workers, Families and Communities
The USW negotiated a COVID-19 coronavirus protocol with chemical giant BASF that may serve as a model for the rest of the chemical industry in keeping facilities operating and workers safe during this worldwide pandemic.
Anna Fendley Discusses Women’s Activism on The Leslie Marshall Show
USW Director of Regulatory and State Policy Anna Fendley appeared on The Leslie Marshall Show last week to discuss women’s activism at home and internationally.
Minnesota Iron Range nurses join USW after year-long negotiations
After voting to join the United Steelworkers (USW) in January 2019, 19 registered nurses at Essentia Health Northern Pines Hospital in Aurora, Minn., are now members of Local 9439 upon ratifying their first contract agreement on March 16.