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Local 1853 Ratifies New Contract
Some 650 first responders and vehicle service technicians in Local 1853 this week ratified a new four-year contract with the medical transportation company AMR.
District 11 SOAR Come Together to Learn and to Meet with Leaders of Government
In July, District 11 SOAR had their annual picnic in Mountain Iron, Minnesota.
United Steelworkers Disaster Relief Fund
Since late August 2017 three powerful hurricanes, Harvey, Irma and Maria, have created enormous destruction throughout Texas, the Southeast United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
USW nurses among union members headed to aid Puerto Rico
USW registered nurses from New Jersey are among the hundreds of union members headed to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico to do high-skilled, life-saving work. Click here for more.
District 4 Staff and Local Union Officers Attend the Connecticut AFL-CIO Convention
Fred Redmond with Staff and local union officers who are delegates at the CT AFL-CIO Convention
Former OCAW Secretary-Treasurer Joe Christie Passes
Christie was the last secretary-treasurer of the Oil, Chemical, & Atomic Workers Union before the January 1999 merger with the United Paperworkers International Union that formed the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers Union.
From District 13: Thank You to All Who Contributed Assistance to Hurricane Victims
The storm affected thousands of USW members and their families from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Lake Charles, La. The logistics of getting help to everyone may seem overwhelming, but the USW sprang into action immediately.
White House Proposes to Eliminate Chemical Safety Board
Chemical and oil workers, and their unions, pressed Congress for an board that would search for the root causes of oil and chemical incidents. Congress funded the U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Nov. 1, 1997. Now, the White House wants to defund it.
DowDuPont Board Approves Break-Up Plan Revision
Two weeks after the DowDuPont merger finalized on Aug. 31, the company announced changes in the split-up plan of its combined businesses. The division into three companies will remain, but the allocation of operations will change.
Workers Can’t Afford More Delays on Trade
USW International President Leo W. Gerard and progressive talk show host Leslie Marshall last week discussed the many ways unfair trade is putting the country at risk and the actions the administration must take to limit the damage.
Local 550 Lobbies Congress to Stop Unnecessary Layoffs
A change in the Department of Energy’s work scope for the cleanup of the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Kentucky will cause the unnecessary layoff of 103 USW workers in October 2017.
Piketon Local Union Trains Workers in Response to Radiation Control Technician Shortage
A shortage of Radiological Control Technicians (RCTs) for cleanup work at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, Ohio, prompted Local 1-689 to offer an RCT course.
Worker-Driven Triangle of Prevention Program Helps Improve Workplace Health and Safety
Tired of reactive approaches to health and safety that did not make the workplace safer, our union and its activist created the Triangle of Prevention (TOP) program, a proactive tool to prevent workplace incidents.
California Leads Country in Improving Oil Refinery Process Safety
Beginning Oct. 1, 2017, California’s new improvements to process safety management (PSM) and hazard prevention take effect at the state’s 19 oil refineries.
Ideas for military leave language in USW contracts
Our Veterans of Steel committee has been looking at USW contracts and wanted to share ideas for improving military leave language. Click here to learn more.
District 8 – SOAR's Cliff Carlton Organizes Roanoke Labor Day Parade for Sixth Consecutive Year
Cliff Carlton – a 23-year Steelworker at Yokohama Tire – established the Labor Day parade in Roanoke, Va., and has coordinated it for the past six years.
USW Asks Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to Advance Key National Security Investigations Without Further Delay
American steel workers, including members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union, urged Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and other key officials to complete vital national security investigations
Union Workers Ratify Contract with ASARCO
The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that members of eight international unions overwhelmingly ratified a new collective bargaining agreement covering about 2,000
A Dangerous Last-Ditch Effort: New “Graham-Cassidy” healthcare bill is as bad as the previous bills that Americans have rejected
The Senate is attempting to force through another terrible healthcare bill by the end of next week, while sidelining bipartisan efforts to improve coverage.
Fred Redmond Talks Renegotiating NAFTA and Protecting Workers’ Rights
USW Vice President Fred Redmond stopped by The Leslie Marshall Show last week to talk about the ongoing NAFTA renegotiations and the request from Canada that the United States roll back all “right-to-work” laws as part of the deal.