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Local 550 Begins First Radiological Control Technician Class
Twenty students are receiving RCT training so they can work at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant site or at other Department of Energy facilities across the nation.
We Keep America Rolling; Tennessee’s Bridgestone Workers Turn Out Some of the Best Tires in the World
“Every employee takes pride in the tires that come out of our facility. We know it’s an excellent product because we take our time to make sure we get it right.” Click to learn more about USW Local 1155L...
Solvay Invests in Unit Expansion at Marietta, Ohio, Plant
Solvay is expanding its sulfone polymers chemical business in the U.S. Sulfone polymers are high-heat transparent plastics that can withstand prolonged exposure to water, chemicals and temperatures. Click to read more...
Engaging New Hires Helps Local 9-675 Improve Workplace Safety
A renewed focus on engaging new hires is helping Local 9-675 eliminate hazards, resolve longstanding health and safety concerns and make the 3M’s Guin, Ala., plant a safer workplace.
Member Solidarity Helps Local 6992 Beat Concessions, Gain Significant Wage Increases
Local 6992 members overwhelmingly ratified a strong contract that rejected a pay simplification proposal and raises wages 15 percent over the five-year term of the new agreement.
USW health care members rally with refinery workers in Beverly Hills
Members of Local 7600 joined USW Local 12-5 for a rally on May 4 in Beverly Hills as they entered their sixth week of a strike.
USW submits comments on behalf of health care workers in public hearing
The USW submitted comments on behalf of union members on the first of a four-day public hearing on creating a permanent workplace standard to protect health care workers from COVID-19. Click to read more...
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Workers Confront Safety Concerns
Local 12-9477 is pushing for greater safety protections after two health and safety incidents in recent months at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, located east of Carlsbad, N.M.
Energy Department Appoints Local 689 President to Site Advisory Board
The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management appointed Local 689 President Herman Potter to a two-year term on the Portsmouth Site Specific Advisory Board.
Your Union, Your Voice 2022 Under Way!
In recent weeks, Districts began holding town hall meetings across the country, and we launched another membership survey so we can know where you stand on some of the biggest issues facing working Americans today. Click to read more...
Roy Houseman talks manufacturing competitiveness on the Leslie Marshall Show
Click to listen to the full interview with Roy Houseman and Leslie Marshall about maintaining and strengthening U.S. manufacturing competitiveness.
Local 12075-18 Negotiates Strong Contract With Trinseo
Local 12075-18 members work as chemical operators or in logistics. Trinseo was formerly known as Styron—Dow’s plastics and latex business—before Dow sold it to Bain Holdings in 2010.
Dow Elk Grove Unit Makes Gains in Contract
With just 10 members, the Local 7-507 unit staffing Dow’s Elk Grove, Ill., plant may be small, but the contract they ratified last January includes big gains. Click to read more...
Local 12934 Extends Contract, Approves Dow Benefit Program
A number of other USW locals at Dow sites already accepted the Total Rewards program including Local 12075 at the Midland West Side Complex, Local 88G at Bristol, Pa., and Local 7-507-11 at Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Cleveland Clinic workers score multiple wins with new contract
Workers at Local 1014L in Ohio built upon the many gains made in their 2019 contract with the ratification of their latest three-year agreement with Cleveland Clinic Akron General earlier this month.
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.
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.
Meet our Trailblazing Women of Steel
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting our very own members and their trailblazing stories.
President Conway welcomes Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention to Pittsburgh, Shares a Message Of Opportunity
President Conway addressed the delegates on the second day of the convention with a resounding message of opportunity, urging delegates to work together as a labor movement to organize. Click to read more...
USW Members Fight For Fair Contract At Sherwin-Williams
Negotiations started Oct. 28, 2021, and the contract ended Nov. 20, 2021. Local 14919 members worked for months without a contract before the strike because the company refused to extend the existing agreement.