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Minnesota Gov. Dayton receives USW Wellstone Award for commitment to working families
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis of Georgia were this year's recipients of the USW Wellstone Award, given annual to public figures who take action to help Steelworkers and all working families. Click here for more.
Rep. John Lewis Receives USW Wellstone Award
Rep. John Lewis, a civil and workers' rights icon, and Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton were the recipients of the USW Wellstone Award this year. Click here for more.
Kalamazoo Local Approves Three-Year Contract
Local 220 production and maintenance workers at Solvay’s Kalamazoo, Mich., site ratified last February a three-year agreement that ends Feb. 26, 2021.
University Park Finishes Phase One of Exhaust/Ventilation Installation
Solvay workers can breathe freely at the company’s University Park, Ill., plant now that management has completed phase one of the exhaust and ventilation system.
Red Cross Coalition, Kaiser Alliance Seek National Agreements
Two groups of USW members and their allies began coordinated bargaining this month, using the strength of their numbers to take on big employers.
Past Practice Rules in Safety Shoe Arbitration
When management at Solvay’s Chicago Heights plant reinterpreted contract language regarding safety shoe reimbursement and unilaterally implemented its new policy, Local 7-765-01 took action.
From the AFL-CIO "Young Workers on the Future of Work: Charleeka Thompson"
Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO conducted a discussion on the future of work. Among the panelists that day were a group of young workers, including District 13 member Charleeka Thompson.
NEW Union Plus Mortgage Company provides peace of mind for union members
Union Plus Mortgage Company is a new mortgage brokerage company founded and owned by the labor movement to support union members with mortgages when they buy a home or refinance their current loan.
Solvay Expansion of Former Cytec Plant in West Virginia Creates More Union Jobs
Solvay’s $70 million expansion of its Willow Island, W. Va., manufacturing plant is expected to create 30-40 new union jobs.
Solvay Locals: What are your Safety and Health Priorities?
To provide better training, USW Health and Safety want to know: what are the safety problems at your plant that your members would like fixed? What kind of safety and health training does your local need?
District 10 Local Union Takes Steps to Reignite SOAR Chapter
On March 10, USW Local 12698 held a “reorganizing” meeting for SOAR Chapter 10-7.
Death threats, arrest warrants against Mexican workers, lawyers protesting their employer
International President Leo W. Gerard has sent a letter to Mexican government officials after workers and their lawyers faced threats of death and arrest for protesting their employer, a company that also employs USW members. Click here for more.
District 7 Steelworker History Runs Deep at Bowen High School
SOAR members donate to local high school alumni association.
United Steelworkers & Los Mineros Making a Meaningful International Trade
Click to read Local 9434 member Brook D'Angelo's recap of her visit to Mexico to march with Los Mineros is memory of 65 miners who died in an explosion in 2006.
USW Fighting for Safer Health Care Workplaces
Assistant Legislative Director Roxanne Brown and progressive talk show host Leslie Marshall last week discussed Workers’ Memorial Day and the epidemic of workplace violence, particularly in the health care industry.
USW supports S. 2621, Protecting America’s Workers Act (PAWA)
Click here to view the USW's letter in support of PAWA.
Alert! Recall: Honeywell recalls hard hats due to risk of head injury
This recall involves Honeywell’s type 1 Fibre-Metal E2 and North Peak A79 hard hats.
Show You Stand With Former President and Labor Leader “Lula”
Political opponents imprisoned him on false charges because he supports unions, workers and lifted millions out of poverty. Join us in telling them they're wrong.
Solvay Council Solidarity Action Helps Pasadena Workers
Local 12517-05 members at the Solvay Baltimore, Md., plant wore Fair Contract Now stickers on their work helmets to show the company that all of its workers stand as one as Texas plant fights for a first contract.
Pasadena Workers Fight for a First Contract
Negotiations between Solvay and newly organized workers at their Pasadena plant began January 29, 2018 and both sides have met a few times. Progress has been slow, with only a few language items settled.