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President Biden in new, powerful video: unions give workers power

President Biden is voicing strong support for unions in a powerful new video. Check it out here.

Oregon Steelworker members vital in new COVID rule proposal

OSHA issued its permanent Covid-19 proposed rule earlier this month for a 90-day public comment period.

Tell the Senate to Pass the COVID Relief Package

We continue to do our part to end this pandemic; Senators must do theirs and pass this bill. Click to take action!

USW Mourns Loss of John DeFazio

"The spirit and solidarity of labor was in John DeFazio’s blood, and he never forgot where he came from,” said International President Tom Conway.

Tom Conway Discusses Infrastructure on The Leslie Marshall Show

United Steelworkers International President Tom Conway appeared on The Leslie Marshall Show this week to discuss the USW’s new We Supply America campaign calling for infrastructure investments that would improve safety and support quality jobs.

New Global Union Report: Pandemic places long-term care work among world’s most dangerous jobs

In a new report released today, UNI reveals how similar issues across the long-term care sector in five countries contributed to COVID-19 contagion and deaths not just for residents but also the vulnerable workers in the industry.

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Works to Improve Underground Air Flow

Nuclear Waste Partnership, the prime contractor at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), last month conducted a safety test of one of its large exhaust fans that has been out of commission since a 2014 radiation leak.

DOE Cites Portsmouth Contractor for Radiation Monitoring Failures

The notice, issued Jan. 13, flagged two radiation monitoring failures at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site in Piketon, Ohio that occurred from 2011 through 2019.

Letter to the House of Representatives: United Steelworkers supports passage of H.R. 5, the Equality Act

The union today sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to pas H.R. 5, the Equality Act. Click to read the letter...

International Women's Day 2021: Choose to Challenge

USW joins labor coalition urging CDC to acknowledge COVID aerosol transmission

The USW joined a coalition of 45 allied unions and labor organizations in calling upon the CDC to update its Covid-19 guidance to fully reflect the latest scientific evidence regarding SARS-CoV-2 transmission through aerosols.

USW Demands Justice for Victims of Grupo Mexico

Fifteen years after an explosion killed 65 workers at the Pasta de Conchos mine in Sabinas, Mexico, justice has still not been served.

New contract, wage increases for Michigan health care workers

After months of delays, illnesses, and pandemic-related issues, nursing home workers at Maryhill Manor at Local 2138-4 secured a new contract last week that included much-needed wage increases amidst the toll of the coronavirus.

Reconciliation: The Path to the Covid Relief Package

Congress is using a relatively unique tool to pass the next COVID-19 Relief legislation called reconciliation. Click to read how the Reconciliation process will get much-needed aid to millions of Americans.

Register now for our mass incarceration workshops

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USW Launches Infrastructure Campaign: We Supply America

We’re taking a broad, ambitious view that includes rebuilding not only our physical infrastructure – like roads, bridges, ports and waterways – but also the social infrastructure of our schools, communications networks and public health services.

Midland Chemical Units Agree to Contract Extensions

A number of factors impacted the decision to extend the contracts one year, including the lingering economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the potential hazards of bargaining in-person.

BASF Council Addresses Social Media, Covid-19 Policies

Members of the USW’s BASF Council this month discussed company policies with council head and District 9 Director Daniel Flippo and Bob Tokar, senior director of labor relations for BASF.

Texas Regulators Consider Tougher Rules for Above-Ground Chemical Storage Tanks

Texas lawmakers introduced legislation late last year to place tougher rules on above-ground chemical and petroleum storage tanks to prevent explosions and spills that occurred the past several years.

USW Supports Michael Regan for the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator

The union today supported Michael Regan for the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator. Click here for more.