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USW Receives $600,000 Grant to Fund Mine Safety Study

The Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health has awarded the United Steelworkers (USW) a $600,000 grant to fund a two-year research project focused on finding and fixing health and safety hazards in metal and non-metal mines.
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USW Blasts GOP's Threat to Shutdown Government

The United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard issued this statement today in response to the possibility of a government shutdown and default ...
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President Obama Names USW's Gerard to Manufacturing Committee

President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard and 18 others to the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) Steering Committee "2.0."
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USW Begins Renovations on International Headquarters

The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that infrastructure upgrades at its international headquarters will drastically reduce the building's energy requirements and generate an estimated 20,000 hours of green, union work.

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USW Commends Justice Department for Obtaining Additional Guilty Pleas from Japan; Clear Case Example Why Japan Should Not Be In Trans-Pacific Partnership

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Justice announced that an additional nine Japan-based auto parts producers, along with two executives, pled guilty and agre
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USW Confirms NY State Meeting on Buy America Infrastructure

Top leaders of the United Steelworkers (USW) confirmed being joined by the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) and steel bridge fabricators in a meeting this past week led by the New York governor's office, plus public authority transportation offic
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USW: USITC Tariff Vote on Japan Steel Imports Saves Jobs

Today's vote by the U.S. International Trade Commission to sustain the tariff order on clad steel plate imports from Japan saves our steelworkers' jobs at the ArcelorMittal mill in Coatesville, Pa., said Sheldon Gregg, President of the United Steelworkers
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'Boots-on-the-Ground' Campaign Credited for Critz Win in Pa.

Leo W. Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers (USW), issued a statement that cited a big "unified labor movement, boots-on-the-ground' push by union members as behind Pennsylvania's CD-12 Democratic primary win by Congressman Mark Critz following th
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Mexican Border Agents Arrest Steelworkers Union Leader

The United Steelworkers (USW) today condemned the arrest of one of its international representatives by Mexican customs officers on Monday. Manny Armenta, a USW sub-district director in Albuquerque, NM, was arrested while on his way to meet with attorneys

USW's Redmond Wants the GOP to Stop Serving Big Money Special Interests at the Expense of Working Families

Progressive talk show host Leslie Marshall and USW International Vice President of Human Affairs Fred Redmond discussed how the Republican are threatening to shut down the government as they remain servants to corporate and big money special interests at

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USW Members at PCA Mills Ratify Four-Year Agreement

United Steelworkers (USW) members at four Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) mills have voted by a 7-to-1 margin to ratify a new contract with the company.
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Grievances Upheld in Sale of USW Cooper Tire Plants

An arbitrator has upheld two grievances filed by the United Steelworkers (USW) enforcing the union's rights in connection with the sale of two Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. plants to Apollo Tyres of India.
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USW Members Ratify New Contract with BF Goodrich

United Steelworkers (USW) members have voted to ratify a new three-year contract covering about 2,400 workers at two BF Goodrich facilities in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Fort Wayne, Ind.
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USW Leaders Call on Mexico to Respect Workers' Rights

A delegation of global union leaders met with Mexican President Enrique Pe\xf1a Nieto on August 23 at his Mexico City residence to deliver a message of solidarity with Los Mineros, its exiled leader Napole\xf3n G\xf3mez, and the nation's other democratic

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USW Wins Injunction against Virginia Trucking Company

The United Steelworkers (USW) said today that the U.S. District Court in Roanoke, Va., issued an injunction on Friday against Covington, Va.-based Team Carriers for failing to live up to its contractual obligation to require the company that is taking ove
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USW Applauds OSHA Plan for Tougher Silica Standards

The United Steelworkers (USW) today welcomed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposal for a stricter federal standard governing workplace silica exposure. OSHA announced the proposal at a news conference today in Washington, D.C.
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Steelworkers Ratify Contract with Goodyear

The United Steelworkers (USW) today announced that union members have ratified a new, four-year collective bargaining agreement with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company that covers about 8,500 workers at six of the company's U.S. facilities.
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USW Statement on Anniversary of 1963 March on Washington

The United Steelworkers (USW) released the following statement today from USW International President Leo W. Gerard in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ... read more
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Steelworkers Thank OSHA for Republic Steel Citations, Urge Company to Cooperate on Safety

The United Steelworkers (USW) today expressed gratitude to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) for the August 12 citations issued to Republic Steel.

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USW Notes Lifesaving Benefits of Early Lung Cancer Screening

The USW said today that it welcomes the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF)'s recommendation to expand use of a lung cancer screening that has been available to parts of the union's atomic sector since 2000.