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ALEC is NOT OK

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a corporate-driven organization that works behind closed doors to develop laws that serve their funders' interests. The "model legislation" they produce is introduced by state-level lawmakers who assume the ideas as their own. The bills are predictably self-serving: limiting workers' rights, restricting our ability to vote, undercutting safety on the job and more. When ALEC held their spring task force meeting in Oklahoma City in early May, the Steelworkers were there to shed light on this distortion of democracy. Joining with other union members and progressive allies, nearly a thousand people marched and rallied saying "ALEC is NOT OK!"

USW Rapid Response and Legislative Conference Wrap Up

The 2013 USW Rapid Response and Legislative Conference took place in Washington, D.C., in April. Members of the United Steelworkers, as well as a coalition from Unite the Union (UK) took to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers and push a global labor agenda. This is a quick visual synopsis of the event.

Fighting Our Way Back to Prosperity: Steelworkers Action Centre

Job losses have devastated families in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere. But even in these times of crisis, our unions are working to make a better world and fighting to get people back to work.

Austerity's Pain

The story of one worker in London whose life has been devastated because of austerity is just one of many around the world.

Crisis/Food Bank

Half of England's children are going hungry. More than 1 million are homeless. These are just a few of the victims of sweeping austerity, which is cutting needed programs and services precisely when they are needed most.

Building Bridges in Ireland: Unite in the Community

In Belfast, the fight for a better world is uniting people and old divisions are slowly being erased thanks to Unite the Union's Community program.