When We Fight, We Win
They have the money. But we have the people. We have the passion. We do the work - we have Rapid Response. And when we fight, we win. #EverybodysUnion #USWRR #1u
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Our union worked to get New York Assembly Bill A3913B passed, requiring employers to display information on veterans’ benefits and services. We're excited to share that next year, through our Rapid Response network and our new, Constitutionally-mandated Veterans of Steel committees, we will be working to pass this kind of law in other states. International President Tom Conway outlines our ideas and goals a bit more in this video. #EverybodysUnion#VetsOfSteel#1u"
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Fighting for our Veterans of Steel
Our union worked to get New York Assembly Bill A3913B passed, requiring employers to display information on veterans’ benefits and services. We're excited to share that next year, through our Rapid Response network and our new, Constitutionally-mandated Veterans of Steel committees, we will be working to pass this kind of law in other states. International President Tom Conway outlines our ideas and goals a bit more in this video. #EverybodysUnion#VetsOfSteel#1u
Paper worker by trade, lobbyist by choice
Meet Jason Snellen, covered in ink most days at his USW Local 1241 job making packaging labels for some of our top brands. But this day, he's donning a suit and tie, serving as a registered lobbyist, advocating for issues that affect our jobs, families and communities. He's just one of many of our union's legislative activists who fight for all us. #1u #USWVoices
Gov. Beshear Names March 9 ‘Union Workers Supply Kentucky Day.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear met with the USW and issued a proclamation declaring the day “Union Workers Supply Kentucky Day.”
Rapid Response: The Man in the Arena
2019 USW Rapid Response kickoff video.
USW: Protect Our Pensions!
Over a million Americans who worked their whole lives and deferred wages for retirement security are now at risk of losing their pensions. Thanks to a perfect storm of the Great Recession, changing industries, unbalanced trade policies, and other factors outside of our control, these so-called multi-employer pensions plans are at risk of going bankrupt unless Congress takes action.
Rapid Response: We're Not Stopping
Rapid Response is the Steelworkers' nonpartisan grassroots education, communication, and action program that provides the necessary structure to inform every USW member about pending legislation concerning labor and work-related issues. Rapid Response provides opportunity for all USW members to have a strong voice and an active part in the legislative activities that affect their daily lives and allows USW members to fight back on a daily basis on issues that affect them, their families, and their communities.
We Are Rapid Response
For 20 years, the Rapid Response program of the United Steelworkers has been educating and empowering members to engage in legislative battles across the country.
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.