News Articles
- December 02, 2008 | USW USW member featured in post-election victory conference This new video showcases a USW local union member who was key to the Labor '08 election program. Watch it here.
- December 01, 2008 | USW USW Diary Entry: A Union Activist Returns Home to Work for Change Linda Foley returned to her home town of Pittsburgh 30 years after leaving to join hundreds of Steelerworkers to work for Barack Obama. Read her inspiring diary entry here.
- November 25, 2008 | USW USW calls on International Trade Commission to crack down on illegal Chinese line pipe Thomas M. Conway, Vice President of the United Steelworkers (USW), testified recently before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to urge a final determination against illegal China imports of circular welded carbon quality line pipe produced by ten domestic companies that are used in the oil and gas distribution industry. Read more here.
- November 24, 2008 | USW Gerard to USW members: Support emergency assistance plan for automakers In a special message, USW International President Leo W. Gerard calls on members to urge Congress to support the emergency assistance package for the U.S. auto industry. Gerard says millions of jobs, including thousands of USW jobs, are at stake.
- November 20, 2008 | USW USW, steel industry urge U.S. government to stand up to China Today, the United Steelworkers, American Iron and Steel Institute, Steel Manufacturer’s Association, Specialty Steel Industry of North America and The Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports issued a joint statement about Chinese steel imports. Read more here.
- November 17, 2008 | USW Court OKs Establishment of $28 million VEBA for Rockwell Retirees' Health Care A federal court recently approved a $28 million settlement to provide health care benefits to retirees of Rockwell Automation's predecessor in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Review the settlement here.
- November 17, 2008 USW Women of Steel Crusade Against Toxic Trade The United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel (WOS) is hosting a lead screening session to educate families about potentially toxic products and the bad trade policies that are allowing them into our homes. The product screenings are part of the USW's international "Protect Our Kids - Stop Toxic Imports" campaign.
- November 13, 2008 Unions across the Globe Congratulate Steelworkers for Role in the Election During the recent election, millions of working men and women across America and around the globe watched and cheered as Senator Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States. Many of our brothers and sisters in the labor movement recognize the major role the Steelworkers played in brining new hope and change to workers everywhere.
- November 11, 2008 Agreement Reached at MeadWestvaco Mahrt, Alabama Paper Mill The United Steelworkers (USW) today announced the ratification of a new labor agreement at MeadWestvaco’s Mahrt, Alabama paper mill covering some 540 workers. The agreement, which will expire on October 31, 2013, provides an immediate $3,000 lump sum bonus payable to production and maintenance employees, plus an immediate general wage increase of 2% which will be retroactive to November 3, 2008.
- November 06, 2008 | USW New Video Documents USW’s Road to Change, unprecedented activism in election Across the nation, USW members heeded the call to seize the moment with unprecedented activism – much of it featured in a new video being released today, “Road to Change.” Read more and watch the video here.
