Releases / Advisories Archive

• January 11, 2010 USW Confident WTO Dispute Panel Will Uphold U.S. Tire Action
• December 30, 2009 USW Reacts to Trade Case Vote on Tariffs Against OCTG China Pipe Imports
• December 17, 2009 USW Supports Obama Administration’s Manufacturing Framework Plan
• December 16, 2009 USW Praises Obama on $5 Billion Commitment to Green Manufacturing
• December 11, 2009 USW Chastises Mexican Government’s Decision to Liquidate Central Light & Power; Fire 44,000 Workers
• December 09, 2009 Chemical Safety Board Recommendations Fail to Address Overall Safety of Refinery, Community
• December 01, 2009 USW Continues to Push for Trade Law Enforcement
• November 23, 2009 Steelworkers at Evergreen Packaging Overwhelmingly Approve Master Labor Agreement
• November 16, 2009 USW Criticizes Decision to Confirm Grupo Mexico Plan of Reorganization as a Blow to ASARCO Workers, Retirees and Communities
• November 13, 2009 USW Criticizes Absence of Elected Officials at Community Forum on Hydrogen Fluoride
• November 10, 2009 Steelworkers at Asarco Win Pension Benefits for 19 Former Workers at El Paso Smelter
• November 10, 2009 United Steelworkers Union Holds Community Educational Forum
• November 06, 2009 USW, paper companies applaud ITC decision to investigate unfair trade case
• November 05, 2009 USW: Proposed Tariffs for China Pipe Sends Message to U.S. Workers
• November 03, 2009 Sierra Club, USW Urge Regulators to Uphold Intent of Lacey Act
• November 03, 2009 USW Declares Support for ‘Trade Enforcement Priorities Act’ to Create Jobs
• October 30, 2009 USW Updates U.S. Secretary Of State Clinton On Status Of Drummond Miners In Colombia
• October 27, 2009 Steelworkers Form Collaboration with MONDRAGON, the World’s Largest Worker-Owned Cooperative
• October 23, 2009 USW and Philips Remember Texas Chemical Explosion & Fire 20 Years Later
• October 15, 2009 Preliminary Hearing Held by Trade Commission on Coated Paper Case
• October 14, 2009 USW Blasts Seizure of Mexico's Electricity Plants by Federal Police as Another Attack on Labor Rights
• October 09, 2009 USW Affirms Report on China Glass Industry Subsidization as Job Threat
• October 09, 2009 USW Lauds Brown-Slaughter Bill That Would Strengthen U.S. Industrial Global Competitiveness
• October 05, 2009 Unions Say Chemical Safety Board is Broken, Putting Workers and Communities at Risk
• October 03, 2009 USW Members at Bridgestone-Firestone Ratify New Four-Year Contracts
• October 02, 2009 USW Cites New Report on Needed Provisions in Senate Clean Energy Bill
• September 30, 2009 USW Women Want Honduran Coup Regime to Cease Brutalizing Women
• September 28, 2009 U.S. Chemical Safety Board Again Fails to Stand for Better Safety Rules for America's Workers
• September 23, 2009 USW Joins Paper Industry in Major Trade Cases Against China, Indonesia
• September 23, 2009 USW: G-20 Leaders Must Address Global Jobs Crisis
• September 22, 2009 30,000 Workers Exposed to Deadly Conditions as They Break Up Ships That Carried G-20 Trade
• September 19, 2009 Steelworkers Ratify Goodyear Agreement
• September 18, 2009 Miners in Colombia Unfairly Punished, USW Tells State Department
• September 16, 2009 Unions Decry CSB Failure to Demand Stronger OSHA Safeguards Against Reactive Chemical Explosions
• September 14, 2009 Obama Decision on Chinese Tires Enforces Existing Trade Law
• September 12, 2009 USW Supports the President’s Enforcement of Trade Laws
• September 11, 2009 USW Applauds EPA Rejecting Portions of Texas Clean-Air Permitting Program
• September 09, 2009 Unions Team-up to Benefit Workers, Build Solidarity
• September 08, 2009 Steelworkers Set to Ratify Goodyear Agreement
• September 08, 2009 USW Urges White House to Address Current China Import Tire Spike
• September 07, 2009 USW Praises Expanded Role for Ron Bloom in American Manufacturing
• September 02, 2009 USW Confident Obama Will Order China Import Relief
• September 01, 2009 AFL-CIO Annual Labor Day Briefing on Jobs, Health Care, Employee Free Choice Act
• September 01, 2009 USW Opposes ASARCO Bankruptcy Recommendation
• August 31, 2009 USW Women of Steel Ask Lawmakers to Protect Honduran Women Brutalized by Coup Regime
• August 31, 2009 United Steelworkers Union Calls for Industry-wide Phase-out of Hydrogen Fluoride in Oil Refinery Alkylation Units
• August 28, 2009 Despite Strong Profits, Kansas Gas Service Asking Workers to Sacrifice
• August 26, 2009 USW Announces Victory for Los Angeles Car Wash Workers
• August 26, 2009 USW Mourns ‘Workers Champion,’ U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy
• August 25, 2009 USW Condemns Latest in Wave of Colombian Assassinations
• August 19, 2009 Workers Uniting union counters the lies in U.S. health care debate
• August 07, 2009 USW Reiterates Need for Tariffs to Halt Surge of Chinese Tires Flooding U.S.
• August 06, 2009 USW Praises Senators Supporting American Workers on Climate Change
• August 04, 2009 Labor Board Dismisses Charges against USW in Covington
• August 04, 2009 USW Withdraw from Talks with American Petroleum Institute, Oil Industry
• July 27, 2009 USW Request Appearance before USTR on China Tire Imports Remedy
• July 20, 2009 Union Reports Lack of Progress in Talks with Grupo Mexico Affiliate
• July 16, 2009 Arbitrator Orders AK to Keep Ashland Operating
• July 16, 2009 Statement of USW President Leo W. Gerard in Response to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk’s “New Initiatives for Trade Enforcement Speech”
• July 15, 2009 Statement from USW President Gerard on House U.S. Health Care Reform Bill
• July 15, 2009 Statement from the National Labor Coordinating Committee (NLCC) on Meeting with President Obama
• July 13, 2009 International Trade Union Leaders Demand Justice for The Widows of Pasta De Conchos
• July 10, 2009 National Union Leaders, 1,000 Arkansas Workers Expected at Grassroots Mobilization in Little Rock to Urge Congress Approve Employee Free Choice
• July 10, 2009 Parliamentary, Union Leaders Demand Mexican Government Cease Attacks On Mineworkers
• July 09, 2009 USW Opposes Senate Attempt to Repeal “Black Liquor” Bio-fuel Tax Credit
• July 08, 2009 Parliamentary, Union Leaders Visit Mexico To Support Mineworkers Union
• July 02, 2009 Steelworkers Ratify Groundbreaking Agreement with MeadWestvaco in Covington
• June 29, 2009 USW Applauds ITC Remedy Vote on China Tire Imports
• June 29, 2009 USW Family Members Awarded Union Plus Scholarships
• June 26, 2009 Ohio Congressional Members Urge U.S. to Provide GM Retirees Medical Benefits
• June 24, 2009 Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement with MeadWestvaco in Covington
• June 23, 2009 USW Supports New WTO Case Filed By U.S, EU Against China
• June 23, 2009 Workers Uniting Celebrates Bangladesh Denim Workers’ Victory
• June 19, 2009 Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement with Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
• June 18, 2009 USW Lauds ITC Vote Affirming China Tire Import Surge - Revised
• June 17, 2009 U.S. ITC Ruling Due on Chinese Import Tire Surge: Thursday, June 18
• June 17, 2009 UMWA endorses Rich Trumka for President of the AFL-CIO
• June 16, 2009 Steelworkers Endorse Trumka as AFL-CIO President
• June 16, 2009 Steelworkers Testifying at Steel Caucus Want Industry Revitalized
• June 12, 2009 Trade Deficit with China Continues to Threaten Viability of North American Manufacturing
• June 02, 2009 NLRB Complaint Cites Retaliatory Attacks on Los Angeles Carwash Workers
• June 02, 2009 USW, Members of Congress, Tire Workers Testify at ITC
• June 01, 2009 USW Presents Trade Case on China Tire Imports Jun. 2
• May 26, 2009 USW Lauds Sotomayor Nomination; Cites Her Strong Interpretation of Law; Enforcement of Statutory Rights for Workers
• May 22, 2009 USW Calls U.S. Trade Commission Vote on China Imports; Urgent Step for Laid-Off Workers at Idled OCTG Pipe Plants
• May 22, 2009 Workers Uniting pledges Solidarity with Workers in Bangladesh
• May 19, 2009 USW Urges Elected Leaders to Reject Taxpayer-Supported Auto Plans that Close Plants
• May 18, 2009 American Steel Producers Highlight Inappropriate Chinese Efforts To Politically Influence Legal Proceedings
• May 14, 2009 Labor, Business, Elected Officials Call on D.C. to “Keep It Made in America”
• May 14, 2009 USW says U.S. House Climate Change Bill ‘Moving in the Right Direction’
• May 07, 2009 "Keep It Made in America" Bus Tours Hit the Road in 11 States
• May 06, 2009 USW Blasts China’s Persistent Attempts to Influence ITC Investigation Process
• May 05, 2009 Who Cares?
• May 04, 2009 USW Members to Lobby Congress over Tax Relief for Struggling Paper Industry
• April 30, 2009 USW Criticizes Chinese Effort to Influence Trade Case Proceedings
• April 29, 2009 USW Alerts Members to Swine Flu (H1N1 Influenza) Threats and Prevention
• April 20, 2009 USW Seeks Relief from Flood of Imported Chinese Tires
• April 09, 2009 Steelworkers Ratify New Agreement with Packaging Corporation of America
• April 09, 2009 USW Challenges TransCanada Keystone Pipeline Permit for Safety
• April 08, 2009 USW Joins Oil Tubular Trade Case Against China Imports
• April 07, 2009 Labor leaders from AFL-CIO, Change to Win form national coordinating committee
• April 06, 2009 Granite City Rally to Push for Rebuilding American Manufacturing
• April 03, 2009 USW Says Jobs Report Makes Action Urgent by Congress on Manufacturing
• March 31, 2009 Unite and USW global union call on G20 to take action to invigorate manufacturing
• March 27, 2009 Unions, environmental groups urge passage of climate change legislation in '09
• March 25, 2009 USW, Steel industry requests action by U.S. Trade Rep. Ron Kirk
• March 24, 2009 USW President Gerard Testifies on Trade Aspects of Climate Change
• March 23, 2009 China Environmental Practices Cast Pall on Climate Issue; Public Health, U.S. Jobs at Stake in China’s Industrial Spew
• March 19, 2009 USW Lauds Treasury Department’s Support of Auto Suppliers
• March 17, 2009 USW Celebrates 100+ 'Buy American' Resolution Wins
• March 16, 2009 USW to urge Pittsburgh City Council to 'Buy American' with tax dollars
• March 16, 2009 United Steelworkers Members Ratify Sunoco Philadelphia Refinery Contract
• March 13, 2009 Sunoco Marcus Hook Workers Ratify Three-Year Agreement
• March 12, 2009 N.J. Merck Workers and Allies to Hold Plant-Gate Rally to Protest Company Layoffs
• March 02, 2009 Steelworkers: President’s Choice for Health and Human Services a Good One
• February 28, 2009 United Steelworkers Union Gives 24-Hour Strike Notice to Sunoco
• February 20, 2009 USW, Welded Stainless Steel Pipe Producers Applaud Unanimous Final Injury Vote Against China Imports
• February 17, 2009 Steelworkers Commend Obama for Selecting USW Expert for Auto Restructuring
• February 16, 2009 Union Concern over Graphic Packaging Plant Closing Announcement, Health of Company
• February 13, 2009 USW Says Congress Vote Starts Main Street Recovery for Workers
• February 10, 2009 Labor March through Granite City’s Main Street Tells Congress: Put America Back to Work
• February 06, 2009 National Oil Bargaining Pattern Agreement Focuses on Economic Issues
• February 05, 2009 Steelworkers Say Ravenswood Shutdown Shows Need for Immediate Economic Stimulus
• February 04, 2009 EaglePicher Workers in Joplin, Mo., Gain Ally in Australian Parliament in Fight for Fair Union Contract
• February 04, 2009 More Than One Million Petitions Delivered to Congress Backing Employee Free Choice Act
• February 04, 2009 USW dispels ‘Buy America’ myths as activists descend on D.C.
• February 03, 2009 National Labor Relations Board Judge Overturns Union Representation Election in Covington, Va., Based on USW Objections
• February 03, 2009 Steelworkers Union Reaches Tentative Pattern Agreement with Oil Industry
• February 03, 2009 Thousands of USW members, others to deliver more than 1 million petitions to Congress
• January 28, 2009 Sen. Brown, Gerard call for 'Buy America' enforcement in stimulus
• January 27, 2009 USW President, Sen. Brown to discuss 'Buy American' on conference call
• January 22, 2009 USW Fighting for Economic Renewal that Works
• January 09, 2009 AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on December Jobs Report
• January 08, 2009 New Hart Research Shows Overwhelming Support for Employee Free Choice Act
• December 29, 2008 USW Urges U.S. to Reject Latest Doha Paper for WTO Rules
• December 22, 2008 USW Affirms U.S. Subsidy Duties on Line Pipe Imported from China
• December 19, 2008 Steelworkers Acclaim Obama’s Appointment of Rep. Solis as Next Labor Secretary
• December 12, 2008 USW Condemns GOP U.S. Senate Leaders for Auto Loan Rejection
• December 09, 2008 USW Calls for Major Economic Recovery Program for Main Street
• December 08, 2008 Statement by USW International President Leo W. Gerard on Passing of Paul J. Fasser, Former Assistant Labor Secretary
• December 05, 2008 Shutdown USW and UAW Locals Look to Save Automotive Supply Jobs in Midwest Foreign Owner Locks Out Workers; Another Looming?
• December 03, 2008 Workers Uniting to attend ICEM World Conference for the Pulp & Papermaking Industries
• November 25, 2008 USW’S Conway says final China import duties needed on line pipe
• November 20, 2008 Steel Industry Urges U.S. Government to Stand Up to China
• November 17, 2008 USW Women of Steel Crusade Against Toxic Trade; Hosts Session to Demonstrate Testing Products for Lead
• November 11, 2008 USW Announces New Agreement at MeadWestvaco Mahrt, Alabama Paper Mill
• November 06, 2008 New Video Documents USW’s Road to Change, unprecedented activsm
• November 05, 2008 Steelworkers Celebrate Election Night Success
• October 30, 2008 Steelers and Steelworkers to Rally for Obama-Biden, Get Out the Vote
• October 30, 2008 USW Calls Paper Trade Case Ruling ‘Good News for Working Families’
• October 30, 2008 USW Local 8888 Ratifies New Contract With Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard
• October 28, 2008 USW Raises Questions about Treasury's $125 Billion Investment in Financial Firms
• October 28, 2008 United Steelworkers Union Oil Workers Overwhelmingly Approve National Oil Bargaining Policy
• October 27, 2008 10,000 Strong: Unprecedented number of USW Activists Volunteering for Obama-Biden
• October 25, 2008 USW Local 8888 And Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard Strike Tentative Deal On “Legacy” Contract
• October 24, 2008 Steelers owner, USW rally for Obama
• October 21, 2008 Franco Harris, Dan Rooney to joing USW to rally for Obama
• October 20, 2008 As Economic Crisis Worsens, ‘Keep It Made in America’ Tour Crosses Pennsylvania to Focus on Manufacturing Solutions
• October 20, 2008 United Steelworkers Members Ratify New Contract at Cascade Pacific Pulp LLC in Halsey, Oregon
• October 08, 2008 Blue Green Alliance grows: NRDC, CWA join Steelworkers, Sierra Club in movement for green economy
• October 06, 2008 USW Calls for Resolution of Fundamental Causes of Financial Crisis as $700 Billion Package Aims to Stabilize Credit Market
• October 01, 2008 Wisconsin Paper Mill Workers Rallying At State Capitol To Save Kimberly Mill Jobs
• September 30, 2008 United Steelworkers Urges Congressional Action on Energy Tax Incentives
• September 27, 2008 USW Wins Congressional Approval to End Jobs Threat of Uranium Imports
• September 26, 2008 Oct. 1 Town Hall Meeting to Challenge Candidates on Manufacturing Issues
• September 24, 2008 Campaign for Fair Labor Standards for EaglePicher Workers Heats Up;
• September 24, 2008 Steelworkers Will Host Reception, Pittsburgh Premiere of Battle in Seattle
• September 22, 2008 United Steelworkers Delegates Approve National Oil Bargaining Policy
• September 18, 2008 USW Commends Justice Department’s Objection to Grupo Mexico’s Plan for ASARCO
• September 17, 2008 Mill Workers, Allies to Rally at Halsey Plant Gate on September 21
• September 17, 2008 Steelworkers Laud Allegheny Technologies’ Strategic Investment; Commitment to Western Pennsylvania Manufacturing
• September 10, 2008 USW names new General Counsel
• September 09, 2008 Steelworkers Improve Wages, Pensions and Job Security in 4-year Contract with U.S. Steel
• September 04, 2008 USW to 'Adopt' 3,000 Striking Workers' Families in Mexico
• September 03, 2008 Women of Steel to McCain: Palin wrong choice for working women, families
• September 02, 2008 Steelworkers Reach 4-year Agreement with Cleveland Cliffs
• September 02, 2008 Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement with ArcelorMittal on Four-Year Contract
• August 29, 2008 USW Statement on John McCain's VP Choice
• August 28, 2008 More than 400 USW watch parties planned to celebrate historic Obama speech
• August 27, 2008 Steelworkers to Hold Candlelight Vigil as Kimberly Mill Prepares for Shutdown
• August 24, 2008 USW Praises Sen. Biden on Joining Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign
• August 22, 2008 Steelworkers Hail Court Decision Approving $1 Billion Health Care Fund for Goodyear Retirees
• August 21, 2008 USW Statement on Passing of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-11th-OH)
• August 15, 2008 USW: Jobs more secure with duties on Chinese-made tires
• August 15, 2008 United Steelworkers-represented Mill Workers Ratify Five-Year Agreement with Packaging Corporation of America
• August 14, 2008 USW Calls for Wisconsin Assembly to Urge NewPage Sale of Kimberly Mill
• August 12, 2008 Steelworkers Increase Wages, Improve Pensions and Benefits in 4-year Agreement with U.S. Steel
• August 07, 2008 Steelworkers-Negotiated Contract Provides Seamless Transition for Workers in Weyerhaeuser Sale to International Paper
• August 07, 2008 USW congratulates Liberian rubber workers on landmark labor agreement
• August 01, 2008 Renewable-Energy Tax Credits Essential to Building Green Economy
• August 01, 2008 USW President Gerard Calls for Democratic Platform to be United on Trade
• July 30, 2008 2.3 Million Jobs Lost to China since 2001; Replacement Jobs Pay Substantially Less, Data Shows
• July 25, 2008 United Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement with Packaging Corporation of America Mills
• July 23, 2008 Statement by AFL-CIO President Sweeney: Our Support for Clear Choice of Workers Future at ASARCO
• July 23, 2008 USW Members Ratify New Contract at MeadWestvaco Low Moor, Va., Facility
• July 22, 2008 En Espanol: USW, L.A. activists protest human rights abuses in Colombia
• July 22, 2008 USW Supports 'Trade Enforcement Act of 2008'
• July 22, 2008 USW, L.A. activists protest human rights abuses in Colombia
• July 21, 2008 Blue Green Alliance Welcomes Gore’s Energy Challenge
• July 21, 2008 Lockout Ended, Intensive Contract Campaign by Steelworkers at Latrobe Specialty Steel Shows Workers Fighting Back to Defend Family Standards of Living
• July 19, 2008 Tentative settlement reached to end 138-day Calgon Corp. lockout of Neville Island workers
• July 18, 2008 En Espanol - Occidental Petroleum on Trial in Colombia Tribunal: Steelworkers Demand Justice
• July 18, 2008 Occidental Petroleum on Trial in Colombia Tribunal: Steelworkers Demand Justice
• July 11, 2008 Still Waiting: As Union Hand Strengthens, Latrobe Steel Fails to Respond to Steelworker Proposal;
• July 02, 2008 Steelworkers Expand International Executive Board; First Woman Newest Member
• July 02, 2008 Workers Uniting Aims to Challenge Growing Exploitation by Global Capital
• June 30, 2008 Vegas Cab Drivers to Mobilize Sidewalk Rally of 2,000 Steelworkers
• June 28, 2008 First Global Union Being Created to Build Bargaining Power
• June 26, 2008 Steelworkers Reach Settlement with FreightCar America.
• June 25, 2008 Steelworkers Union Wins Right to Bid Arbitration: Esmark Report Is False
• June 24, 2008 USW, Sierra Club Urge Senate Fixes in Climate Security Act
• June 20, 2008 U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Issues Final Affirmative Vote on Antidumping and Countervailing Decisions on Circular Welded Steel Pipe From China
• June 12, 2008 Esmark Allegations a Pathetic Sideshow to Bouchards’ Failed Scheme
• June 01, 2008 Justice Dept. OKs sale of Sparrows Point Steel Mill
• May 23, 2008 Steelworkers Ratify Contract at Georgia Pacific's Brewton, Ala. Mill
• May 21, 2008 USW Supports Severstal's Purchase of Esmark
• May 21, 2008 United Mine Workers of America Endorses Barack Obama for President
• May 16, 2008 Esmark Turns Its Back on USW
• May 15, 2008 United Steelworkers Endorse Senator Barack Obama for President
• May 13, 2008 United Steelworkers File Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Latrobe Specialty Steel for Illegal Lockout
• May 09, 2008 Latrobe Specialty Steel Workers Blast Management Decision to Lock Out Work Force
• May 09, 2008 United Steelworkers Members Overwhelmingly Ratify Four-Year Umbrella Master Agreement with Domtar
• May 08, 2008 225 USW Members Awarded Back Pay, Johnstown America Ordered to Recall Laid Off Workers
• May 08, 2008 House Committee Investigation Reinforces UMWA's Position On Crandall Canyon Disaster And Need For S-MINER Act
• April 30, 2008 Locked Out Steelworkers to Confront Calgon Carbon at Shareholder's Meeting
• April 28, 2008 United Steelworkers Union Reaches Tentative Agreement with Domtar
• April 25, 2008 United Steelworkers Union Members Ratify Four-Year Master Agreement Covering International Paper Converter Facilities
• April 24, 2008 USW Calls Senate Republicans Action to Block Fair Pay Act a Resounding Message to Working Americans who are Victims of Wage Discrimination
• April 22, 2008 USW Releases Report on Grupo Mexico and ASARCO Bankruptcy
• April 21, 2008 Union Charges Unfair Labor Practices at Appleton Spring Mill
• April 18, 2008 USW Says Trade Issue Key to Presidential Choice
• April 17, 2008 Coalition Of Black Trade Unionists Hosts Panel On Race, Gender In Presidential Politics
• April 15, 2008 Appleton Paper's Illegal Maneuvers Outrage Union
• April 15, 2008 USW Lawsuit Results in Continental Tire Agreeing to Provide Retiree Health Care
• April 14, 2008 A. Philip Randolph Institute Honors Budding Labor Stars
• April 14, 2008 Obama, Clinton Vow to "Get Tough with China" and Enforce Trade Laws at Manufacturing Forum
• April 10, 2008 Steelworker Awarded Carnegie Medal Along With 21 Others For Extraordinary Civilian Heroism
• April 07, 2008 International Paper Converters Deal Goes to USW Membership for Vote with Unanimous Endorsement
• April 07, 2008 USW Calls on Congress to Reject Colombia FTA
• April 08, 2007 Harley-Davidson Employees in Wisconsin Approve New Deal