News Articles
- July 20, 2010 | USW, Blue Green Alliance United Steelworkers Send 100,000 Letters Urging Action on Clean Energy Jobs Legislation, Creating and Maintaining Manufacturing Jobs As the U.S. Senate prepares to take up clean energy legislation, members of the United Steelworkers, along with USW International Secretary-Treasurer Stan Johnson and BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director David Foster, today highlighted the more than 100,000 letters sent from USW members urging action on strong clean energy jobs legislation ... more
- May 06, 2010 | USW 1,000+ say 'thank you' for health insurance reform at Capitol Hill rally More than 1,000 Steelworkers and other union members rallied on Capitol Hill today to say thank you to lawmakers who voted for health insurance reform.
- May 05, 2010 | USW Rapid Response Message: Your Voice Needed More Than Ever Hundreds of Rapid Response activists gathered today in Washington, D.C., for their annual conference and heard from multiple speakers that they are needed now more than ever. Click here for more.
- February 25, 2010 | USW USW supports striking Mexican miners The USW continues its support of striking Mexican miners. Click here for more.
- February 22, 2010 | USW USW Health Insurance Tool Kit Updated with Latest Obama Plan
- February 12, 2010 | USW USW Black History Month Blog: Manufacturing the great equalizer In a special Black History Month blog by USW International President Leo W. Gerard and Vice President Fred Redmond, the leaders say that the youth of today need to lead a revolution for manufacturing jobs, which will help everyone in our nation prosper. Click here for more.
- January 27, 2010 | Workers Uniting Global union protests invite of British National Party to white supremacist meeting In a letter sent this week to the Westin Hotel, Workers Uniting expresses deep anger about the decision to allow a British National Party leader whose views are so offensive to so many to address a white supremacist conference on its premises. Click here for more.
- January 26, 2010 | USW Info for USW members, locals wishing to donate to Haiti Click here for information about how to donate to the Steelworkers Charitable Fund to help the victims of the terrible earthquake in Haiti as well as info about Union Plus' pledge to match donations.
- January 26, 2010 | USW USW President to FOX News: Campaign Finance Ruling Very Troubling USW International President Leo W. Gerard in an interview with FOX News last night discussed the troubling Supreme Court ruling regarding corporate campaign contributions. Click here for more.
- January 26, 2010 | USW VIDEO: USW President on FOX: 'Cadillac' tax bad for workers, bad politics USW International President Leo W. Gerard appeared recently on Fox Business Network to talk about why a so-called "Cadillac" tax to pay for health insurance reform is not only bad policy, but bad politics. Click here to watch.
