- July 16, 2010 USW Hails Mexican Superior Court Decision Vindicating Los Mineros Leader Napoleon Gomez Leo W.Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), hails a decision, by the Superior Court of Justice of the Federal District of Mexico, dismissing an arrest warrant issued against Napoleon Gomez Urrutia, Secretary-General of the National Union of Mining, Metallurgical, Steel and Allied Workers of Mexico.
- May 19, 2010 A Fair Deal for Mexicans When President Kennedy sent his brother on a worldwide Goodwill tour in 1963, there wasn't a single country in which Robert Kennedy wasn't asked about the Civil Rights movement at home. People in Japan, France and Germany had seen the images of burning buses and Birmingham's fire hoses, and they wanted answers.
- May 12, 2010 Hector and Mario: the Martyrs of the 2006 strike in Lazaro Cardenas In the 1990's a wave of privatization washed over Mexico. In Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, the steel mill built by the government in the 1970's, and operated by the government-owned company Sicartsa, was split and sold to two buyers.
- March 15, 2010 "Buy American" Working in Granite City Within the shadows of the U.S. Steel plant in Granite City, Ill., is the site of a new movie theater which is under construction. The unique feature about this theater is the tremendous amount of steel that has been used in constructing it.
- March 05, 2010 Report on Steelworker Attendance at the Minero's National Forum In the name of the 20 Steelworkers here in Cananea today, and of the more than eight hundred thousand Steelworkers in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, we wish to give you a message: YOU ARE NOT ALONE! [NOTE: No Estan (or Estamos) Solos - You (or We) Are Not Alone - is a major chant in use at Minero rallies.]
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- April 21, 2009 District 7 Director, Jim Robinson Jim Robinson joined Local 1010 in 1971 when he hired in at Inland Steel in East Chicago, Indiana. While working in the Basic Oxygen Furnace Department he was elected Safety Committeeman in 1973, and then served as Grievance Committeeman from 1976 to 1988.
- April 20, 2009 District Contacts This page contains contact information about United Steelworkers representatives and staff in District 7.
- January 21, 2010 District 7 Agitator The District 7 Agitator is the official publication of the United Steelworkers - District 7. The Editor is Bill Carey.
- October 07, 2009 Local Union Links This page highlights USW Local Unions in District 7 who wish to promote their Web sites. Please notify the Webmaster of any address changes for your Web site or to have your Web site listed below.
- October 07, 2009 Affiliated Union Sites This page highlights affilliated organization Web sites in District 7.
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- April 21, 2009 What Is Rapid Response Rapid Response is the Steelworkers' nonpartisan grassroots education, communication, and action program that involves every member.
- June 11, 2009 Rapid Response Coordinator in District 7 Locals seeking information on Rapid Response activities in Indiana and Illinois, including new team training and general program assistance, should contact the following Coordinator.
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- October 16, 2009 District 7 Organizing Coordinator None of the information below will be disclosed to anyone outside the union. You can contact United Steelworker District 7 Organizing Coordinator by calling (219) 886-2596 during working hours, and after hours if you leave your name and number someone will return your call.
- October 16, 2009 Organize The United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO-CLC, is your opportunity for a change. By organizing with the USW, you become part of an organization that brings with its over 850,000 members.
- October 16, 2009 Know Your Rights Did you know there are federal laws in place to protect workers interested in forming a Union? It's true. You may be surprised to learn that many activities, some even on company property, are completely protected by our federal government.
- December 18, 2009 Why Should I Join A Union? Having a Union in your workplace is the most beneficial thing you can do to secure your future and the future of your family! Read more to find out why.
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- July 20, 2009 Women of Steel Coordinators Women -- especially our "Women of Steel" activists play a major role shaping the future for working women. In this section is a listing of Women of Steel Coordinators in Indiana and Illinois.
- June 30, 2009 Women's Committee Building Solidarity Action Calendar Create Your Own Women's Committee "Building Solidarity
- October 16, 2009 District 7 Women of Steel Receive Recognition The Women of Steel in southern Illinois have been very active in recent years in the fight against domestic violence through their financial support of the Phoenix Crisis Center in Granite City. They have raised over $50,000 through their activities.
- April 29, 2009 Report of the Cananea International Solidarity Trip by Women of Steel On May 27, 2008 fourteen Women of Steel members representing the United Steelworkers gathered in Tucson and caravaned across the Mexican border about three hours into Cananea, Mexico to support striking miners.
- June 12, 2009 WOS Members Learn How Trade Agreements Negatively Affect Mexican Workers In support of the Women of Steel International Solidarity Initiative, USW union sisters representing 6 Districts across the U.S. and Canada traveled to Tijuana, Mexico in April 2008 to participate in a joint Border Tour effort between the Sierra Club and USW Women of Steel to view first hand how NAFTA and other such trade agreements negatively affect workers and communities.
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