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  • This Union Paramedic Treats an Epidemic of Inequality

    Dominick Sapien and a fellow paramedic arrived at the home in Central Wyoming to find the victim of a fall lying helpless on the floor with a pulverized knee. Yet the patient refused to go to the hosp... —

  • No Kidding: Some States Prioritize Profits Over Teen Workers

    Some states enact strong child-labor laws and hold employers accountable. But other states, pandering to corporations, prioritize profits over the welfare of teenage workers. The post No Kidding: Some... —

  • These Workers Claimed Their Power

    A tenacious union drive on Alaska's North Slope united 267 workers across a handful of remote sites, culminating last month in a landslide vote to join the USW. Their victory in spite of daunting chal... —

  • It’s Been My Life

    Working shoulder-to-shoulder with USW members—hundreds of thousands of them, in every sector of the economy—has been much more than an honor. It’s been my life. I’m retiring in the near future, confid... —

  • Paying It Forward

    USW members who work at the BFGoodrich plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., are among a growing number of union activists nationwide who draw strength from their unions and then pay it forward. The post Paying... —

Pledge your solidarity with striking ATI workers!

On March 30, more than 1,300 of our steelworker siblings at eight locations in Penn., Ohio, N.Y. and Mass., began an unfair labor practice strike against their employer ATI.

ATI is determined to force our brothers and sisters to accept unnecessary concessions on health care and other issues even though they worked to keep the business running, while management stayed home, throughout the pandemic.

After going without a wage increase since 2014 these skilled, essential workers deserve a fair contract.

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