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Local 1940-08

USW Local Union 1940-08 represents more than 100 workers in the lab, imaging, pharmacy & nursing departments at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, Penn.

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Aug. 11, 2023 Bargaining Update

We are making progress on a new contract. We secured language protections for our jobs on sub-contracting/contracting out, voluntary layoff protection...

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Aug. 4, 2023 Bargaining Update

We had a strong show of solidarity yesterday as we prepared for bargaining!Your bargaining committee kicked off negotiations today by presenting stron...

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USW National News

  • New Contract at Domtar

    Members Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify Four-Year Agreement USW members voted overwhelmingly this winter to ratify a new four-year master agreement that provides significant annual wage increases and ad... —

  • Building a Stronger Union Around Safety

    USW Activists Work Hard to Identify and Eliminate On-The-Job Hazards In July 2025, Kerry Halter, president of Local 752L at the Cooper-Goodyear plant in Texarkana, Ark., invited a USW team to particip... —

  • Union Power

    Members at Milbank Manufacturing in Missouri Produce Electrical Distribution Units Brad Dalton first walked through the door at Milbank Manufacturing Co. in Kansas City at the age of 20, expecting tha... —

  • McCall Steps Aside

    International President David McCall Leaves Behind Incomparable Legacy of Advocacy David McCall was 18 years old when he joined Local 6787 and went to work as a millwright at Bethlehem Steel’s sprawli... —

  • Neumann Becomes New SOAR President

    Ken Neumann, who served for 18 years as the USW’s national director for Canada before his retirement in 2022, became the fifth international president of the Steelworkers Organization of Active Retire... —