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Local 646 Valdosta, Ga

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Building America, Fighting Greed

Posted: March 08, 2024...

Chemical operators in Ohio vote unanimously to join the USW

Sam Howard has been a chemical operator at Detrex Corporation in Ashtabula, Ohio, for nine years. He and his fellow 20 workers produce high-purity hyd...

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Passing of Thomas Conway

President Joe Biden honors the life and legacy of our Tom Conway, who passed away Monday, Sept. 25, saying,...

USW Mourns Passing of International President Tom Conway

(PITTSBURGH) – It is with heavy hearts that the United Steelworkers (USW) union today announces the passing of International President...

USW National News

  • Real Leaders, Confronting Trump’s Callousness

    Real leaders, like USW members and union retirees, are throwing themselves into community service to confront the pain inflicted by the Republican spending bill. The post Real Leaders, Confronting Tru... —

  • Saving Pennies at the Cost of Lives

    The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) saves workers’ lives while also protecting the communities around chemical plants. Yet Donald Trump wants to kill it. The post Saving Pennies a... —

  • Letting Rural Health Care Bleed Out

    Senate Republicans want to gut Medicaid payments to rural hospitals that are already struggling to survive. The Republicans' plan would hurt local economies and create health deserts in many parts of... —

  • Trump Stabs Workers in the Back

    By David McCallUSW International President Federal officials, then-Gov. Eric Holcomb, union leaders, company representatives and dozens of guests assembled at Heidelberg Materials in Mitchell, Ind., l... —

  • Overcoming Lies and Broken Promises

    By David McCallUSW International President Justin Arango said support for a union built over the years among workers at JSW Steel in Mingo Junction, Ohio, as the company repeatedly failed to deliver f... —