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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

  • Partners in Prosperity

    The shared commitment of workers, employer and government provides the surest path forward in today’s uncertain economy. When they pull together, they are partners in prosperity. The post Partners in... —

  • The Empty Promise

    Donald Trump won election last year with a promise to bring down costs of groceries and other items on “day one” of his administration. He failed. Instead, he’s making life harder with policies that... —

  • Building Worker Power in Public Office

    Union members across the country will be on the ballot Tuesday in races including mayor, judge and city council because they realize it’s more important than ever for everyday Americans to have a real... —

  • Like Someone Passing Away

    America so far lost more than a million foreign-born workers amid Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. The dragnet exacts a heavy toll not only on deportees and their families but on the workplac... —

  • Battling Killer Heat

    By David McCallUSW International President The steel-plate floors “absorb heat and radiate it to no end,” says Keenan Bell, explaining why temperatures in parts of the Bridgestone tire plant in Des Mo... —