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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

  • Let’s Fix the USMCA Before It’s Too Late.

    The USW, other unions and our allies are pushing for meaningful improvements to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the trade pact subject to “joint review” and modification by all thr... —

  • Help Wanted: Put A Fighter in Charge of the Labor Department.

    With Lori Chavez-DeRemer's resignation, Donald Trump has the opportunity to correct course and replace her with the kind of fighter, advocate and ally that working people need at this time of rampant... —

  • TAA Is a No-Brainer. Yet Here We Are Fighting for It.

    Hundreds of thousands of workers across numerous industries—farming, glass, mining, steel and tires, to name a few—got kicked in the gut when Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) ended for no reason in 2... —

  • Welcome to the New Era of Worker Power

    Eight hundred delegates to the United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel conference last week in Canada celebrated our solidarity and sent a message of worker power to greedy corporations on both sides... —

  • 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... —