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What is a Union?

A union is a group of people working together to advance their interests in the workplace through collective action and collective bargaining.

Bargaining Basis

Bargaining Basics

Information on what it means to collectively bargain and how your involvement can help win fair contracts.

The Difference

The Union Difference

Unions allow us to speak with one voice to address the things most important to us on the job and build power for working people.

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USW Local 2-1010 – Graphic Packaging – Kalamazoo, MI – Incompetence

The employer discharged the grievant incompetence – cutting a strap on a roll with a blade, cutting a wire that resulted in $25,000 damage. Only supervisors were supposed to cut straps, and were supposed to use scissors. It was the fifth violation in 12 months, three had been for carelessness.

USW Local 2-1010 – Graphic Packaging – Kalamazoo, MI – Incompetence

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Senators Join USW in Calling for Rejection of Chinese Acquisition of U.S. Aluminum Company Aleris

USW International President Leo W. Gerard released the following statement last week commending a group of 12 senators, led by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), who appealed to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

Senators Join USW in Calling for Rejection of Chinese Acquisition of U.S. Aluminum Company Aleris

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Welder Who Died At Gary Steel Mill Thought His Workplace Was ‘Getting Dangerous,’ Wife Says

GARY, Ind. (CBS) — A welder who died at the Gary Works steel mill Friday had been looking for another because he thought his current workplace was getting unsafe, his wife tells CBS 2.

Welder Who Died At Gary Steel Mill Thought His Workplace Was ‘Getting Dangerous,’ Wife Says