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We are the United Steelworkers, North America’s largest industrial union. We’re 850,000 members and retirees strong in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, proudly representing workers across a wide variety of industries including atomic, chemical, energy, glass, health care, higher education, mining and metals, oil, paper, rubber and more.
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Union Plus Benefits
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USW Publications
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USW National News
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Saving The Ones Who Leave No Stone Unturned
Workers forced Donald Trump to back down from his reckless plan to gut the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, meaning that millions of workers across the country will continue to b... —
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This is What Spite Gets Us
Upon returning to office a year ago, Donald Trump deliberately derailed America's manufacturing boom and imposed an economic agenda driven by vendetta, not the American worker. The post This is What... —
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‘The Hell with Everyone Else’
Future generations of workers will be forced to scrape by in retirement or toil until they die—unless the wealthy finally begin paying their fair share to Social Security, a lifeline at ever greater r... —
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Leaving No Veteran Behind
Many veterans struggle to adjust to civilian life, yet the government services specifically established to help them often go unused. That's why USW members are advocating for the Thomas M. Conway Vet... —
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Playing With Fire
Tens of millions of Americans—firefighters, hazardous materials crews, members of the armed forces and workers in numerous occupations—rely on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health... —
