Local 897

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Welcome to the new USW Local 897 website. Here you will find links to things like ADP, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Principal retirement and great USW apparel. We hope you find it useful. Please let us know what you think and what should be added as this is your website.

GO XYLEM STEELWORKERS!!!!!

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Local 897

The USW was established May 22, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio, through the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) by a convention of representatives from the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers and the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, after almost six years of divisive struggles to create a new union of steelworkers. The founder and first president of the USW, Philip Murray, led the union through its first organizing drives and dangerous first decade, when the workers of USW went on strike several times to win the right to bargain collectively with steel companies. Through collective bargaining they secured higher wages and paid vacations.

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 Basics

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

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.

Know Your Rights

Most private sector employees have the right to organize under the National Labor Relations Act.

USW National News

Springfield 3M Workers Vote to Join the USW

Nearly 380 workers at 3M’s Springfield, Missouri, facility voted this month to join the USW, marking a major win for the plant’s workforce and a strong addition to the union’s growing chemical sector... — Dec 22
USW Members Make Their Voices Heard! House Passes Protect America’s Workforce Act

Since April, USW Members and our labor allies have been calling and emailing their Representatives to demand a vote on H.R. 2550, the Protect America’s Workforce Act (PAWA), which would overturn a pre... — Dec 17
California Woman of Steel Helps Young Girls Find Strength

About 75 young girls in Southern California’s North Tamarind Elementary School received lessons in empowerment, positivity and solidarity during a Girls’ Empowerment Day organ... — Dec 15
Oil Workers Build Solidarity in Preparation for Bargaining

USW oil workers are determined to build on their strength and solidarity across the union as they prepare to negotiate a new contract this coming winter. The USW’s national pattern agreement with the... — Dec 11
‘We Lean on Each Other’ – USW Emergency Response Team Shows Up When Tragedy Strikes

When an explosion tragically took the lives of Steelworkers Steven Menefee and Timothy Quinn in the late morning of Aug. 11, members of the union’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Health, Safety and... — Dec 8

Get Involved!

As USW members, advocacy is at the heart of everything we do. We push for pro-worker policies, and we give back to our communities. We keep each other safe, and we lift up each other’s voices. So whether you’re a seasoned veteran or an emerging activist, there’s a place for you to get more involved.

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