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

Rapid Response Feedback Report: A Hard-Fought Victory for Michigan Workers

Your persistence, solidarity, and commitment to fairness made this victory possible. Click here to download this Feedback Report as a PDF. After nearly a year of calls, emails, testimony, and persiste... — Nov 3
Obituary: Gary Beevers, Retired International Vice President

Gary Beevers, who served as a USW international vice president for nine years before retiring in 2015, died on October 26, 2025, at the age of 72. Beevers began his career as a union activist in the e... — Oct 30
Rapid Response Info Alert: Balancing the Scales: Health Care Affordability

Click here to download this Info Alert as a PDF. USW Locals recently received petition materials as part of a nationwide effort urging lawmakers to put the needs of working people first, especially wh... — Oct 30
Rapid Response Action Call: Protect Our Voice! Oppose Unprecedented Mid-Decade Redistricting in Indiana

Click here to download this Action Call as a PDF. Last Friday, we alerted you about Governor Mike Braun’s special legislative session to push for unprecedented mid-decade redistricting, an action that... — Oct 27
Rapid Response Info Alert: Indiana Redistricting Session Threatens Fair Elections

Click here to download this Info Alert as a PDF. Indiana faces a critical moment as Governor Mike Braun considers calling a special legislative session to consider redrawing voting districts before th... — Oct 24

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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