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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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USW National News
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Shipbuilding Case Gains Steam
Plan Helps Chart Course to Revitalizing Domestic Industry The USW-led petition aimed at reviving domestic shipbuilding got a boost this spring when the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a plan... —
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‘A Broken System’: Struggles of Tire, Glass Workers Highlight Need for Major Reform
USW members have fought for decades to ensure a level playing field in the global marketplace, but they continue to face an uphill battle in the fight for justice from the nation’s broken trade enforc... —
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Workers Under Attack
Trump-Musk Onslaught Aims to Cripple Labor Rights, Safety, Oversight Soon after taking office in January, the Trump administration launched a campaign to cripple workers’ rights, dismantle safety agen... —
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Angels of Steel
Nursing Home Workers Fight for Fair Treatment, Quality Care Even before she joined the USW, nursing home worker Desirae Beatty knew the power of a union. She had been unjustly discharged by her employ... —
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Robbing Workers, Rewarding Billionaires
Click here for a printable PDF of this article. On May 22, 2025, a harmful budget passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 215 to 214. The measure gives huge tax breaks to billionaires an... —
