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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. 

USW Local 1299

 

3:45PM - 5:00PM

General Meeting

General Membership Meeting

3:45pm

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Elizabeth Park

Local 1299 Softball

All ages welcome! WE HAVE CHANGED LOCATION FOR THE GAME!!!It will be held at Elizabeth Park in Trenton MI...

Memorial Bell

Workers Memorial Day Luncheon

On April 28th 2025 USW Local 1299 hosted a Workers Memorial Day Event to commerate and remember the 127 members of USW Local 1299, who perished while...

ATTENTION MEMBERS OF DIVISION #2 and DIVISION #5

UPDATE:Jason Suiter has been selected to fill the Division #2 Grievance Chair&Carlton Cook has been selected to fill the Division #5 Grievance Cha...

USW National News

  • Ahlstrom Paper Workers Join USW

    In his 20 years of work as a union roofer, Hamlet Hernandez learned the difference that a union makes, not only through improved wages and benefits, but also in scheduling, health and safety, and othe... —

  • Rapid Response Turns 30

    In 1995, workers saw a shifting political landscape in Washington, D.C. The North American Free Trade Agreement had taken effect a year earlier, and the 1994 elections saw an anti-worker majority take... —

  • From the SOAR President: Don’t be Fooled by the Smoke Screens

    Having just returned from the SOAR Conference and USW Convention, I could easily write an article that would fill many pages, but I will focus on a few critical issues that are important to us. At the... —

  • From the SOAR Director: Social Security Changes Fuel Concern Among Recipients, Advocates

    In recent months, Social Security recipients and their advocates have been voicing concerns about the Trump administration’s plan to gut more than 7,000 jobs across the Social Security Administration... —

  • 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... —