We are the United Steelworkers, North America’s largest industrial union. We’re 1.2 million members and retirees strong in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. We proudly represent men and women who work in nearly every industry there is.
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The men and women of United Steelworkers Local 5000 are highly skilled mariners working aboard cargo ships in the deck, engine, and galley departments upon the Great Lakes as well as highly specialized service providers to the steel industry.
The men and women of United Steelworkers Local 5000 are highly skilled mariners working aboard cargo ships in the deck, engine, and galley departments upon the Great Lakes as well as highly specialized service providers to the steel industry.
Today, United Steelworkers Local 5000 represents nearly 300 unlicensed mariners across three fleets in the Interlake Steamship, Central Marine Logistics, and Key Lakes Inc. company fleets. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about what we do and who we are, and encourage you to contact us for more information.
Today, United Steelworkers Local 5000 represents nearly 300 unlicensed mariners across three fleets in the Interlake Steamship, Central Marine Logistics, and Key Lakes Inc. company fleets. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about what we do and who we are, and encourage you to contact us for more information.
Representing Workers From...
Representing Workers From...
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Central Marine LogisticsHiltiInterlake SteamshipKey Lakes, Inc.
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[]Central Marine LogisticsHiltiInterlake SteamshipKey Lakes, Inc.
Based out of Cleveland, Ohio, United Steelworkers Local 5000 (often just called Local 5') represents over three hundred members who are the unlicensed crew aboard nineteen Great Lakes freighters, employed by Central Marine Logistics, The Interlake Steamship Company, and Key Lakes Inc. (Great Lakes Fleet). We have one land-based unit with twenty members who service the steel industry employed by Sisco.
Based out of Cleveland, Ohio, United Steelworkers Local 5000 (often just called Local 5') represents over three hundred members who are the unlicensed crew aboard nineteen Great Lakes freighters, employed by Central Marine Logistics, The Interlake Steamship Company, and Key Lakes Inc. (Great Lakes Fleet). We have one land-based unit with twenty members who service the steel industry employed by Sisco.
The founding of USW Local 5000 - Great Lakes Seamen was an event produced by two seperate converging streams in the history of Great Lakes labor. The inability of such organizations as the National Maritime Union and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association to successfully counterbalance the efforts of the United States Steel Corporation and the Lake Carrier's Association to continue operations of lake fleets with open shop labor practices was a characteristic of confrontations between labor and management throughout the first half of the twentieth century. In contrast, the United Steelworkers of America had enjoyed more success in organizing union representation for iron miners and steelworkers.
The founding of USW Local 5000 - Great Lakes Seamen was an event produced by two seperate converging streams in the history of Great Lakes labor. The inability of such organizations as the National Maritime Union and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association to successfully counterbalance the efforts of the United States Steel Corporation and the Lake Carrier's Association to continue operations of lake fleets with open shop labor practices was a characteristic of confrontations between labor and management throughout the first half of the twentieth century. In contrast, the United Steelworkers of America had enjoyed more success in...
