2022

The new contract features a lump sum bonus, improves wages by more than 20 percent over its term, increases pensions, includes an additional holiday and makes improvements to both active and retiree healthcare. Click to read more.

USW Ratifies Contract with Allegheny County

More than 200 of our members overwhelmingly ratified a four-year contract with Allegheny County today that not only dramatically enhances their wages and working conditions but advances the cause of justice. More.

USW, USFL Announce Tentative Agreement

Today we're proud to announce our union has reached tentative agreement with the United States Football League (USFL) on a new contract for roughly 350 players, setting a clear, viable path for season two and beyond. More.

Philadelphia Museum Workers Seek Election to Join USW

About 70 workers at the Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site today filed for a union election as they seek to join us and gain a greater voice at one of the region’s most important cultural sites. More.

USW: WTO’s Section 232 Decision Just Plain Wrong

Our President Conway weighed today on reports that the World Trade Organization (WTO) believes that actions the United States took in 2018 under Section 232 of U.S. trade law violate its rules. Our statement.

USW Condemns Human Rights Violations in Auto Supply Chain

Click to read our full statement in response to a University of Sheffield report detailing the Chinese government’s systematic abuse of Uyghurs and other minorities and the widespread impact this forced labor has on automotive supply chains

Steelworkers to Spotlight Need for a Fair Contract at Continental Cement

Although the previous contract originally expired in May, Continental Cement union employees have continued working with and without a contract extension. Click for more details.

USW Reaches Tentative Agreement with Allegheny County

We reached a tentative agreement with Allegheny County, Pa., raising wages and improving working conditions for more than 200 court-related professional workers. More.

USW Marks Veterans Day, Joins National Flag Foundation in ‘Light to Unite’

International President Tom Conway released the following statement today in honor of Veterans Day.

Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement on Four-Year Contract with U.S. Steel

We've reached tentative agreement on a new, four-year contract on behalf of roughly 13,000 members of 13 local unions at U.S. Steel facilities featuring major economic and contract language More.

NLRB to Prosecute Braeburn Alloy Steel over Unfair Labor Practices

Region 6 of the NLRB has issued a complaint against Braeburn Alloy Steel and its parent company, G.O. Carlson, for failing to recognize the union and refusing to bargain over working conditions for the company’s employees at the Lower Burrell facility.

Steelworkers Ratify Historic Agreement with Cleveland-Cliffs Steel

Workers have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new, four-year contract covering roughly 12,000 members at thirteen Cleveland-Cliffs Steel locations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia and Minnesota. Click for more.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Steelworkers Sing to Support Adjunct Professors at Point Park University

Click to learn more about the action planned for Friday, Oct. 7.

WestRock Illegally Locks Out Union Workers

WestRock management turned away approximately 480 workers from their jobs when they reported for their scheduled shifts on Thursday, initiating the labor dispute against its own employees who are members of Locals 971, 1471 and 1972.

USW: NLRB Issues Broad Complaint against ExxonMobil for Beaumont Lockout

This includes allegations that its 10-month lockout of workers at its Beaumont, Texas refinery and blending and packaging plant was “unlawful.” Click to read more.

Steelworkers Ratify Contracts at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Mines

The four-year contract features significant wage and benefit improvements, as well as Cliffs’ commitment to invest in the future of the USW represented facilities.

Bobcat Workers Win USW Representation in Bismarck

The 700 Bobcat employees in Bismarck recognize that a strong union provides everyone with a voice on the job and empowers individual employees, who became closer as a group while organizing, to speak up.

USW Blasts Republican Opposition to TAA, Calls on Congress to Prioritize Working Families in Continuing Resolution

We began sounding the alarm more than a year ago when it became clear that a number of congressional Republicans intended to block reauthorization of this vital program, which will fully expire at the end of this month.

Steelworkers, AFL-CIO File Petition on Worker Abuse at Mexico Glass Plant

The petition, filed under the Rapid Response Mechanism of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, alleges that the company has allowed the Confederation of Workers and Campesinos to intimidate and threaten workers to influence their votes.

Workers at Diversified Gas and Oil Vote to Join USW

Workers at Diversified Gas and Oil’s Buckhannon W.Va., facility have voted overwhelmingly to join our union. More.

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