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In this blog post, @USWPrezRox highlights Local 2801’s victory at Long Beach Medical Center, where workers won an award for millions in back pay. She also explains how unions use their contracts to hold employers accountable & protect workers’ rights: usw.org/dont-mess-with-us-we…
Sh*t is too expensive!
This is why it’s important to make our voices heard on election day! Learn more about pro-worker candidates: uswvoices.org/candidates/
On #CareDay, skip the applause. Care and support workers need safe staffing, visas that let them change employer and an end to debt-funded buyouts of hospitals.
Three UNI reports, and the unions already winning: uniglobalunion.org/news/care…
Rest in power to labor icon, Dolores Huerta. As a co-founder of the United Farm Workers, she dedicated her life to organizing workers, fighting for fair wages and safer working conditions, & advancing civil rights. Our thoughts are with her family & her Farmworker siblings.
USW Activists who work tirelessly to build safer, healthier workplaces and communities came together earlier this year at the Health, Safety and Environment Conference. Read about the work done over the 5-day conference in the latest issue of USW at Work: usw.org/news/solidarity-in-s…
Our union congratulates Brazilian President Lula on his recent victory and hopes it will inspire workers everywhere to continue fighting together for democracy, peace and justice.
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On Sept. 14, we requested that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiate a Section 201 safeguard investigation because a surge of tire imports have negatively impacted American workers and harmed the domestic industry.
What is a 201 investigation? Learn more.
United Steelworkers Union retweeted
"My union is important to me because the workplace is how I support my family, and I want to provide for them the best I can. Our power is what makes the company share the money." aflcionc.org/news/member-spo… @steelworkers @aflcio #1u
👻 No tricks, just treats made by union workers! Get your Halloween candy stash ready with these union-made favorites. 🍬
Join us for the next Teaching Tuesday - Building and Mobilizing Solidarity Through Local Socials. Planning a local social means setting a clear budget, choosing a shift-friendly time, securing a venue, and promoting the event. Register now: usw.to/teachingtuesday
Enemies of Labor 13: J. Edgar Hoover.
Hoover spent nearly 50 years running the FBI—and much of that time was spent monitoring people he considered political radicals, including labor organizers.
United Steelworkers Union retweeted
We cannot create wins in climate advocacy if we fail to meet workers where they are at ✊ @Steelworkers, @RoxanneBrown, @SenBrianSchatz #ClimateWeekNYC
Don’t miss your chance to make your voice heard!
Do you have a plan for election day on November 3? We’ve made it easy for you to find the information you need for your state at uswvoices.org.
Oil workers on Alaska’s North Slope refused to be left out in the cold when their employer began to cut wages, slash benefits and eliminate positions, so they decided to organize. In Feb. They voted by a landslide to join USW. Read more: usw.org/news/union-yes/
📚 We’re back in the library with Director of Education John Lepley!
In this third installment, John talks to us about two books: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson, and Hillbilly Highway by Max Fraser. Have you read either of these books? Let us know below 👇.
For generations, tire plants have provided good jobs, and helped build strong communities in our country. But those jobs are disappearing at an alarming rate. Domestic tire production has declined ~40% since 2000, while imports have taken an bigger share of the U.S. market.
Behind those numbers are our union brothers and sisters, their families and communities that have depended on these plants for generations. We cannot stand by while more good union jobs disappear.
Sign the petition to tell the USTR to fight for American tire jobs: usw.org/usw-in-action/trade-…
In the latest issue of USW @ Work, we take a look back at the Rapid Response Conference held this summer in D.C. Nearly 700 USW members from across the U.S. gathered for speeches, panel discussions, workshops & a lobby day on the hill. Read more: usw.org/news/steelworkers-fl…
