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- May 24, 2013 | from USW USW Blasts DOE’s Decision to Not Extend Uranium Enrichment Agreement at Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant The United Steelworkers (USW) today blasted the decision by the Department of Energy (DOE) not to approve a proposed agreement among Exelon, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), U.S. Enrichment Corporation, Inc. (USEC) and Ameren that would have extended for eight months the enrichment of DOE's stockpile of depleted uranium tails at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
- May 23, 2013 | from USW USW Urges New York MTA to Reconsider Rebuilding Verrazano-Narrows Bridge with Domestic, not Chinese Steel United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard today wrote to Fernando Ferrer, Acting Chairman, and Thomas F. Prendergast, Interim Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), questioning its decision to use 15,000 tons of steel, all sourced from China, to rebuild the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
- May 23, 2013 | from Urgent Help Needed by Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Employees The U.S. Enrichment Corp. may start shutting down the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion plant Friday afternoon May 24, 2013 if the Dept. of Energy does not approve an extension of the uranium tails enrichment program. You can prevent this from happening by calling and/or emailing the DOE
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- May 24, 2013 USW Blasts DOE’s Decision to Not Extend Uranium Enrichment Agreement at Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant The United Steelworkers (USW) today blasted the decision by the Department of Energy (DOE) not to approve a proposed agreement among Exelon, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), U.S. Enrichment Corporation, Inc. (USEC) and Ameren that would have extended for eight months the enrichment of DOE’s stockpile of depleted uranium tails at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
- May 23, 2013 USW Urges New York MTA to Reconsider Rebuilding Verrazano-Narrows Bridge with Domestic, not Chinese Steel United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard today wrote to Fernando Ferrer, Acting Chairman, and Thomas F. Prendergast, Interim Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), questioning its decision to use 15,000 tons of steel, all sourced from China, to rebuild the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
- May 17, 2013 USW Files Unfair Labor Practice Charge against Kalkaska County Road Commission The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Kalkaska County Road Commission with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) for unlawfully implementing changes to the wages and benefits of employees without the union’s agreement.
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- February 04, 2013 Testimonials of United Steelworker Members on FMLA The USW also asked Steelworkers around the country to provide examples of how the FMLA has impacted their lives and workplaces. We are sharing the responses below, though names and locations have been removed to protect individual privacy.
- October 17, 2012 Testimony of Tom Conway, Before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Final Hearing on Circular Welded Pipe On October 17, 2012, International Vice President of the United Steelworkers (USW) Tom Conway Testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Final Hearing on Circular Welded Pipe from India, Oman, UAE, and Vietnam.
- August 02, 2012 David Hallas Comments on ‘Buy America’ State and Federal Legislation before the DNC Platform Committee David Hallas, a USW Local Union 7263 St. Paul steel worker, at Gerdau Long Steel North America comments on ‘Buy America’ state and federal legislation before the Democratic Nation 2012 Convention Platform Committee Minneapolis, MN.
- USW@Work USW@Work is the official membership publication of the United Steelworkers. It is published five times a year – Winter, Spring, Summer, Labor Day and Fall – by the USW’s Communications Department and distributed by mail to the union’s members and retirees in the United States.
- SOAR SOAR in Action is published 5 times a year and mailed to dues paying-members of the Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees. The goal is to keep our members informed of the crucial legislative issues concerning retirees as well as providing the latest on Medicare and Social Security. The publication also showcases SOAR activism.
- USPA Scoop USPA Scoop is a quarterly newsletter produced for communicators and members of the United Steelworkers Press Association. Each publication contains articles to assist local union communicators and keep them informed of past or future training events.
- Pulp Truth Pulp Truth is published twice monthly and features news about national paper bargaining; the paper locals; news and trends in the pulp, paper and forestry sectors; other international paper unions, and health and safety within the paper industry. Editor: Lynne Baker, Communications Dept., lbaker@usw.org
- The Oilworker The Oil Worker is published at least once a month and features news about national oil bargaining, oil locals' activities, oil industry news and trends, other international oil unions, health and safety within the refining and pipeline industries, and health care reform. Editor: Lynne Baker, Communications Dept., lbaker@usw.org
- FrontLines FrontLines is a Health, Safety and Envirnoment newsletter published by the United Steelworkers and the Tony Mazzocchi Center.
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