News Articles
- November 06, 2009 | USW Ahead of historical health insurance reform vote, Congress must hear from us A historic vote to change our nation's health care system appears on the horizon in the U.S. House. It's imperative USW members call their members of Congress to make sure our voices are heard. Click here for more info.
- November 06, 2009 | USW USW, paper companies applaud ITC decision to investigate unfair trade case Appleton Coated LLC, NewPage Corp., and Sappi Fine Paper North America – together with the USW - applauded the U.S. International Trade Commission for its unanimous vote to proceed with a full investigation of coated paper imports from China and Indonesia. Click here for more.
- October 23, 2009 | USW Tell Congress to say no to taxing health insurance benefits There's a bill in Congress right now that proposes a 40 percent excise tax on some health insurance plans, including many union plans. Please click here to learn what you can do to help stop this.
Releases / Advisories
- August 25, 2009 | USW USW Condemns Latest in Wave of Colombian Assassinations USW International President Leo W. Gerard today condemned the unending violence and murder that has claimed the lives of 25 labor union members and activists so far this year in Colombia. Click here for more.
- August 07, 2009 | USW USW Reiterates Need for Tariffs to Halt Surge of Chinese Tires Flooding U.S. The United Steelworkers today presented a comprehensive overview before the U.S. Trade Representative of its Section 421 trade case filed in April against a flood of 46 million passenger and light tire truck tires from China valued at $1.7 billion in 2008. Click here for the entire press release.
- August 06, 2009 | USW USW Praises Senators Supporting American Workers on Climate Change Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers today praised the commitment of a group of key senators led by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), for issuing a bold call to ensure that climate change legislation continue to include a comprehensive provision to prevent the leakage of carbon emissions and manufacturing jobs to foreign countries. Click here for his entire statement.
