- November 19, 2009 | USW Serious concerns from working families about Senate health proposal The impending Senate vote on health insurance reform is a good step towards progress, but working families have some serious concerns about the Senate proposal. Click here to find out how you can help.
- November 19, 2009 | USW Support our brothers and sisters at Vale; sign petition today Some 3,500 brothers and sisters remain on strike in Canada. Please show support today by signing an online petition that fights the vicious attack against Vale workers. Click here for more info.
- November 16, 2009 USW Criticizes Decision to Confirm Grupo Mexico Plan of Reorganization as a Blow to ASARCO Workers, Retirees and Communities On Friday, November 13, the United States District Court in Brownsville, Texas issued an order in the ASARCO LLC Chapter 11 bankruptcy confirming a plan of reorganization proposed by Asarco, Inc., an entity controlled by Mexico City-based conglomerate Grupo Mexico.
- November 13, 2009 USW Criticizes Absence of Elected Officials at Community Forum on Hydrogen Fluoride The United Steelworkers Union (USW) is asking why elected officials from Corpus Christi did not appear at a community forum Nov. 11 to discuss the dangers of using hydrogen fluoride (HF) in area refineries and its alternatives.
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October 23, 2009
Striking Vale workers demonstrate on Wall Street
Striking Northern Ontario miners, accompanied by the Great Reaper from the Vale of Death, demonstrated Oct. 21, 2009, on Wall Street outside Vale Inco’s corporate offices. Check out this photo slide show.
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September 25, 2009
G-20 "People's March" - Sept. 25, 2009, Pittsburgh
Here are a few sights from the Sept. 25, 2009, "People's March," which occurred in Pittsburgh during the G-20 Summit. (Photos by Steve Dietz, Sharper Image.)
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September 24, 2009
2009 Rubber & Plastics Industry Conference
Held in Pittsburgh September 20-22, 2009
Photographer, Van Tenpenny
