Two United Steelworkers Union (USW) local union leaders from the Paducah, Ky., and Portsmouth, Ohio, nuclear facilities testified today before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power to advocate for measures that will create and save jobs, while raising revenue for the federal treasury.

Testifying were USW Local 550 Vice President Jim H. Key, representing 1,000 union workers employed at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, and Herman R. Potter, USW Local 689 President, for 850 USW members at the U.S. Department of Energy’s uranium enrichment facility in Portsmouth.

Legislation to mandate a re-enrichment project has been introduced in the U.S. House by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY). USW is working with members of Congress to see if a legislative mandate can be constructed to preserve the jobs in Paducah and provide equity for the workers in Portsmouth ... more