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Election 2008 - The USW is working like never before to elect Sen. Barack Obama and his Democratic running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, as the next president and vice president.

Steel Negotiations - The USW reaches historic, four-year labor agreements with two of our country’s largest steel manufacturers, U.S. Steel and ArcelorMittal. Both increase wages and benefits.

Oil Bargaining - More than 300 rank-and-file delegates representing 30,000 USW oil workers met in Pittsburgh to develop bargaining policies for next year’s contract negotiations.

Paper Workers Fight - Workers at the former Pope & Talbot mill in Halsey, Ore., are learning firsthand the value of contract protection language, technically known as successorship.

Health, Safety and Environment - Safety activists from around the union take home new information from the USW’s 2008 Health Safety & Environment Conference.