Releases / Advisories
- September 04, 2008 USW to 'Adopt' 3,000 Striking Workers' Families in Mexico The United Steelworkers (USW) union has launched a campaign in which its local unions in the U.S. and Canada will adopt a striking family at the Cananea copper ore mine, owned by Grupo Mexico, where 3,000 workers have been on strike in Mexico for more than a year.
- September 03, 2008 | USW Women of Steel to McCain: Palin wrong choice for working women, families The United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel today sent a open letter to Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain expressing disappointment in his selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate.
- September 02, 2008 Steelworkers Reach 4-year Agreement with Cleveland Cliffs United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that a new tentative 4-year agreement has been reached with Cleveland Cliffs, a mining company employing some 2,500 USW members at four locations.
- September 02, 2008 Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement with ArcelorMittal on Four-Year Contract The United Steelworkers (USW) today announced that the union has reached tentative agreement on a new, four-year contract with ArcelorMittal USA.
- August 29, 2008 | USW USW Statement on John McCain's VP Choice USW International President Leo W. Gerard comments on John McCain's VP selection. Read the statement here.
- August 28, 2008 | USW More than 400 USW watch parties planned to celebrate historic Obama speech Steelworkers across the United States – and even in Canada -- will host “watch parties” tonight in their homes and in union halls as Sen. Barack Obama accepts the Democratic Party’s nomination for president.
- August 27, 2008 Steelworkers to Hold Candlelight Vigil as Kimberly Mill Prepares for Shutdown Members of United Steelworkers Local 2-9 and their families will be holding a candlelight vigil across the street from the NewPage paper mill in Kimberly, Wisconsin Wednesday, August 27 at 9:00 p.m. Three weeks ago, the NewPage Corporation, headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio announced that the Kimberly mill would be shutting down at the end of the summer.
- August 24, 2008 USW Praises Sen. Biden on Joining Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign Leo W. Gerard, International President, United Steelworkers (USW), today praised the announcement by the USW-endorsed Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama in naming U.S. Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate.
- August 22, 2008 Steelworkers Hail Court Decision Approving $1 Billion Health Care Fund for Goodyear Retirees The United Steelworkers (USW) applauded the judgment issued today by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, approving the $1 billion Voluntary Employees' Benefits Association (VEBA) trust fund, established as part of a 2006 contract settlement following an 86-day strike.
- August 21, 2008 USW Statement on Passing of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-11th-OH) “Cleveland Steelworkers and USW members across the nation are saddened by the loss of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones. No one could stir a crowd quite like Stephanie. Her life force was so strong that she could project it into a weary crowd and get them all on their feet yelling for more.
