The USW on the National Scene

Trade issues, health care and retirement are just a few of the issues that impact the future of working Americans and their families. Read about how the national policy makers impact your future, and what the USW is saying and doing about it.

Report Places Majority of Middle-Income Families At Long-Term Financial Risk

Government, Lobbyists and Health Insurance Industry

A recent report issued by the research policy group and an academic institute Demos, estimates that only about one-third of middle income families in the country are financially secure enough to remain in the middle class in the long term. Middle class families were defined as including families that have a household income of at least two times, but ...more

If the rumor mill is correct, Karen M. Ignagni is about to notch a major victory for her employer, the nation's health insurance industry. As chief executive of the awkwardly named America's Health Insurance Plans, Ignagni presides over the association that represents nearly 1,300 companies ...more

“Insourcing” Is Not Creating American Jobs

USW Retiree Raises Specter of Health Care to Presidential Candidates

In an attempt to deflect public sentiment from recent reports of job losses due to free trade agreements and outsourcing, some economists and public officials are alleging that foreign companies are creating jobs by bringing investments to the U.S. A new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has examined these claims and paints a dismal picture ...more

“After 34 years with LTV Steel, I was forced to retire because of a disability. Two years later, LTV filed bankruptcy. I lost a third of my pension, and my family lost their health care. Every day of my life, I sit at the kitchen table across from the woman who devoted 36 years of her life to my family, and I can't afford to pay for her health ...more