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You should start by contacting your local union office for help. If you don’t know your local information or still need information, please contact your district office. You can find your district office here.

The USW represents members across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The union is broken into 12 districts, each with a director, who helps provide guidance and resources for members in a set geographic area. Local unions, or locals, serve as the smallest branch, operating in close proximity to an individual, typically within the same community. Some are comprised of a single workplace or contract, while others, called amalgamates, bring together workers from several employers. Locals are designated by numbers, for example, USW Local 1234. Members elect their local leadership from within their ranks, and these elected officers serve as the primary contacts if members have questions or concerns. If you do not know how to get in touch with your local union, call your district office and they can help you.

Please call the USW Pension and Benefits Department at 412-562-1673 during regular working hours and our staff should be able to help you find the information you need.

Please call the USW Pension and Benefits Department at 412-562-1673 during regular working hours and our staff should be able to help you find the information you need.

The USW works with Penn State University to archive many of our historical documents, photos, and other materials that might be helpful in your research. Our contact at the university is Barry Kernfeld. He can be reached at 814-863-2505 or at bdk4@psu.edu. If you still need to contact us regarding your needs, please do so here.

Please contact the USW Local Union Services Department at 412-562-2373.

There are a few ways you can become a USW member. First, you can form a union at your workplace, a process called organizing. If you would like more information, please contact our Organizing Department at 877-511-8792, or by filling out the online form on this page and someone will get in touch with you at your convenience.

The second way you can become a USW member is to get hired at facility where the workers are already represented by the USW. The USW is not a hiring hall or apprenticeship program so we cannot directly help you find employment. However, if you call the district office closest to you may be able to get information about employment opportunities at USW facilities.

You also can join our Associate Member Program online for free. This program is open to anyone who wants to be a part of the USW but does not have the ability for USW representation at your workplace.

The USW does not keep employment histories for individuals. You can verify work history through the Social Security Administration.

Although our union is proud to offer our dues-paying members wonderful training and education opportunities, the USW is not a hiring hall or apprenticeship program so we cannot directly help you find employment. However, if you call the district office closest to you may be able to get information about employment opportunities at USW facilities.

We are proud to fight for our retirees and to have our retirees remain active in our union. Please join the Steelworker Organization of Active Retirees, SOAR, online here or call 412-562-2578 for more information about SOAR.

To remove or change information regarding our mailing list for our magazine USW@Work or other materials, please contact USW Local Union Services at 412-562-2373.

To remove your telephone number from our call list, please contact Eric Russell at 412-562-2475.

If you are a member and need your USW union card, please contact Local Union Services at 412-562-2373.

The best place to start is your local union, but if you cannot contact your local or do not know your local, please call the district office closest to your workplace. You can find your district office here.

Yes, we can help you with setting up a free local union website. The first step in requesting support is to make sure your union is using Steelweb. If your local already uses Steelweb, you can request web assistance and other communications resources through the portal.

We know a layoff or shutdown can be a traumatic, stressful time for you and your family. There are many ways we try to help, including fighting as hard as we can to save jobs. Visit our page for out-of-work members for more information on resources that are available.

Visit our Civil and Human Rights Department page for more information about the complaint process.