District 12 News
Local 12-652 Members Overwhelmingly Approve Strong Contract at Idaho National Laboratory
The contract covers roughly 580 USW-represented workers who are in 22 job classifications ranging from carpenters, mechanics, and electricians to operators, custodians, tool crib attendants and radiation control technicians.
USW member joins Sen. Baldwin for introduction of the Workplace Violence Act
Valencia Davis from Local 7600 has worked in health care for 38 years and has experienced workplace violence more than once. This is why she is fighting for the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
USW health care members rally with refinery workers in Beverly Hills
Members of Local 7600 joined USW Local 12-5 for a rally on May 4 in Beverly Hills as they entered their sixth week of a strike.
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Workers Confront Safety Concerns
Local 12-9477 is pushing for greater safety protections after two health and safety incidents in recent months at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, located east of Carlsbad, N.M.
Your Union, Your Voice 2022 Under Way!
In recent weeks, Districts began holding town hall meetings across the country, and we launched another membership survey so we can know where you stand on some of the biggest issues facing working Americans today. Click to read more...
USW Applauds the Biden Administration’s Interim Build America, Buy America Guidance
President Joe Biden’s interim Build America, Buy America guidance will ensure that publicly funded infrastructure projects help to rebuild the nation’s manufacturing base, strengthen supply chains and support good-paying jobs for U.S. workers.
Union Workers Ratify Five-Year Contract with Kennecott Utah Copper
Members of four different unions showed tremendous solidarity throughout the bargaining process. The contract includes gains for workers that include lump sum payments, wage increases, and it maintains and improves health and life insurance benefits.
Meet our Trailblazing Women of Steel
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting our very own members and their trailblazing stories.
Idaho National Laboratory Workers to Begin Contract Talks in April
USW workers at the Idaho Nuclear Technical and Engineering Center handle the operations for spent nuclear fuel, waste management, waste shipments to other states, liquid waste and Calcine disposition, as well as utilities and maintenance work.
USW Local 5 Votes Down Chevron’s ‘Last, Best and Final’ Proposal, Prepares for Unfair Labor Practice Strike
The USW encouraged Chevron to return to the bargaining table, but it refused, forcing workers to give notice of their intent to begin an unfair labor practice strike on March 21 at 12:01 a.m.
USW marks International Women’s Day with call to #BreaktheBias
Our strength as a union comes from this diversity and from our commitment to building solidarity beyond artificial boundaries. We know there is simply no room and no time in the fight for workers’ rights for bias or discrimination.
Watch live as we swear in USW leaders
Our union will swear in newly elected International and District leaders on Tuesday, March 1. Click to learn how yuo can watch it live...
Fan Restart Exemplifies Improvements to WIPP Infrastructure
The additional airflow will improve air quality for employees working in the underground, which will allow USW Local 12-9477 members to better support ground control, waste emplacement and mining activities.
USW Welcomes Affiliation with United Football Players’ Association
Together the USW and UFPA will fight to represent professional athletes in the United States Football League, XFL and other potential leagues who are not covered by contracts like those in the NFL Players’ Association.
Energy Department Announces 2022 Environmental Cleanup Priorities
The DOE Environmental Management Office released its 2022 calendar year cleanup priorities, setting an agenda that will impact members at least five USW-represented sites who work on cleanup of radioactive and chemical waste.