District 9 Director
Daniel Flippo
The Oilworker: June 2021
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District 9
United Steelworkers (USW) District 9 includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina and the Virgin Islands.
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USW, Mississippi Polymers Reach Return to Work Agreement, Extend Contract
As part of the deal, more than 100 members of USW Local 759L will return to work Monday, June 14.
USW Blasts Mississippi Polymers’ Decision to Lock Out Workers
On June 4, Mississippi Polymers refused to allow workers on the job after they voted down a proposal with unreasonable changes to their health insurance and reducing their job security.
USW Member Veterans Resources Available
On Memorial Day, we paused to honor those who gave all.
International Officers Answer Questions about Infrastructure During Virtual Meetings
The USW held its first virtual session about its infrastructure initiative, We Supply America, on May 10 when International President Tom Conway and International Vice President Roxanne Brown provided an overview and answered members’ questions.
USW Members Testify at ITC Hearing in Support of PVLT Tire Petition
Seven members of the USW, including USW International President Tom Conway, today testified at an International Trade Commission hearing, sounding the alarm over the harm dumped and illegally subsidized imports inflict on the domestic tire industry.
Kumho Workers Look Forward to First Contract
USW members at Kumho Tire in Macon, Ga., are preparing to negotiate their first contract with the company after a National Labor Relations Board official certified the workers’ organizing victory and dismissed the company’s remaining objections.
Workers Memorial Day 2021: Renew the Promise; Safe Jobs for All
On April 28, the USW and all unions of the AFL-CIO will observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered and died on the job, and to renew the fight for safe jobs.