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Pitt Faculty Organizers Decry Chancellor’s Refusal to Comply with Labor Board Subpoena
Faculty union organizers condemned Chancellor Patrick Gallagher’s refusal to fully comply with a subpoena from the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board requesting information regarding the list of faculty eligible to be in a potential bargaining unit.
Carnegie Library Workers File for Union Election
Workers at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh today filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
District 4 Director Names New Assistant
United Steelworkers District 4 Director Del Vitale, who took office on July 15, today named staff representative David M. Wasiura as the new assistant to the director.
USW Names New Chair of Union’s Rubber/Plastic Industry Council
USW International President Thomas M. Conway today named longtime USW representative Kevin Johnsen to lead the union’s Rubber/Plastic Industry Council (R/PIC).
USW Installs Thomas M. Conway as International President
Today, we installed Thomas M. Conway as our eighth international president to replace retiring International President Leo W. Gerard. More...
USW Membership Ratifies Three-year Arconic Master Agreement
Members of local unions representing Arconic employees voted to ratify a three-year master contract covering more than 3,000 hourly workers at the company’s facilities in Davenport, Iowa; Alcoa, Tenn.; Lafayette, Ind.; and Massena, N.Y. More...
Community Members Deliver Petition to Carnegie Library, Demand They Respect Workers’ Union Campaign
A group of Pittsburgh community members delivered a petition to the Carnegie Library today in support of the workers’ efforts to unionize with the United Steelworkers. More...
USW Oilworkers, Elected Officials to Discuss PES Refinery’s Future
Members and leaders of Local 10-1 will meet with Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, state lawmakers and others at 3 p.m. tomorrow to discuss the future of the refinery, which was badly damaged during an early morning fire on Friday, June 21, 2019. More...
USW Condemns Cruel Treatment of Migrants
USW, Arconic Announce Tentative Agreement
The union and its locals have reached a tentative agreement with Arconic. Click here for more.
USW, Labor Organizations Call on Pa. Senate to Reject E-Verify
Click here to read our statement on the PA State Senate's proposed legislation that would mandate construction industry employers use the federal E-Verify system to determine if their workers are eligible for employment.
USW Affirms Commitment to Operation of PES Refinery after Fire
Thousands of Jobs, Environmental Safety and National Security at Stake
Mining Unions Call For a New MSHA Silica Standard
Cecil Roberts, President of the United Mine Workers of America, and Leo W. Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers union, today called for a new standard to protect miners from silica dust.
USW Applauds PLRB Decision on Pitt Faculty
Labor Board Directs Further Review, Hearing on Potential Bargaining Unit
USW Praises House Action on Beryllium Protections
United Steelworkers International President Leo W. Gerard today praised the U. S. House of Representatives and its Democratic leadership for passing an appropriations rider protecting workers in shipyards and construction from the ravages of beryllium.
Union Membership Authorizes Strike against Arconic
Today, our members of local unions representing Arconi workers have granted their negotiating committee the authority to implement a strike if necessary at three of the company’s facilities covered by a master agreement. Click here for more.
USW Members to Return to Work at Dow Chemical Plant in Deer Park
Company agrees to end lockout as contract negotiations continue.
USW Celebrates Pride Month and Recommits to Fighting for LGBTQ+ Community
Click here to read our Pride Month 2019 statement.
USW Members Authorize Strike against Alcoa
Our members of local unions representing more than 1,500 Alcoa workers have granted their negotiating committee the authority to implement a strike if necessary at facilities in Indiana, New York, Arkansas, Texas and Washington. More...
USW Announces Changes in Leadership
Our union today announced changes in its leadership as a result of a series of retirements, including USW International President Leo W. Gerard, Secretary-Treasurer Stan Johnson and Vice Presidents Carol Landry and Jon Geenen. More...