Nina Turner gives empowering speech to the USW
Nina Turner (D-OH) addresses the 2014 USW Board Installation. 3/1/2014, Pittsburgh, PA
Stronger Together
Our union has a proud history and is forged in tradition that we are all privileged to carry on. The past few years have been among the most exciting -- and the most challenging in our 70 plus years. We've come through a lot. We've accomplished a lot. And we have so much more to do. Through it all -- the good times and the bad times -- one thing has been proven over and over: we are stronger together.
Stop the Killing!
Stop the Killing. Enforce the Law! It has been more than two decades since the Westray mine disaster in Nova Scotia and a decade since amendments were made to the Criminal Code of Canada to hold corporations, their directors and executives criminally accountable for the health and safety of workers. Even though more than 1,000 workers each year are killed at work, police and prosecutors are not utilizing the Westray amendments, and not investigating workplace fatalities through the lens of criminal accountability.
Is this Ohio town doomed?
When a major employer leaves a region, the ripple effect can be devastating. Is it too late for this region in the Ohio Valley?
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Looking For Trouble: The USW's Model Comprehensive Health & Safety Program
"If we don't look for trouble, trouble is going to come looking for us." The United Steelworkers Health and Safety Department is working towards a joint union and management comprehensive workplace Health and Safety program. This program will focus on addressing hazardous conditions without blaming workers to slow and eventually stop the frequency of fatalities to our members.
Life in a Mining Town
USW International President, Leo W. Gerard, talks about what it's like to grow up in a mining town.