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Feb 24, 2021, 14:49 ET USW Welcomes Biden Administration Decision to Review U.S. Supply Chains

The United Steelworkers (USW) today praised President Joe Biden's anticipated executive order to institute 100-day reviews of four critical...

Feb 18, 2021, 08:43 ET USW Demands Justice for Victims of Grupo Mexico

The United Steelworkers (USW) union issued the following statement as workers prepare to mark the anniversary of the Pasta de Conchos mine disaster...

Feb 02, 2021, 16:41 ET USW Condemns Siemens Plan to Close Olean Dresser-Rand Facility

The United Steelworkers (USW) today condemned Siemens Energy's announced plan to close the Dresser-Rand site in North Olean and lay off close to 900...

Feb 02, 2021, 08:00 ET USW Condemns Trump's Selling Out U.S. Industrial Workers, Applauds Biden's Revocation of Trump's Actions

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway released the following statement in reaction to a last-minute Trump administration...

Jan 29, 2021, 11:13 ET USW, Kumho Workers Seek Industrial Authority's Action on COVID-19

Workers at Kumho Tire today called on the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority to intervene in a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the Georgia plant. At...

Jan 26, 2021, 13:05 ET USW Applauds ITC Decision Upholding Orders on Chinese PVLT Tires

The United Steelworkers (USW) union issued the following statement in response to today's decision by the International Trade Commission (ITC) to...

Jan 25, 2021, 09:25 ET USW Commends Executive Order Supporting Domestic Manufacturing

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway issued the following statement in response to the announcement that President Joe Biden...

Jan 21, 2021, 13:50 ET NLRB Certifies USW Election at Kumho Tire

Workers at Kumho Tire in Macon, Ga., today welcomed a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision certifying their vote to join the United...

Jan 20, 2021, 12:12 ET USW Welcomes Biden Administration

The United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway issued the following statement today in response to Joe Biden's inauguration: "The...

Jan 20, 2021, 09:44 ET USW Applauds Worker-Friendly Choices for OSHA Leadership Roles

The United Steelworkers (USW) today praised incoming President Joe Biden's decision to tap workplace safety advocates James S. Frederick and Joseph T....

Jan 11, 2021, 15:45 ET USW Members Approve Five Year Contract with Constellium to End Strike in Muscle Shoals

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that members of Local 200 have ratified a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement that ends the...

Jan 07, 2021, 19:03 ET USW Applauds Biden Picks for Labor, Commerce Secretaries

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway issued the following statement today in response to the announcements that...

Dec 22, 2020, 08:33 ET USW Welcomes Covid Relief Package, Cites Need for Further Aid in New Year

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Congress approved a...

Dec 18, 2020, 17:24 ET USW: Biden Administration Picks Demonstrate Pro-Worker Priorities

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway issued the following statement today in response to the announcements that...

Dec 17, 2020, 15:03 ET USW Seeks Injunction to Prevent Alcoa Retiree Benefits Changes

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union has sought a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit before the Southern District of Indiana to...

Dec 16, 2020, 16:53 ET USW Strikes Constellium over Unfair Labor Practices in Muscle Shoals

The United Steelworkers (USW) said that more than 400 members of Local 200 are on strike against Constellium over unfair labor practices at its...

Dec 15, 2020, 16:42 ET Carnegie Museum Workers Vote to Become USW Members

Workers across the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh system voted overwhelmingly to join the Pittsburgh-based United Steelworkers (USW) union. The...

Dec 15, 2020, 14:27 ET USW Commends Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board, Echoes Call to Strengthen Mexican Labor Rights

The United Steelworkers union (USW) today commended the Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board for its thoughtful and thorough investigation into the...

Dec 11, 2020, 14:10 ET USW Aims to Mitigate Effects of Planned Shutdown at Mylan

The United Steelworkers (USW) released the following statement today from USW District 8 Director Ernest R. "Billy" Thompson in response to the...

Nov 07, 2020, 13:43 ET USW Looks Forward to Working with Biden-Harris Administration

The United Steelworkers (USW) released the following statement today from USW International President Tom Conway in response to the results of the...

Nov 04, 2020, 15:51 ET USW Commends Commerce Department's Preliminary Duty Determination on Vietnamese Tires

The United Steelworkers (USW) today praised U.S. Department of Commerce's affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD)...

Oct 28, 2020, 15:00 ET USW Alerts Trump Administration to Plight of Mexican Labor Activist Susana Prieto Terrazas

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway today sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Secretary of Labor...

Oct 20, 2020, 16:00 ET Carnegie Museum Workers File for Union Election

Approximately 500 scientists, educators, art handlers, front staff, gift shop clerks, ushers and other workers from across the Carnegie Museums of...

Oct 08, 2020, 12:25 ET USW Backs Thermal Paper Trade Petitions

The United Steelworkers (USW) union today announced that it filed a letter with the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission in...

Oct 08, 2020, 10:27 ET NLRB to Prosecute Pittsburgh Tech Firm HCL over Unfair Labor Practices

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that Region 6 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a consolidated complaint against HCL...