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May 23, 2022, 08:24 ET USW Commits to Engaging Administration in Pursuit of Successful Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Agreement

he United Steelworkers union (USW) released the following statement upon the Biden administration's announcement that it will launch negotiations on...

May 15, 2022, 09:33 ET USW Announces Tentative Agreement with Arconic on Four-Year Contract

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union has reached a tentative agreement on a new, four-year master contract with Arconic (NYSE:...

May 11, 2022, 10:58 ET USW Condemns Arrest of Korean Labor Leader

The United Steelworkers union (USW) today strongly condemned the May 4 arrest of Youn Taeg-gun, first vice president of the Korean Confederation of...

May 02, 2022, 13:00 ET USW Oil Workers Will Highlight Chevron Strike at Global Conference in Beverly Hills

The United Steelworkers (USW) said that on May 3, 2022, the union will sponsor a demonstration in support of members of Local 12-5 on strike against...

Apr 05, 2022, 13:30 ET Striking USW Oil Workers Will Spotlight Need for a Fair Contract at Chevron Refinery

The United Steelworkers (USW) said that striking members of Local 12-5 will rally for a fair contract at Gate 14 of the Chevron refinery on the...

Apr 01, 2022, 11:05 ET Union Workers Ratify Five-Year Contract with Kennecott Utah Copper

The United Steelworkers (USW) said that workers have ratified a new, five-year labor agreement with Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, covering more...

Mar 25, 2022, 13:45 ET Striking USW Oil Workers Will Challenge Chevron at Petrochemical Conference

The United Steelworkers (USW) said that striking members of Local 12-5 from the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, California, will rally on Tuesday,...

Mar 23, 2022, 13:00 ET Striking Steelworkers Will Welcome Sen. Sherrod Brown to Sherwin-Williams Picket Line

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union will welcome U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown to Local 14919's picket line at Sherwin-Williams'...

Mar 20, 2022, 19:21 ET USW Local 5 Votes Down Chevron's 'Last, Best and Final' Proposal, Prepares for Unfair Labor Practice Strike

Members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 5 voted down Chevron's most recent proposal on a contract covering more than 500 workers at its Richmond,...

Mar 09, 2022, 16:14 ET USW Members Push Pro-Worker Legislation as Beshear Names March 9 'Union Workers Supply Kentucky Day'

Nearly 100 members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) today met with their state legislators in Frankfort to advocate for bills that would help...

Mar 07, 2022, 10:53 ET USW Calls on Oil Companies to End Russian Crude Imports

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway issued the following statement today on behalf of the USW: "The USW, the largest labor...

Feb 25, 2022, 16:51 ET USW Reaches Tentative Agreement with Marathon to Set Four-Year Pattern for Oil Sector Bargaining

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union has reached tentative agreement on a new, four-year contract with Marathon that outlines a...

Feb 16, 2022, 12:15 ET USW Members Strike against Sherwin-Williams

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that 55 members of Local 14919 began an unfair labor practice strike against Sherwin-Williams on Saturday,...

Feb 14, 2022, 10:00 ET Media Advisory: USW Members to Rally Outside Marathon HQ, Call for Fair Contracts

United Steelworkers (USW) members and their allies will on Tuesday, Feb. 15 rally outside Marathon Petroleum's headquarters in Findlay, Ohio. Using...

Feb 09, 2022, 13:00 ET Refinery Workers Will Deliver Line 5 Petitions and "Valentines" to Michigan Statehouse

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that on Friday, Feb. 11, union workers from Toledo Refining Co. will deliver petitions to Michigan Gov....

Feb 07, 2022, 18:29 ET USW Supports Section 232 Deal with Japan

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

Feb 03, 2022, 12:10 ET USW Welcomes Affiliation with United Football Players' Association

The United Steelworkers (USW) today proudly announced its affiliation with the United Football Players' Association (UFPA). Founded in 2020, the UFPA ...

Feb 01, 2022, 02:09 ET USW Rejects Marathon's Most Recent Proposal, Offers 24-Hour Rolling Extensions to Current Oil Agreements

The United Steelworkers union (USW) announced today that it rejected Marathon Petroleum's most recent proposal for a pattern settlement on wages,...

Jan 11, 2022, 12:11 ET USW Applauds Talon Metals' Nickel Supply Agreement

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway released the following statement today in response to Talon Metals' six-year agreement...

Jan 07, 2022, 20:43 ET Carnegie Library workers ratify first labor agreement

Workers at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh this week ratified their first collective bargaining agreement that covers approximately 300 workers...

Dec 20, 2021, 14:19 ET USW Calls on Manchin to Aid Working Families, Fulfill Promise of Build Back Better

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway and District 8 Director Billy Thompson released the following statement today urging Sen....

Dec 17, 2021, 09:30 ET USW Endorses Kathy Hochul for Governor of New York

The United Steelworkers (USW) today endorsed Kathy Hochul, leading a growing movement of unions and working families backing her campaign. USW...

Dec 14, 2021, 14:00 ET USW: Santa Claus to Join Refinery Workers Delivering Line 5 Petitions to Whitmer

Santa Claus will take a break from his holiday preparations to join workers from Toledo Refining Co. on Thursday, Dec. 16, for a demonstration...

Dec 03, 2021, 11:24 ET USW Oil Workers Will Protest ExxonMobil's Beaumont Lockout, CEO Woods at World Petroleum Congress

The United Steelworkers (USW) said that locked-out workers from the ExxonMobil oil refinery and blending and packaging plant in Beaumont, Texas, will ...

Nov 23, 2021, 17:20 ET Community Coalition Urges Giti Tire to End 'Immoral' Mistreatment of Workers

More than 40 civic, faith and government leaders today called on Giti Tire to stop mistreating workers at its Richburg, S.C., plant and instead show...