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Sep 25, 2023, 16:24 ET USW Mourns Passing of International President Tom Conway

It is with heavy hearts that the United Steelworkers (USW) union today announces the passing of International President Tom Conway at age 71. Elected ...

Aug 13, 2023, 19:39 ET USW Responds to U.S. Steel Plans to Review Sale Options

he United Steelworkers union (USW), which represents more than 11,000 hourly workers at U.S. Steel facilities across the United States, released the...

May 12, 2023, 16:57 ET Blue Bird Workers Vote to Join USW

Workers at Blue Bird Corporation's Fort Valley, Ga., facility today voted to join the United Steelworkers union (USW), seeking a voice on the job so...

Apr 26, 2023, 14:58 ET USW Files Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Blue Bird, Calls on Corporation to End Union Busting, Respect Workers

The United Steelworkers union (USW) today filed unfair labor practice charges against Blue Bird Corporation, alleging the bus manufacturer's...

Apr 15, 2023, 09:30 ET USW Calls on Paper Industry to Institute Safeguards Against Deadly Fungal Infection

The United Steelworkers union (USW) today called for testing and cleaning in paper mills across the industry after a blastomycosis outbreak killed...

Mar 22, 2023, 12:20 ET USW Welcomes Repeal of Michigan's Anti-Worker RTW Laws

The United Steelworkers (USW) today applauded Michigan legislators for repealing the state's falsely named "right-to-work" (RTW) laws and restoring...

Mar 22, 2023, 10:00 ET Minnesota Bobcat Employees Vote to Join United Steelworkers

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that workers at Bobcat's Rogers, Minnesota production facility have voted for union representation in a...

Mar 10, 2023, 10:01 ET XFL Players Seek NLRB Election to Join United Steelworkers

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that professional football players have filed a petition for a representation election with Region 16 of the ...

Feb 27, 2023, 08:30 ET USW, Titan International Call for Restrictions on Products Made from Russian Petroleum Inputs

The United Steelworkers union (USW) and Titan International, Inc., today called for restrictions on downstream products made from Russian petroleum...

Feb 22, 2023, 07:00 ET Union Members Strike Continental Cement over Unfair Labor Practices

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that roughly 100 members of USW Local 11-205 have engaged in a strike against Continental Cement over unfair ...

Feb 08, 2023, 10:00 ET Carfair Workers Overwhelmingly Win Union Representation

About 60 workers at Carfair Composites Inc. in Anniston, Ala., won union representation on Feb. 6, with 98 percent of eligible workers affirming...

Jan 10, 2023, 09:35 ET USW: Players Ratify First Contract with USFL

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that union-represented players have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new agreement with the United States...

Dec 20, 2022, 14:29 ET Steelworkers Ratify Four-Year Contract with U.S. Steel

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that members have overwhelmingly ratified a new, four-year contract on behalf of roughly 11,000 members of...

Nov 08, 2022, 14:24 ET Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement on Four-Year Contract with U.S. Steel

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union has reached tentative agreement on a new, four-year contract on behalf of roughly 13,000...

Oct 14, 2022, 16:22 ET NLRB to Prosecute Braeburn Alloy Steel over Unfair Labor Practices

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

Oct 12, 2022, 14:14 ET Steelworkers Ratify Historic Agreement with Cleveland-Cliffs Steel

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that workers have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new, four-year contract covering roughly 12,000 members...

Oct 06, 2022, 09:25 ET WestRock Illegally Locks Out Union Workers

The United Steelworkers (USW) said that approximately 480 members of its local unions 971, 1471 and 1972 were locked out of their jobs by management...

Oct 04, 2022, 15:22 ET USW: NLRB Issues Broad Complaint against ExxonMobil for Beaumont Lockout

The United Steelworkers union (USW) applauded the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)'s Oct. 3 decision to issue a complaint against ExxonMobil for ...

Sep 29, 2022, 10:00 ET Bobcat Workers Win USW Representation in Bismarck

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that workers at Bobcat's Bismarck, N.D., manufacturing facility voted in favor of union representation in a...

Sep 27, 2022, 16:54 ET USW Blasts Republican Opposition to TAA, Calls on Congress to Prioritize Working Families in Continuing Resolution

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway released the following statement today condemning Republican blockage of Trade...

Sep 19, 2022, 12:02 ET Workers at Diversified Gas and Oil Vote to Join USW

Workers at Diversified Gas and Oil's Buckhannon W.Va., facility last week voted by more than a 2-1 margin to join the United Steelworkers union (USW)....

Sep 09, 2022, 13:00 ET Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement on Four-Year Contract at Cleveland-Cliffs' Mines

The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that the union has reached tentative agreement on a new, four-year contract on behalf of roughly 2,000...

Sep 05, 2022, 10:15 ET USW: Labor Movement Will Continue as a Force for Good for Generations

The United Steelworkers union (USW) released the following statement today from USW International President Tom Conway in honor of the Labor Day...

Aug 31, 2022, 11:57 ET USW Local 7687 Reaches Tentative Agreement with BAE

United Steelworkers (USW) Local 7687 announced today that they reached a tentative agreement on a 5-year deal with BAE Systems covering roughly 800...

Aug 29, 2022, 17:56 ET USW Local 7687 Gives Strike Notice to BAE over Unfair Labor Practices

The United Steelworkers (USW) said that roughly 800 members of Local 7687 today gave notice that they will begin an unfair labor practice strike at...