United Steelworkers
The United Steelworkers union (USW) represents 850,000 workers in North America employed in many industries that include metals, rubber, chemicals, paper, oil refining and the service and public sectors.
Latest News
USW Issues Statement on ThyssenKrupp Steel USA Acquisition
05 December 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement regarding the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA by a joint venture of ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation.
President Obama Names USW's Gerard to Manufacturing Committee
30 September 2013 - President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of United Steelworkers (USW) international president Leo W. Gerard and 18 others to the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) Steering Committee "2.0."
U.S. Producers of Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel File Trade Case Against Seven Countries
18 September 2013 - AK Steel Corporation and ATI Allegheny Ludlum, the two U.S. producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES), as well as the United Steelworkers (USW), which represents workers engaged in the production of GOES at ATI Allegheny Ludlum, filed antidumping duty petitions on 18 September charging that unfairly traded imports of GOES from seven countries are causing material injury to the domestic industry.
EVRAZ North America and USW Extend Agreement at Pueblo
09 September 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) Locals 2102 and 3267, their respective executive boards and EVRAZ North America have approved a three-year extension of the existing collective bargaining agreement for the Pueblo, Colo., facility.
Reuters: U. S. Steel's Locked-Out Canadian Workers Vote to Accept Contract
03 September 2013 - Workers locked out at U.S. Steel’s Lake Erie works in Canada have voted to accept a contract offer, according to results posted on their union's website late on Friday, Reuters reports.
Cliffs Natural Resources and USW Reach New Labor Agreement for Bloom Lake Mine
30 August 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that the United Steelworkers Union local membership have ratified a three-year labor contract agreement for its Bloom Lake Mine in Fermont, Quebec.
USW Members Ratify Labor Agreement for AK Steel's Ashland Works
19 August 2013 - AK Steel said that members of the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1865 union have ratified an 18-month labor agreement covering more than 800 hourly production and maintenance steel operations employees at the company's Ashland, Ky., Works.
USW Thanks OSHA for Republic Steel Citations
16 August 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) expressed gratitude to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) for the 12 August 2013 citations issued to Republic Steel.
USW, AK Steel Reach Tentative Agreement at Ashland, Ky., Plant
12 August 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with AK Steel covering 860 workers at the steelmaker's Ashland, Ky., facilities.
Cliffs Natural Resources Reaches Tentative Agreement with USW at Quebec Mine
05 August 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers Union for a new three-year labor contract offer that will cover approximately 300 represented workers at Cliffs' Bloom Lake mine in Fermont, Quebec.
U.S. Senators React to China Steel in Verrazano Bridge Repairs
17 July 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) flagged recent public statements and a joint letter by U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) directed at the NY Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), urging the public agency avoid using steel from state-owned Chinese enterprises on future infrastructure projects.
USW Local 2251 Ratifies Collective Agreement with Essar Steel Algoma
08 July 2013 - ESSAR Steel Algoma Inc. announced that USW Local 2251, the union representing the company’s production and trades employees, has voted in support of the tentative agreement reached on 27 June 2013.
Universal Stainless Reaches Early Labor Agreement at Its Bridgeville Facility
02 July 2013 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. has reached a new 5-year collective bargaining agreement with the hourly employees at its Bridgeville facility represented by Local 9531 of the United Steelworkers.
Essar Steel Algoma Reaches Tentative Agreement with USW Local 2251
01 July 2013 - ESSAR Steel Algoma Inc. announced that a tentative agreement has been reached with USW Local 2251, the union representing the company's hourly workers in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.
USW Urges New York MTA to Reconsider Rebuilding Bridge with Domestic, Not Chinese Steel
23 May 2013 - United Steelworkers (USW) international president Leo W. Gerard wrote to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), questioning its decision to use 15,000 tons of steel, all sourced from China, to rebuild the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
USW, ArcelorMittal Resolve Burns Harbor Safety Dispute
26 April 2013 - A safety dispute that idled blast furnaces and some other operations at ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor mill has been resolved after two days of intense negotiations between union officials and management, the Northwest Indiana Times reports.
Reuters: Union Says U. S. Steel Gives Notice of Lockout at Lake Erie
25 April 2013 - U.S. Steel Corp has given workers at its Lake Erie facility in Canada notice of a lockout to start on Sunday, 28 April 2013 at 9 a.m. EDT/1300 GMT, according to a letter posted on a union website, Reuters reports.
Northwest Indiana Times: Burns Harbor Mill Hit by Safety Dispute
24 April 2013 - A dispute over safety at ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor mill has slowed production there, with some union workers refusing to work under what they claim are unsafe conditions, the Northwest Indiana Times reports.
Steelworkers Oppose Shareholder-Proposed Timken Split
23 April 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) said that the union supports Timken Co. management's opposition to a shareholder proposal that calls for splitting the company into distinct bearing and steel divisions.
Kentucky Electric Steel Reaches Labor Accord
27 December 2012 - The United Steelworkers Local 7054 and KES Acquisition Co. (dba Kentucky Electric Steel) have reached agreement on a new labor contract.
