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
Steel Groups to Senate: Pass Leveling the Playing Field Act
11 September 2024 - The Steel Manufacturers Association, the American Iron and Steel Institute, the United Steelworkers union and other manufacturing groups are urging the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that would give the government additional tools to stop unfair trade practices by China.
U.S. Flat-Rolled Producers Lodge Dumping Complaint Over Corrosion-Resistant Sheet
09 September 2024 - Several U.S. steel producers and the United Steelworkers union have filed dumping complaints with the Commerce Department over imports of corrosion-resistant steel from several countries.
Report: Nippon Steel, USW to Begin Dialogue Over Merger
07 March 2024 - Nippon Steel executive vice president Takahiro Mori is to meet with United Steelworkers leadership to discuss his company’s proposed acquisition of United States Steel Corporation, reports the Reuters news service.
United Steelworkers Union, Nippon Steel Sign Nondisclosure Agreement
29 February 2024 - The United Steelworkers (USW) union has signed a nondisclosure agreement with Nippon Steel Corp., a precursor to allowing discussion between the labor union and the acquirer of United States Steel Corporation to proceed.
Citing ITC Decision, Cleveland-Cliffs to Idle Weirton Tin Mill
15 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is indefinitely idling its Weirton, W.Va., USA, tin mill, laying the blame with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for its refusal to impose duties on imported tinplate.
USW Files Grievances over U. S. Steel Sale
15 January 2024 - The United Steelworkers union is challenging United States Steel Corporation’s proposed sale to Nippon Steel Corp., arguing that U. S. Steel violated terms of the basic labor agreement with the union, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Nippon Steel to Acquire U. S. Steel
18 December 2023 - United States Steel Corporation has agreed to be acquired by Japan’s Nippon Steel Corporation through a cash deal valued at US$14.9 billion, the companies announced Monday morning.
USW Announces Passing of International President Tom Conway
26 September 2023 - United Steelworkers (USW) international president Tom Conway has died at the age of 71, the union announced Monday.
Cleveland-Cliffs Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement With Minnesota Iron Ore Miners
30 August 2023 - Newly unionized workers at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s Northshore taconite operation in Minnesota have reached a tentative labor agreement with the steelmaker.
USW Cannot Block Sale of Company, Says U. S. Steel
18 August 2023 - United States Steel Corporation said yesterday that the labor agreement it has in place with the United Steelworkers (USW) does not give the union the right to veto the sale of the company, the Reuters news service reports.
Chinese Tin Mill Products Benefiting From Unfair Subsidies, U.S. Commerce Department Rules
21 June 2023 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has ruled that unfairly subsidized exports of Chinese tin mill products are harming domestic producers and set countervailing duties of 89%.
Fully Staffed Plants a Matter of Safety, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Says
04 May 2023 - Since acquiring AK Steel, ArcelorMittal’s legacy U.S. mills, and scrap recycler Ferrous Processing and Trading, Cleveland-Cliffs has expanded its headcount by more than one-third, chief executive Lourenco Goncalves said during a union event, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
U. S. Steel, USW Reach Tentative Labor Agreement
08 November 2022 - The United Steelworkers (USW) union and United States Steel Corporation tentatively have agreed to a four-year labor contract that provides base wage increases and improvements to benefits, the company announced on Tuesday.
United Steelworkers Members Accept Labor Agreement at Cleveland-Cliffs
12 October 2022 - Members of the United Steelworkers union have ratified a new four-year agreement with Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., the company said on Wednesday.
Cleveland-Cliffs, USW Shake Hands on Another Tentative Labor Agreement
09 September 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has reached a tentative labor agreement with United Steelworkers (USW)-represented employees at its legacy mining and pelletizing operations in northern Minnesota and the Michigan Upper Peninsula.
Cleveland-Cliffs, USW Reach Tentative Labor Agreement
29 August 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and the United Steelworkers union (USW) have reached a tentative, four-year agreement covering approximately 12,000 employees.
Algoma, USW Shake Hands on Tentative Labor Pact
23 August 2022 - Algoma Steel and union negotiators have reached a tentative labor agreement, averting a potential work stoppage, the union and the company said on Tuesday.
Algoma, USW Extend Labor Contract, Temporarily Avert Strike
01 August 2022 - The United Steelworkers and Algoma Steel have agreed to a 15-day contract extension after resolving a key issue, temporarily averting a strike.
Steelworkers Local Casting Ballots on Strike Authorization
27 June 2022 - Contract negotiations between Stelco and United Steelworkers at the company’s Nanticoke, Ont., plant in Canada have stalled, with union workers voting Monday on whether to authorize a strike, should negotiators deem one necessary.
Steelworkers Union Heading to the Bargaining Table With U. S. Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs
17 June 2022 - United States Steel Corporation and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. are gearing up for contract negotiations with the United Steelworkers union as multiple contracts are nearing their expiration dates, reports Argus Media.
