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Jan 20

A Sacred Pact with Working Families

By Tom Conway USW International President Cliff Carlton was the 10th of 11 children and one of three still living at home when his father, a coal miner, died unexpectedly at 67. Only his dad’s Social Security benefits, along with vegetables from the family’s small farm in southwestern Virginia, kept…

Social Security

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A Sacred Pact with Working Families
A Sacred Pact with Working Families
Social Security

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Jan 11

Building the Essential Supply Chain

By Tom Conway USW International President Matt Thomas was driving Interstate 75 through the Detroit area about two years ago when he caught his first glimpse of “dead” cars — the partially manufactured vehicles marooned on sprawling factory lots amid the shortage of microchips needed for the autos’ safety, entertainment…

Semiconductors

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Building the Essential Supply Chain
Building the Essential Supply Chain
Semiconductors

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Dec 16, 2022

Living Proof

By Tom Conway USW International President James Boutcher seized control of his future several years ago when foreign dumping cost him his entry-level position amid a series of job cuts at Century Aluminum in Hawesville, Ky. He enrolled in the federal government’s Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, went back to…

Taa

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Living Proof
Living Proof
Taa

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Dec 8, 2022

Investing in Workers’ Rights

By Tom Conway USW International President Some workers began delaying doctor’s appointments and others started delving deeply into their pockets for care when Tecnocap illegally slashed health benefits at its Glen Dale, W.Va., manufacturing plant last year. One worker even put thousands of dollars of chemotherapy charges on credit cards…

Nlrb

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Investing in Workers’ Rights
Investing in Workers’ Rights
Nlrb

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Nov 22, 2022

Warnock Stands with Working People

By Tom Conway USW International President Michael McMullen spent years agonizing over the failing pension plan that put his golden years at risk. He wrote numerous postcards and made countless phone calls urging Congress to step in and safeguard his future. But not until he and fellow Georgians elected Raphael…

Raphael Warnock

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Warnock Stands with Working People
Warnock Stands with Working People
Raphael Warnock

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Nov 16, 2022

Union Solidarity Is Driving Better Health Care

By Tom Conway USW International President Alyssa Stout and her 800 co-workers banded together to keep Oroville Hospital open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, working around the clock to save countless lives. But these union members didn’t stop there. They brought that same unwavering solidarity to the bargaining table earlier this…

Unions

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Union Solidarity Is Driving Better Health Care
Union Solidarity Is Driving Better Health Care
Unions

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Nov 4, 2022

Watching Workers’ Backs on Trade

By Tom Conway USW International President Lamar Wilkerson and his co-workers at U.S. Steel’s Fairfield Tubular Operations help to lead the battle for America’s energy security, producing the top-quality pipe that keeps oil, natural gas and other products flowing through vast distribution networks. But as workers at the Alabama plant…

Fair Trade

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Watching Workers’ Backs on Trade
Watching Workers’ Backs on Trade
Fair Trade

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Oct 28, 2022

The Infrastructure Program’s Chain Reaction

By Tom Conway USW International President Chris Frydenger and his co-workers at the Mueller Co. in Decatur, Ill., began ramping up production of valves, couplings and other products used in water and gas systems soon after President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) last year. But…

Infrastructure

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The Infrastructure Program’s Chain Reaction
The Infrastructure Program’s Chain Reaction
Infrastructure

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Oct 20, 2022

Solidarity Lifts Workers over Life’s Struggles

By Tom Conway USW International President Navigating washed-out roads and piles of debris, Mayra Rivera quickly began checking on co-workers and neighbors after Hurricane Fiona battered Puerto Rico last month. Rivera, president of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 8198, realized she’d spend months if not years helping the island navigate a…

Solidarity

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Solidarity Lifts Workers over Life’s Struggles
Solidarity Lifts Workers over Life’s Struggles
Solidarity

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Sep 30, 2022

Voting to Continue America’s Progress

By Tom Conway USW International President Al Polk will bid his wife goodbye on Oct. 11 and set out for New Hampshire with boots, gloves, heavy coat, windshield scraper and shovel in the trunk of his Chevy Impala. As the weather grows colder over the next few weeks, the fight…

Unions

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Voting to Continue America’s Progress
Voting to Continue America’s Progress
Unions

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