United Steelworkers Union

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Contact: Chelsey Engel, 412-212-8173, (Pittsburgh) — The United Steelworkers mourns the loss of Vonda McDaniel, a tireless union activist whose life was dedicated to lifting up working people. A proud member of USW Local 1055L, Vonda began her union journey as a shop steward at the Bridgestone-Firestone plant before becoming a leader in the USW’s Women of Steel program and later serving as president of the Central Labor Council of Nashville and Middle Tennessee and as an AFL-CIO vice president.

A historic U.S. flag made a stop at USW headquarters on July 1 as part of the National Flag Foundation’s “Flag Sojourn 250.” Before its arrival in Pittsburgh, the flag was on a yearlong journey to 26 overseas U.S. military cemeteries and 10 countries as well as every U.S. territory and state, closing with the 13 original colonies and ending in Washington, D.C., on July 4.

Contact: Jess Kamm Broomell, , 412-562-2444 (Pittsburgh) – United Steelworkers (USW) International President Roxanne Brown issued the following statement today as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) comes up for its mandatory six-year review: “The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was an unmitigated disaster that cost hundreds of thousands of jobs and hollowed out manufacturing communities across the United States.

A piece of USW history will be on display at a Seattle museum this year as part of an exhibit honoring the history of the American flag.

Contact: Tony Montana – (412) 562-2592 or PITTSBURGH – The United Steelworkers (USW) today challenged BFGoodrich management’s decision to close its Tuscaloosa, Alabama, manufacturing facility, a move that will impact approximately 1,000 members of USW Local 351L, their families and the broader community.

USW leaders in the oil industry reached agreement in February on a new contract that will cover more than 30,000 workers in the oil and petrochemical industry. The national pattern agreement sets wages and benefits and other terms for members of more than 200 USW bargaining units that are part of the National Oil Bargaining Program (NOBP).

(GLOSTER, Miss.) – About 140 workers at Big River Forest Products voted today to join the United Steelworkers (USW), becoming the latest work force in the South to unionize in the fight for better working conditions and stronger communities. The workers serve in a variety of roles, including operator and mechanic, at the 2-year-old sawmill. While the workers fuel the success of the mill with their skill and dedication, management refuses to invest in them.

Staff members of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) became the newest members of USW Local 9007 this spring when they voted to ratify their first contract. Founded in 2004, the USFWC helps to create, support and sustain worker-owned cooperatives. The staff at the federation joins their fellow Local 9007 members at ICA Group, Palante Technology Cooperative, and Keystone Development Center, all part of the growing co-op sector of the USW.

By Roxanne D. Brown USW International President United Steelworkers (USW) retirees in Granite City, Ill., held a birthday celebration of sorts on Aug. 14 to commemorate the 90th anniversary of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s signing of the Social Security Act.