Steelworkers

May 23, 2008 -- Birmingham, Ala. -- Members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 888 and Local 941 ratified a four-year labor agreement by a margin of three-to-one yesterday at the Georgia-Pacific (GP) paper mill in Brewton, Ala., that provides wage and benefit increases, improves retiree health care and pensions in addition to restoring all seniority rights that existed on Sept. 27, 2007, under the plant’s previous owner.    » read more »

March 13, 2008 -- PITTSBURGH, -- The United Steelworkers (USW) today called on its environmental allies to join the union in rallying support for domestic job growth through sweeping federal investments in renewable job growth and asked for their support in urging Congress to close a loophole in carbon "cap-and-trade" legislation that is currently under consideration because in its current form it fails to require any significant improvements in the carbon emissions created by countries such as China, Brazil and India.    » read more »

Condemns McCain's Lobbying; Calls on Congress to Defund

March 4, 2008 -- PITTSBURGH - The United Steelworkers (USW) today denounced the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for awarding a contract for the construction of Air Force refueling tankers to the European firm, Airbus, and called for its defunding. The contract is worth up to $100 billion, with its value rising to $408 billion over its lifetime. The USW also decried Sen. John McCain for his role in lobbying the DOD on behalf of the French corporation.    » read more »

Legislation required to eliminate threat to domestic industry and jobs

February 1, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. -- United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard confirmed today support for a new long-term suspension agreement being signed late today between government representatives of the U.S. and Russia that sets limits on exports of uranium products, including commercial Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU), at levels that won’t threaten the workforce producing this in Kentucky, Ohio and Illinois.    » read more »

January 30, 2008 -- Pittsburgh – The United Steelworkers (USW) reacted to former Senator John Edwards’ announcement that he is withdrawing from the presidential race by expressing pride in the candidate’s role in forging a progressive agenda that would significantly change the direction the country has taken over the past eight years.

“We greet the Senator’s decision with some disappointment but with a great deal of pride in what he has accomplished in this campaign,” said USW International President Leo W. Gerard.    » read more »

January 30, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. – A trade case was filed with the federal government today by the United Steelworkers (USW) and four domestic producers of welded austenitic stainless pipe against surging China imports. The producers are Bristol Metals L.P., (Bristol, Tennessee); Felker Brothers Corporation, (Marshfield, Wisconsin); Outokumpu Stainless Pipe Inc., (Wildwood, Florida); and Marcegaglia USA, Inc. (Munhall, Pennsylvania).    » read more »