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- November 17, 2008 | from USW Court OKs Establishment of $28 million VEBA for Rockwell Retirees' Health Care A federal court recently approved a $28 million settlement to provide health care benefits to retirees of Rockwell Automation's predecessor in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Review the settlement here.
- November 17, 2008 | from USW Women of Steel Crusade Against Toxic Trade The United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel (WOS) is hosting a lead screening session to educate families about potentially toxic products and the bad trade policies that are allowing them into our homes. The product screenings are part of the USW's international "Protect Our Kids - Stop Toxic Imports" campaign.
- November 13, 2008 | from Unions across the Globe Congratulate Steelworkers for Role in the Election During the recent election, millions of working men and women across America and around the globe watched and cheered as Senator Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States. Many of our brothers and sisters in the labor movement recognize the major role the Steelworkers played in brining new hope and change to workers everywhere.
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- November 17, 2008 USW Women of Steel Crusade Against Toxic Trade; Hosts Session to Demonstrate Testing Products for Lead The United Steelworkers (USW) Women of Steel (WOS) is hosting a lead screening session to educate families about potentially toxic products and the bad trade policies that are allowing them into our homes. The product screenings are part of the USW's international "Protect Our Kids - Stop Toxic Imports" campaign.
- November 11, 2008 USW Announces New Agreement at MeadWestvaco Mahrt, Alabama Paper Mill The United Steelworkers (USW) today announced the ratification of a new labor agreement at MeadWestvaco’s Mahrt, Alabama paper mill covering some 540 workers. The agreement, which will expire on October 31, 2013, provides an immediate $3,000 lump sum bonus payable to production and maintenance employees, plus an immediate general wage increase of 2% which will be retroactive to November 3, 2008.
- November 06, 2008 New Video Documents USW’s Road to Change, unprecedented activsm A new USW video caps off an exciting week in which Steelworkers members have been celebrating victories by Barack Obama and other pro-worker candidates, particularly in key battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Florida where the USW mounted historical outreach efforts to educate voters on key issues and talk through other factors such as race. Read more here.
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- September 18, 2008 Testimony of USW Vice President Fred Redmond before the Select Committee on Energy Indepdendence and Global Warming Read the testimony of USW International Vice President Fred Redmond before the Sept. 18, 2008, hearing of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.
- August 29, 2008 Barack Obama's Acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can’t afford to drive, credit card bills you can’t afford to pay, and tuition that’s beyond your reach. Read more of Barack Obama's Aug. 28, 2008, acceptance speech here.
- August 04, 2008 Leo W. Gerard's Remarks to Democratic Party Platform Committee Remarks of Leo W. Gerard, United Steelworkers International President before the Democratic Party Platform Committee, Cleveland, Ohio. August 1, 2008.
- USW@Work USW@Work is the official membership publication of the United Steelworkers. It is published five times a year – Winter, Spring, Summer, Labor Day and Fall – by the USW’s Communications Department and distributed by mail to the union’s members and retirees in the United States.
- The Oilworker The Oil Worker is published at least once a month and features news about national oil bargaining, oil locals' activities, oil industry news and trends, other international oil unions, health and safety within the refining and pipeline industries, and health care reform. Editor: Lynne Baker, Communications Dept., lbaker@usw.org
- Pulp Truth Pulp Truth is published twice monthly and features news about national paper bargaining; the paper locals; news and trends in the pulp, paper and forestry sectors; other international paper unions, and health and safety within the paper industry. Editor: Lynne Baker, Communications Dept., lbaker@usw.org
- SOAR SOAR in Action is published 5 times a year and mailed to dues paying-members of the Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees. The goal is to keep our members informed of the crucial legislative issues concerning retirees as well as providing the latest on Medicare and Social Security. The publication also showcases SOAR activism.
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