Defends domestic tire makers from illegal Chinese trade practices
Responding to pleas for relief from the United Steelworkers union and for the strict enforcement of our trade agreements, President Obama slapped tariffs on imported Chinese tires on September 11, 2009.
The move came in response to a complaint filed by the USW with the International Trade Commission [...]
Unions are absolutely pro-American
Even with health care at the forefront of debate, as union members we can’t afford to forget about the Employee Free Choice Act. Working men and women are still fired and intimidated every day for exercising their right to form a union, and it is essential that labor reform go hand in [...]
Working people are backbone of America
Larry Murray is the Staff Representative for USW in District 9, serving North and South Carolina locals. He is an active participant in the campaign to pass the Employee Free Choice Act and to reverse myths about union members.
“The Employee Free Choice Act is vitally important because on top of [...]
“Unions Didn’t Intimidate Me”
Jeanette Perry, USW Local 9465, has worked for Pilkington Glass for 14 years. When she first began working there, the plant was not unionized, and she knew little about unions. Her first exposure to unions occurred when the SteelWorkers tried to organize her plant, and management forced her and her co-workers to [...]
“25 Years to Get a Union”
There is something wrong with the world when workers have to spend 25 years fighting for a voice on the job. But that is exactly what the employees at Pilkington Glass in Laurinburg had to do.
Howard Hall has melted glass at Pilkington for 28 years, and was a major player [...]
“Good Union Wages are Critical”
Betty Zimmerman has worked over 40 years in a union plant and held a variety of titles as an activist in the union movement. Currently retired, she continues to dedicate her time and effort as a volunteer for the rights of workers. Her most recent fight is over the Employee Free [...]