The House has voted to move the American Recovery Act (H.R. 1319) forward. Earlier today, the U.S. House approved the Senate’s amendments and passed the next Covid Relief package. The next step is the President’s signature, which is expected to come ahead of the expiration of jobless benefits this ...
Read moreThe Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 842)passed today with bipartisan support! Just over one year ago, Steelworkers cheered in the gallery of the U.S. House as Representatives voted to pass the PRO Act with bipartisan support. Like many Steelworker priority bills, we grew frustrated ...
Read moreYou’re Invited:Using Social Media for Legislative Action In today’s digital age, there isn’t much that you can’t do online. From grocery shopping and take-out, to conferences and family gatherings, to dating and dinners with friends, being in the midst of a global pandemic has pushed ...
Read morehis past year has been full of uncertainty, and we want to make sure that you are informed of and prepared for the change in the City’s Non-Medicare health plans. It’s important to understand how and why the City of Boston and the Public Employee ...
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Read moreThe Path to the Covid Relief Package How the Reconciliation process will get much-needed aid to millions of Americans. Congress is using a relatively unique tool to pass the next COVID-19 Relief legislation called reconciliation. Created by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation allows ...
Read morePlease watch the video and share your thoughts in the survey. Our union is launching a campaign we’re calling We Supply America. Our nation needs aggressive investment in a modernized infrastructure to help revitalize our economy and communities. Rebuilding not only our physical infrastructure – like crumbling roads, bridges, ...
Read moreThe PRO Act is Back! It’s time to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. On February 6, 2020, nearly a full year ago, the House passed the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act on a bipartisan basis by a vote of 224-194. ...
Read moreEnsuring Affordable and Accessible Health Care USW Core Values Educational Series – Issue 3 The labor movement has always fought for affordable healthcare for workers and their families, both through collective bargaining and legislatively. But even with our ability to bargain, union members far too often must ...
Read moreUSW Core Values Educational Series – Issue 2 Protecting Our Right to Collectively BargainUSW Core Values Educational Series – Issue 2For decades, CEOs and their well-heeled lobbyists have found allies in anti-union lawmakers. These partnerships have resulted in anti-union laws like so-called right to work and the appointment of ...
Read moreProtecting Our Right to Collectively BargainUSW Core Values Educational Series – Issue 1Our union understood right from the beginning that we couldn’t rely solely on negotiations to better our members’ lives. We would also have to push our government to act. Elected officials could help us by passing ...
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