Rapid Response Teams Build Support for the Employee Free Choice Act
Across the country, Rapid Response Teams have been busy educating USW members on the Employee Free Choice Act, the law that will restore workers’ freedom to form a union. ...... more

Employee Free Choice Act Sees a Majority of Support in the Senate
On June 26, workers in the US could celebrate another victory on the road to meaningful labor law reform. After passing the House of Representatives in March, the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) came up for consideration in the Senate. While a majority (51) of Senators voted for it, that was short of the 60 needed to stop the GOP filibuster. The message ...... more

The Employee Free Choice Act
Workers wanting to form a union in this country routinely come under attack from anti-union employers – and the union-busters they hire – who use heavy-handed and oftentimes illegal tactics to derail organizing campaigns....... more

Common Questions and Answers on Card Check
One of the most critical aspects of the Employee Free Choice Act is card check. Under current law, an employer can legally recognize a union if a majority of employees demonstrates support, normally through signing authorization cards. However, the decision to recognize the union or not is entirely dependent on the employer, which often means that the ...... more

The Union Difference
Union workers have fought hard for decades to improve the lives of working people by securing gains on the job through collective bargaining. Many jobs that were once considered the least-desirable became living wage jobs through these efforts, building the American middle class. Today union members continue to hold the line on wages and benefits -- ...... more

Study Confirms Extent of Union-Busting Activities
The need for legislation to restore workers’ rights is more important than ever. In conjunction with International Human Rights Week, a newly released report underscores just how widespread employer anti-union activities are becoming. Employers now regularly and aggressively intimidate, harass and coerce workers seeking a union through the following ...... more

Steelworkers Rally for Worker Rights
Steelworkers across the United States took action during the week leading up to International Human Rights Day to speak out for workers’ rights. The following are just a few of the activities where USW members played key roles: In Pennsylvania, nearly a dozen different events took place. In Pittsburgh, USW President Gerard kicked off the week of action ...... more

Women Need a Raise
Since 1963, equal pay has been the law of the land, though today women still only earn 77 percent of what men make. That's $23 less for every $77 men earn. Those of us in a union know that a contract can be a great equalizer in terms of pay equality. But, for our non-union mothers, daughters, sisters and other other women, the difference over time reslting ...... more