AFL-CIO Opens Center for Green Jobs
A new AFL-CIO Center for Green Jobs was opened on February 5, 2009 that will focus on assisting unions, their employers and other partners to create the environmentally sustainable economy of the future by stimulating the development of good green jobs and helping train the workforce those jobs require. United Steelworkers (USW) International President ...... more

We Campaign - We Can Solve The Climate Crisis
The 850,000-member United Steelworkers and the Blue Green Alliance are working jointly with the We Campaign to educate their members about global warming and activate them behind solutions that promote economic prosperity. Our member-to-member program is the first of its kind to build a blue collar constituency for global warming solutions, highlighting ...... more

National Coalition Announces Groundbreaking National Green Jobs Conference
National Coalition Announces Groundbreaking National Green Jobs Conference Union, Environmental, Business and Elected Leaders to Discuss Economic, Environmental Potential of Green Collar Jobs News Advisory: February 8, 2008 PITTSBURGH – A national coalition of over 80 organizations today announced plans for “Good Jobs, Green Jobs: A National ...... more

Leo the Linchpin
An article published September 24, 2007 by Jim Grossfeld on the American Prospect Web site Steelworker President Leo Gerard looks like an old-time union leader, but he's put together a labor-environmentalist alliance that bridges some growing Democratic fissures. Leo Gerard is central casting's idea of a labor leader: tough and big. Really big -- 6 ...... more

U.S. Department of Commerce Rules for Fair Trade
The U.S. Department of Commerce today ruled that paper products imported from Indonesia are unfairly benefiting from unfair trade subsidies provided by the Indonesian government; the government allows logging companies to pay less than market prices for timber from government-owned forests, allowing the companies to gain an unfair trade advantage. The ruling comes after the Sierra Club and the United Steelworkers (USW) intervened in the case in an effort to ...... more

The 11th Hour - documentary
“As an example, if we retrofitted all government buildings built pre 1950, and we created tax environments to help cities and municipalities and states and the federal government to retrofit those buildings, we could create 3 million industrial jobs plus we could import much less oil from the middle east. But more importantly we’d be having ...... more

USW Endorses Rendell’s Energy Independence Strategy
The United Steelworkers (USW) today gave a ringing endorsement to Governor Ed Rendell’s Energy Independence Strategy. “The Governor’s proposed Energy Independence Strategy will do much more than create a cleaner environment and help liberate our people from depending on Mideast oil, said USW International Vice President Fred Redmond, ...... more

USW President Calls for Regulation of Emissions to Stem the Rising Tide of Global Warming
Asserts the need for labor, environmental and human rights as a “new gold standard” for trade agreements Asserting that “global warming has transformed the issue of pollution into the ultimate health and safety issue,” United Steelworkers (USW) President Leo W. Gerard today told the North American Labor Conference on Climate ...... more

USW’s ‘Wellstone Award’ to Sen. Dorgan, Rep. Mike Michaud
Presentation with 700 union leaders from across U.S. in Washington, DC Leo Gerard, President of the United Steelworkers (USW) presented the ‘Wellstone Award’ to U.S. Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) and U.S. Rep. Michael H. Michaud (D-2nd-ME) before an audience of 700 union leaders from across the country on Monday, Apr. 23 at union’s Rapid Response and ...... more

USW President Gerard is presented Apollo Alliance “Right Stuff Award” at Take Back America Conference
Award Hails His Push for Good Jobs In Pursuit of Energy Independence. United Steelworkers (USW) President Leo W. Gerard received the first ever Apollo Alliance “Right Stuff Award” for outstanding leadership in the fight for good jobs and energy independence. Robert Redford, Academy Award-Winning director, actor and environmental advocate, presented ...... more

USW and Sierra Club Announced ‘Blue/Green Alliance’
Cites Good Jobs, A Clean Environment and A Safer World as key points United Steelworkers (USW) and Sierra Club announced the formation of an alliance Tuesday, June 18 to pursue a joint public policy agenda. The Blue/Green Alliance’s primary focus is Good Jobs, A Clean Environment and A Safer World. USW is North America’s largest private sector manufacturing ...... more