How Americans Can Buy American

How Americans Can Buy American is filled with extensive lists of virtually every imaginable brand of food or household item, complete with up-to-date information on where each company is based. How Americans Can Buy American is a solid, serviceable, consumer-oriented reference and one that should be on the computer favorites of every American union ... more

Steelworkers at Asarco Win Pension Benefits for 19 Former Workers at El Paso Smelter

Steelworkers at Asarco Win Pension Benefits for 19 Former Workers at El Paso Smelter For Immediate Release November 9, 2009 El Paso, Texas – Nineteen members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union who were employed at the Asarco smelter in El Paso will receive full pension benefits as a result of an arbitrator’s decision issued late last ... more

USW Organizing Coordinator Honored at Nevada AFL-CIO Convention

“The best way to build power within the Local Union is to increase membership,” said John Goins, from USW Local 711A. Last month, at the Nevada State AFL-CIO Convention, John Goins, an Organizing Coordinator for United Steelworkers (USW) Local 711A was presented with the Mike O’Callaghan/United Way Teamwork Award. The conference was ... more

USW Opposes ASARCO Bankruptcy Recommendation

The United Steelworkers (USW) is disappointed by the report issued on August 31, 2009, by the federal bankruptcy court in Corpus Christi, Texas recommending confirmation of the plan of reorganization proposed by Asarco, Incorporated, the current corporate parent of ASARCO, LLC.... more