Make Our Future Work Resolution

The Employee Free Choice Act

Our first Make Our Future Work resolution calls on local and state governments and leaders to use taxpayer dollars to maximize the creation of American jobs and to restore the economic vitality of our communities. ...more

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

Rapid Response Teams Build Support for the Employee Free Choice Act

What People Are Saying About the Anti-Sweatshop Bill

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

“This groundbreaking legislation has the power to incorporate the values of dignity and respect for human rights in our trade relationships. For far too long, our trade agreements have focused on corporate protections while ignoring the lives of human beings within our global economy. We can do better - and we must.” - Leo W. Gerard, USW ...more