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United Steelworkers
Workers Rights
Union crushed at Eugene metal distributor Farwest Steel
When a campaign by United Steelworkers reared its head, the company’s reaction was swift and brutal.
Union Organizing
Veterans nursing home workers vote to stay union
At Veterans Care Centers of Oregon in The Dalles, workers voted 60 to 37 to remain in the United Steelworkers of America.
Union Organizing
Veterans Nursing Home workers join United Steelworkers
A group of 213 workers at a Lebanon, Oregon, nursing home for veterans won a union May 20.
Buying Union
Union-made gift ideas
Buying any gifts this holiday season? If you buy union, you help keep good jobs in the community, and vote with your dollars for enterprises that pay your fellow workers a living wage with benefits.
National
Bait and switch: Trump’s Carrier deal
The man who put his byline on the Art of the Deal pulls a fast one in Indiana as tough talk turns to tax giveaways.
Collective bargaining
At Malarkey Roofing Products, talk of a strike
The family-run company has hired a known union-buster to lead negotiations.
Union Organizing
In McMinnville, a recycled rubber factory goes union
Wages at Ultimate RB aren't high by union standards — around $12.50 an hour for production workers.
People
Steelworker honored for lifetime of service
Wayne Anderson once headed the Oregon Democratic Party.
Collective bargaining
USW reaches deal to end ATI lockout
New hires won't get pension benefits under the deal between USW and ATI.
Collective bargaining
NLRB says ATI lockout of Steelworkers is illegal
If a judge agrees, the company could owe over $50 million in back pay for locking out workers.
Collective bargaining
ATI locks out steelworkers in Albany and around the country
Final offer would slash health benefits and end pension for new hires
Collective bargaining
Steelworkers strike Anacortes, 8 other U.S. refineries
It is the union’s largest strike since 1980.
Workers Rights
Excelsior Packaging pays $175,000 to settle charges
The penalty is for refusing to bargain when it sold its Vancouver factory to Mercury Plastics.
