Steelworkers

  • Quebec Steelworkers Face Mining Pariah
    Jocelyn Desjardins
    May 24 2012 - 1:10pm
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    In a town of 30,000, when 8,000 demonstrate, it does not go unnoticed.

    In the small community of Alma in southern Quebec, unions gathered on March 31 for a solidarity march to denounce the lockout of 780 aluminum workers. They came from from all over Quebec and Canada and from a dozen countries where the multinational mining giant Rio Tinto has installations.

  • Steelworkers at Oil Refiner Tesoro Ready for Strike
    Patrick Young
    Apr 30 2012 - 10:49am

    The oil refiner Tesoro took a $40 million loss after an explosion last year that claimed seven lives. Management is trying to recoup the money by forcing workers to pay for its mistakes, leading Steelworkers to prepare for a strike.

  • Thousands Rallying to Stop Indiana's 'Right to Work' Steamroll
    Theresa Moran
    Jan 19 2012 - 11:12am

    As they fought to put a “right-to-work” bill to a voter referendum, Indiana Democratic legislators boycotted House sessions this week—while unions mustered thousands to protest at the statehouse. Could they "Occupy the Superbowl"?

  • 'Right to Work' Advances in Indiana over Protests
    Theresa Moran
    Jan 10 2012 - 10:48am

    For a second week, thousands of Hoosier unionists are rallying at the statehouse against the legislature’s attempt to pass a right-to-work law. The bill could come to a final vote Friday, but Democrats hope they may still be able to stall it.

  • After Union Bails Out Cooper Tire, Company Locks Workers Out
    Mischa Gaus
    Dec 16 2011 - 10:20am

    Steelworkers locked out at a Cooper Tire plant in Ohio are raising the alarm as scabs move in to start building tires. The union is incensed by the lockout, which comes after big concessions and a USW-backed tariff.

  • L.A. Car Wash Workers Win a Union
    Eduardo Soriano-Castillo
    Nov 1 2011 - 6:00pm

    Thirty Southern California car wash workers succeeded in their three-year fight for a union and a contract last week, becoming the first car wash workers to organize nationwide. One of their big gains is a regular hourly wage.

  • Sugar Workers Bitter over Lockout

    Locked-out sugar beet workers, their families, and supporters turned out in big numbers August 11 to say they want to work—but not on the terms offered by American Crystal Sugar.

    ACS locked out more than 1,300 members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco & Grain Millers August 1, two days after they rejected deep concessions by 97 percent.

  • Elements of Victory Emerge as Uranium Lockout Nears End
    Jerry Mead-Lucero
    Jul 21 2011 - 4:37pm

    After more than a year, the lockout at the Honeywell uranium conversion plant in Illinois looks to end. Details are scant, but members say a corporate campaign and constant investigations have moved the company.

  • Union Blows Whistle, Honeywell Fined $12 Million

    Honeywell International pleaded guilty in federal court March 11 to knowingly storing hazardous waste without a permit at its southern Illinois facility, a felony. For locked-out Steelworkers at the plant, the episode reinforced their belief that the best defense they and their communities have is a vigilant union.

  • Striking Mississippi Unionists Protest the Everyday Dictatorship of Corporate America
    Mischa Gaus
    Mar 21 2011 - 4:31pm

    A dozen striking Steelworkers trekked from Mississippi to Ohio last week, hoping to insert a few uncomfortable questions into the clubby confines of their company’s shareholders meeting. They didn't get far.