May Day March 2021!

On May Day 2021, we note that #TheWorkContinues: for workers' liberation, for immigrant justice, and for a more just society that includes all peoples, genders, creeds and economic situations, providing for the needs and claims of everyone. Join the community organizations doing the work, and lift up justice for all!

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En el Primero de Mayo de 2021, afirmamos que #LaLuchaSigue: por la liberación de los trabajadores, por la justicia para los inmigrantes, y por una sociedad más justa que incluye a todos los pueblos, géneros, credos y situaciones económicas, satisfaciendo las necesidades y reclamos de todos. Únase a las organizaciones comunitarias que están haciendo el trabajo, y ¡alcemos la justicia para todos!

https://www.facebook.com/events/524206831902503/

Port of LA Vaccine Clinic - Baggage Claims Building

All eligible folks who still need a vaccine, come to Port of Los Angeles this Saturday! 1000 people will receive Johnson & Johnson vaccines (J&J = just one and you're done) from 9 AM - 4 PM with an appointment, through a joint effort between the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, Port of Los Angeles, and Curative.

Please share widely - L.A. UNION saves lives!

https://curative.com/sites/27465?date=2021-04-10

New Webinar! Open to register for Intro to OSHA for Next Gen

USW is teaming up with the Tony Mazzocchi Center to host another virtual training for Next Gen members. There are two sessions for you to choose from, make sure you click on the link that works for your schedule to pre-register.

This Introduction to OSHA training will explain what the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is and will provide an overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. 

Other items we'll discuss include OSHA standards, the inspection process, implementing a safety and health program, worker training requirements, employer responsibilities and worker rights.

Date: Wed., April 21, 2021
Time: 1 p.m. or 7 p.m. EST
Location: Virtual
Click here to register for the 1 p.m. session
Click here to register for the 7 p.m. session

We hope to see you then!

USW@Work: Volume 16, Issue 1

Click here to read issue as a downloadable & printable PDF

FEATURES

Page 4: Serving & Protecting

Niagara County is home to about 105 members of Local 4-2001 who serve as deputies, investigators and other law enforcement agents for the county sheriff’s office. They are part of a larger group of more than 600 USW members who serve in a similar capacity across the United States, and more than 25,000 public workers in the USW overall.

Page 14: USW Members Hopeful on Infrastructure

As President Joe Biden begins his administration, members in the USW’s manufacturing sector are optimistic that the new chief executive’s ambitious “Build Back Better” proposals will finally deliver a long-awaited comprehensive plan to overhaul the nation’s crumbling infrastructure.

Page 22: USW Members Play Crucial Roles in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

As COVID-19 infection rates soared to ever-higher levels early this year, hundreds of Steelworkers put their lives on the line, and in some cases logged exhausting amounts of overtime, to distribute the vaccines essential to ending the pandemic.