Feb 26, 2025
This episode kicks off the first in a series we hope to continue featuring SOAR (Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees) activists offering us their words of wisdom as the labor movement enters a time of great change and upheaval.
Today we speak with Nellie Caraballo, a former USW staff rep and public sector...
Jan 29, 2025
California musician and activist Jonny Miller Jr. is continuing his ancestors’ legacy by making his mark on the labor movement. He sings on picket lines, writes songs about the working class, and teaches the next generation about the importance of labor history.
In the latest episode of Solidarity Works, we talk with...
Nov 27, 2024
From salt and copper to soda ash and iron ore, members of the USW mine the many crucial resources needed to keep the U.S, Canada, and the world moving. It’s an industry that goes back 150 years, and it’s an industry that has seen exponential change over the past several decades.
In the latest episode of Solidarity...
Oct 2, 2024
Last month, members of the United Steelworkers union from across the U.S. traveled to the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C., to talk to their elected officials about the importance of reauthorizing Trade Adjustment Assistance. This program, which expired in 2022, provides training and educational opportunities for...
Aug 28, 2024
The USW partners with labor organizations around the world to connect workers with common employers and help them build power. In the latest episode of Solidarity Works, we talk with Local 12075 President Kent Holsing and USW retiree Mike Zielinski about some of these partnerships, including a years-long alliance with...