Roxanne Brown set to take the lead as the United Steelworkers' first Black president Roxanne Brown will become the international president of the United Steelworkers (USW) union on March 1, 2026.

#RoxanneBrown will become the international president of the #UnitedSteelworkers (USW) union on March 1, 2026.

Other unions support striking Libbey Glass workers at picket line Another day to strike for what they say should be fair pay, that’s what four union chapters are doing outside of Libbey Glass.

Four union chapters have been on strike and picketing outside the Libbey Glass factory in Toledo, OH, demanding fairer contracts and wages from Libbey Glass. ✊

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Steelworkers rally in Downtown Pittsburgh to call for better worker safety The United Steelworkers say federal funding cuts put health and safety standards at risk.

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#UnitedSteelworkers from United States & Canada marched to Mellon Square Park #Pittsburgh PA call for workplace-safety protections Chanting “keep us safe, day and night” and “f— corporate greed,” say federal funding cuts put health & safety standards at risk.
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United Steelworkers union sets proposals for next refinery worker contract By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -More than 300 United Steelworkers union (USW) refinery and chemical plants workers meeting in Pittsburgh approved on Thursday proposals for labor negotiations set to begin early in 2026 with energy companies, said Mike Smith, chair of national oil bargaining for the union. The current four-year contract covering 30,000 workers expires shortly after 12 a.m. on Feb. 1, 2026. The USW members work at refineries that account for over half of national crude oil processing capacity. USW negotiators led by Smith and including International President David McCall and International Vice President Roxanne Brown will begin meeting in January with negotiators from Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC), which will be representing the industry. "As the lead company in national pattern negotiations, MPC looks forward to productive negotiations with the USW and is committed to working toward a mutually satisfactory agreement,” said Marathon spokesperson Jamal Kheiry. A key issue will be wage increases for refinery and chemical plant workers, who average more than $50 an hour for inside operators. “I would say the proposals on wages are significant for the times in which we are living,” Smith said. He declined to be more specific about the union’s wage proposals. Another top issue is the cost of health care, Smith said. “We’re trying to secure good decent health care without bearing the brunt of rising costs,” he said. And as with many industries, the union has a proposal on artificial intelligence. “The AI proposal is really to protect us as we try to understand the impacts on our sector,” Smith said. A supermajority of local unions must approve the proposals agreed to in Pittsburgh within 45 days so they can be brought to the bargaining table. Smith said he could not now predict how difficult or easy the negotiations might be with Marathon. At negotiations in 2022, the USW secured a 2.5% wage increase in the first year, 3% in both the second and third years and 3.5% in the fourth year. With valuations skyrocketing in 2024, many investors are uneasy putting more money into stocks. Sure, there are always opportunities in the stock market – but finding them feels more difficult now than a year ago. Unsure where to invest next? One of the best ways to discover new high-potential opportunities is to look at the top performing portfolios this year. ProPicks AI offers 6 model portfolios from Investing.com which identify the best stocks for investors to buy right now. For example, ProPicks AI found 9 overlooked stocks that jumped over 25% this year alone. The new stocks that made the monthly cut could yield enormous returns in the coming years. Is MPC one of them?

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Trump Stabs Workers in the Back Federal officials, then-Gov. Eric Holcomb, union leaders, company representatives and dozens of guests assembled at Heidelberg Materials in Mitchell, Ind., last year to celebrate a milestone for North...

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#USSteel & #NipponSteel announced on Fri that they had entered into an agreement w/the #USgovernment to seal the terms of a “partnership” between the companies, >1yr after the Japanese #steel maker 1st tried to buy its US competitor.

President Joe #Biden, under pressure from the […]

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6/14 The United Steelworkers union remains deeply skeptical: "Our primary concern remains with the impact that this merger of US Steel into a foreign competitor will have on national security."

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Trump Announces $14 Billion US Steel and Nippon Steel Partnership Trump Announces US Steel and Nippon Steel ‘Partnership’ with $14 Billion Investment and Job Boost President Donald Trump has announced

Pennsylvania Leaders React to Trump’s US Steel and Nippon Deal
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I risked jail time for bugging then (a) real president Obama, I actually communicated with him. He helped me to win, forever grateful to Him & the United Steelworkers #USW #USWA #UnitedSteelworkers 🙌

Roxanne Brown to deliver 2025 Philip Murray Memorial Labor Lecture | Penn State University Roxanne Brown, international vice president at large for the United Steelworkers, will deliver the 2025 Philip Murray Memorial Labor Lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, in 112 Kern Building on...

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#UnitedSteelworkers #vicepresident to #visit @pennstateuniv.bsky.social March 27

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Union leader blames Pitt hiring freeze on threat to NIH funding A hiring freeze is in effect at the University of Pittsburgh, a move the Pitt Staff Union said stems from a bigger issue.

The funding cuts to NIH are so bad that it's already affecting *checks notes* the United Steelworkers members.

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#DEI is simply #Compassion #Empathy and old fashioned Common Sense. My parents were born during the Great Depression in 1928 and 1931, respectively. I am a beneficiary of the #UnitedSteelworkers #LaborUnion My mom didn't know she was #Autistic, like me #AuDHD but didn't know it. When I was...

Every union in the United States should go on strike in solidarity with federal employees. #AFGE #NFFE #SIEU #AFL-CIO
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It’s clear American unions had good reason to back Harris. It’s time for them to show their power in support of fellow workers & our country

Thank you, @thatnickpowersguy.bsky.social. Been curious where #ClevelandCliffs spends their campaign dollars. 🧐 #unions #steel #unitedsteelworkers #nipponsteel #ussteel

Japan’s Nippon makes last-ditch appeal to clinch $15bn US Steel deal Washington will soon rule on tie-up that will have sweeping implications for America’s rustbelt

Andrew Carnegie is rolling in his grave. SMH. One by one American assets are being sold to foreign competitors. I wonder what J.P. Morgan, and Charles Schwab would think of their company today. #UnitedSteelworkers #steel #MergersandAcquisitions #NipponSteel

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