USW Tony Mazzocchi Center

08/13/2026

Here are some photos from last week at the Union Approach to Health and Safety class, that took place on August 6th, 2026, in Signal Hill California. This class was led by worker-trainers Dan Umnus, Maggie Gamboa, and Sam Knepper.

Sisters from District 12 - USW local 2801 learned several things including how to structure an effective union health and safety committee, building a business case for health and safety challenges, and developing proposals for those items!

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08/13/2026

staff and worker-trainers had the amazing opportunity to hold two workshops today for our siblings in at the D4 Education Conference in Atlantic City, N.J. The workshops consisted of Union Approach to Health and Safety and Active Shooter Awareness training. D4 sibs know solidarity and safety activism! 💪✊💙💛

08/11/2026

Our union sisters Krista Hudson of USW Local Union 4-1000 and April DeWert of Local 4-1034, also worker-trainers, representing the this week at the Education Conference in Atlantic City, N.J. Visit the Tony Mazzocchi Center table in the exhibit hall to learn more about our programs and training!

08/06/2026

WTP’s Building Blocks for Heat Stress Prevention Now Available Online!

The NIEHS Worker Training Program’s (WTP) Building Blocks for Heat Stress Prevention is a practical, action-oriented resource designed to help employers, supervisors, workers, trainers, and safety professionals assess heat-related risks and strengthen workplace heat illness prevention efforts. The updated version is now available on the WTP website. The original version was published on the WTP Clearinghouse page in March 2025. The Spanish version will be made available soon.

Building Blocks for Heat Stress Prevention

The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives.

08/03/2026

Last week, July 27-30, 2026, was the DOE Safety Representative Training!

Participants successfully completed the course and left with more knowledge, smiles, and received a certificate to show off their hard work last week! Good work! 💙💛

07/30/2026

Working people are facing increasingly hot temperatures across the country. They need to be protected from heat on the job.

Every worker deserves to go home at the end of their shift safe and healthy. Tell Congress: protect workers from extreme heat! https://act.aflcio.org/call_campaigns/protect-workers-from-extreme-heat

07/28/2026

Read up!
The online version of our magazine for members of the United Steelworkers union is out now. USW@Work comes out twice a year. The latest issue features a cover story about our history-making USW International President, Roxanne Brown.

https://usw.ca/resources/uswwork-spring-2026/

07/28/2026

📣 Roll Call! Show your local pride and tell us your local number and what you do or make in the comments 👇.

07/24/2026

CSB Issues Woodland Pulp Investigation Update

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released an update on the agency’s ongoing investigation into the January 27, 2026, fatal release of highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas at the Woodland Pulp mill in Maine. The incident resulted in the deaths of two young employees, a 20-year-old co-op chemical engineering student, and a 26-year-old chemical engineer who had only recently joined the company. The CSB’s investigation update notes that, at Woodland Pulp, there was no system for controlling or accounting for personnel present in the Kraft Mill building during the unit shutdown; there was no system providing ventilation to the Kraft Mill building during either normal operations or shutdowns; and there were no stationary hydrogen sulfide detectors or alarms in the Bleach Plant area of the Kraft Mill. The CSB’s investigation is ongoing as investigators continue to gather facts and analyze several key areas related to the incident.

CSB News Release Exit NIEHS Website

07/21/2026

On July 13-17, members of the United Steelworkers Tony Mazzocchi Center staff and worker-trainers had the opportunity to participate in a hands-on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 40-hour training in Akron, Ohio.

This training was a collaboration with fellow National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) grantees, the International Chemical Workers Union Council. ICWUC facilitators led a creative and interactive training which engaged participants and will ultimately help strengthen their skills as HAZWOPER trainers but also lend a hand to the development of a stronger program with the USWTMC. 💪🏽💙💛

Thank you to ICWUC for this educational exchange!