USW 715 Rapid Response

09/15/2026

🚨 Help us send a message to USTR!

The domestic tire industry is drowning in a flood of imports, and workers and their communities are paying the price. Since 2024 alone, nine domestic tire plants have either closed or announced their closures, costing roughly 7,500 jobs – including those of more than 6,000 USW members.

This week, our union sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer calling on him to initiate an investigation under Section 201 of the Trade Act to limit tire imports and develop relief measures to strengthen the sector and increase domestic jobs and production. Add your voice here: https://usw.org/usw-in-action/trade-watch/where-rubber-meets-the-road/

09/05/2026

08/25/2026

EMPOWER HOUR: WHY OUR ELECTIONS MATTER

The 2026 midterm elections are coming! Join us for Empower Hour: Voter Outreach & Registration as we prepare USW members and their families to make their voices heard.

We’ll cover:
• How Midterm Elections Work
• Voting Rights & Redistricting
• State Election Rules
• Voter Registration & Key Deadlines
• Nonpartisan Voter Outreach Resources

Thursday, September 10, 2026
11:00 AM ET usw.to/5q7
8:00 PM ET usw.to/5q8

Our democracy works best when working people participate. Let’s make sure every eligible member and their family has what they need to make their voice heard.

Find short link here: http://usw.to/5q9

08/13/2026

Rapid Response Conference Delivers Results! Our voices are being heard!

Since the 2026 USW Rapid Response Conference Lobbying, members of Congress have added their names as cosponsors to key legislation we took to Capitol Hill:

12 new cosponsors, Protecting America’s Workers Act.
S. 4413: usw.to/5px | H.R. 3036: usw.to/5pw

5 new cosponsors, SAFE Social Security Act
S. 3462: usw.to/5py | H.R. 9415: usw.to/5pz

4 new cosponsors, Thomas M. Conway Veterans Access to Resources in the Workplace Act
S. 3591: usw.to/5pL | H.R. 6960: usw.to/5pN

That’s what happens when Steelworkers show up, speak out, and make our voices heard. There’s more work ahead, but your activism is making a difference!

Now we want to hear from YOU! Take five minutes to complete our 2026 Rapid Response Conference Survey and help us make next year even stronger. Take survey here: usw.to/5pv

We educate. We mobilize. We act. And together, we make a difference.

08/04/2026

This Labor Day, let's show America what union pride looks like!

Whether you're marching in a Labor Day parade, attending a union picnic, breakfast, rally, volunteer event, training, or simply celebrating with family and friends, we want to see it. Snap a photo or take a selfie and share it during Labor Day Week (September 1–7) or on Labor Day itself.

📸 Be sure to:
✅ Tag your union
✅ Tag the Union Label & Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO
✅ Use

And while you're celebrating, make your Labor Day a union-made Labor Day. Choose union-made food, beverages, clothing, and other products for your cookout, picnic, or parade. Every union purchase helps support good jobs and strengthens working families. See more union-made products on our website.

08/01/2026

07/05/2026

Shoutout out to the USW Local 715L members that took the time out of their day!

07/03/2026

Got something you'd like to say to British Petroleum's CEO, Chair and North American President?
Scan the QR code or click this link to add your name (and comments) to our letter to them: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stand-in-solidarity-with-locked-out-union-workers-at-bp/