Joint response to blame the worker "safety" programs discussed

July 2011

USW participated in a training seminar in July that brought together Unite representatives at container company Crown from across the UK.

The purpose of the seminar was for Unite to pilot a training on behavior-based safety programs.  Crown is introducing these programs into its UK worksites. more>

Unions Plan Action to Defend Public Sector

May 2011

Unite representatives participated in the USW Public Employee Conference in mid-May to jointly develop plans for defending the public sector and its employees. Fiona Farmer and Frank Keogh, representatives from the Unite health sector, joined with over 100 USW public sector delegates for the conference in Pittsburgh. more>

USW and Unite seek safe workplaces at National Grid

June 2011

Unite and USW continue to push for high health and safety standards at all National Grid worksites.

Dan Fowkes, the leader of the USW safety committee at National Grid, led a delegation of US trade unionists to a major safety conference at National Grid in the UK more>

Unite builds global support for locked out Steelworkers at Honeywell

June 2011

Unite took a lead role in globalizing the struggle against Honeywell during the company’s lockout of 228 workers at its USW-represented uranium processing plant in Illinois.

Unite and USW both have members employed by Honeywell.more>

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