Lend A Hand for the Women of Steel Conference

The Women of Steel Conference is fast approaching and we are asking all our WOS from Local 3657 to lend a hand!

Ann Flener and  Emily Jefferson are asking for our help putting together the welcome packets that will be distributed at registration to our sisters from across the world.

Join us on the 9th floor conference room on Friday, March 1 and, if needed, Monday, March 4, 2013.  Stop by anytime (make sure to clear this with your department head if you are coming any other time but your lunch hour).

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Stuffed Purse Collection

Stuffed PurseOur Women of Steel committee will be collecting gently used purses stuffed with toiletry items to benefit sisters impacted by Hurricane Sandy and other tragedies. Contributions will be accepted at the USW International Women’s Conference registration on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 2-6 p.m. and Sunday, March 10, 2013 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

The purses should be stuffed with items like shampoo, lotion, makeup, feminine products, toothpaste, or other basic hygiene products.

For more information, or to suggest a sister, family, or Local Union to benefit from the collection, please contact Julie Stein or Teresa Brown.

Go Red for Women on February 14th

Go RedOn Thursday, February 14, 2013, we would like our WOS and all local 3657 staff to wear red and black to bring awareness to two causes, Go Red for Women (red), which creates an awareness around heart disease in women,  and One Billion Rising (red and black), a global movement that raises awareness and combats violence against women.

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Take Three Minutes to Save a Life

Sign a petition to urge action on silica exposure!

Eighteen years ago, as a single parent struggling to make ends meet, Alan White landed a job at a foundry in Buffalo, New York. The pay was great. He thought he was set. Three years ago, he went to a doctor and after a series of tests was told that he will die from exposure to silica in his workplace.

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Local 3657 Members tell Tim Murphy: Jobs Not Cuts

Yesterday, working families across the U.S. called on their representatives to reject benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid; close tax loopholes for the richest two percent; and cancel sequestration.  Members from 3657 joined union activists from across Pittsburgh, braving the ice, sleet and snow, to take that message to Representative Tim Murphy’s office.  Check out some of the pictures from Ike Gittlen.