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“Karen Silkwood was a union martyr. Her experience was not that unusual in the trade union movement, except that she ultimately died for her cause. We must remember her story.” – Tony Mazzocchi

Pink ribbons. Pink pens. Pink socks. Pink jewelry. Pink banners. Even pink window nets at NASCAR. October is designated Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The purpose is to increase awareness of the disease and raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.

Join us in welcoming USW Local 202, Delek to the TOP program!

Check out some helpful resources regarding hurricanes and flooding from the NIEHS.

To ensure the safety & health of workers, OSHA conducts inspections to identify hazards in the workplace. This post outlines the top 10 most frequently cited OSHA violations for 2022.

The 2023 TOP Conference will take place in conjunction with the USW HSE Conference.

Labor activists, especially union members who spend their days on workshop floors, are in many ways like environmentalists. They both conceive of their immediate environment as a complex web of interrelated energies that must be understood in fine detail. In the case of plant workers, health and safety teams spend a lot of time tracking the state of machinery, infrastructure and work procedures that might lead to adverse events like injury.

The USWTMC is proud to announce that 16 students completed the Portsmouth RCT Training in September 2022.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have declared September of every year National Emergency Preparedness Month.

Save the date! April 16-21, 2023

If you are exposed to hazardous waste on the job, you may be entitled to protection under the EPA's Resource Conversation and Recovery Act.