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United Library Workers

The United Library Workers represents all full-time and regular part-time library services, support staff, and professional employees at the Carnegie Library's 19 public locations, the Library Support Center, and the substitute pool, including all pages, stock handlers, clerks, senior clerks, library assistants, specialists (children’s, clerical, school outreach, community engagement, and technology support), nonsupervisory librarians, nonsupervisory senior librarians, technicians, development assistants and associates, SQL database administrators, development database administrators, systems administrators, web developers, designers, service integration leads, programs and partnerships assistants, civic data leads, nonsupervisory digitization & special projects leads, and digitization technicians. 

Rapid Response News

Rapid Response, our union’s nonpartisan grassroots activist program, provides an opportunity for every USW member to weigh in on legislation concerning labor and work-related issues. By joining together, we encourage government actions that will positively impact our families, contracts and communities. Learn more!

Rapid Response News

Union Plus Benefits

Did you know your USW membership entitles you to discounts on wireless, car rentals, movie tickets, car insurance and more? Visit the Union Plus website to view current discounts and programs.

Union Plus Benefits

Download the USW App

Get USW event info, news alerts and even your union card right on your smart phone with the United Steelworkers app! It’s free and available for both Apple and Android users.

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USW Publications

Want to learn more about your union working for you? Check out new and archived USW publications, including USW@work, sector newsletters and more. 

USW Publications
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What is a Union?

A union is a group of people working together to advance their interests in the workplace through collective action and collective bargaining.

Bargaining Basis

Bargaining Basics

Information on what it means to collectively bargain and how your involvement can help win fair contracts.

The Difference

The Union Difference

Unions allow us to speak with one voice to address the things most important to us on the job and build power for working people.

Know Your Rights

Know Your Rights

Most private sector employees have the right to organize under the National Labor Relations Act.

USW National News

Get Involved!

As USW members, advocacy is at the heart of everything we do. We push for pro-worker policies, and we give back to our communities. We keep each other safe, and we lift up each other’s voices. So whether you’re a seasoned veteran or an emerging activist, there’s a place for you to get more involved.

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