Members of UAW Local 544 and the town of West Mifflin are reeling from the closure of a GM stamping plant that has been an economic foundation since 1950.

• Global trade policies claim more victims. Read and hear more
• Workers scatter to uncertain futures. Read more

In the midst of rising unemployment and economic struggles, the A. Philip Randolph Institute and Steel Workers union are bringing hope to a community hanging on in the Hill District of Pittsburgh.

• Unions help guarantee that Bedford Hope Center isn’t your typical public housing initiative. Read more
• The Steel Workers’ DeWitt Walton never wastes an opportunity. Read more
• See the slide show on the people and neighborhood served by Bedford Hope Center

• As CWA members know, Comcast works hard to be the company that everyone hates – except shareholders. Read more / Watch the video
• Local 1 makes sure Firefighter Doug Weaver and his family don’t battle leukemia on their own. Read more
• Public transit workers are challenging a Port Authority plan that would disconnect entire communities and turn bus service over to privateers. Read more
• Union women use creativity to get the word out about cervical cancer. Read more