United Steel Workers (USW)
International President Leo W. Gerard
United Steel Workers is the largest union in North America, with more than 700,000 members in industries such as metals, chemicals, utilities, tires, and pharmaceuticals. Leo W. Gerard is International President of USW. The following is excerpted from testimony before a U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Steel Caucus Hearing on February 4, 2009. The country is in the midst of the fastest, most severeeconomic downturn since the Great Depression. In 2008, the United States lost2.6 million jobs — the largest loss in over 60 years. In December alone,524,000 jobs vanished — the steepest losses occurring in manufacturing. Januaryis on…
