The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, the precursor of the United Steel Workers of America, had a major success when it signed a collective-bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel.

Steel Workers Organizing Committee

The Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) was one of two precursor labor organizations to the United Steelworkers. It was formed by the CIO on June 7, 1936. It disbanded in 1942 to become the United Steel Workers of America. The Steel Labor was the official paper of SWOC.

United Steelworkers

Industrial labor union in North America

The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, commonly known as the United Steelworkers (USW), is a general trade union with members across North America. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the United…

Collective bargaining

Negotiations between employers and a group of employees

Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers' compensation and rights for workers. The interests of the employees are…

U.S. Steel

American steel-producing company

The United States Steel Corporation is an American steel company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Steel that maintains production facilities at several additional locations in the U.S. and Central Europe. The company produces and sells…