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Tom Conway is the International President of the United Steelworkers union. The USW represents 850,000 men and women employed in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply and the energy-producing industries.

Diaries published: 31 (3 days since last diary on Fri May 08, 2020 at 08:48 AM PDT)

Comments posted: 51 (3 days since last comment on Fri May 08, 2020 at 08:48 AM PDT)

Diary frequency: frequent

Comment frequency: frequent

Total Recommends: 0

Total Comment Ratings: 0

Most Recommended Diary: Dying of Despair, 125 comments, 315 recommends

People Following Tom Conway: 3

Tom Conway's Most Recent Diaries:

Bill Boone was a fresh-faced 23-year-old in 1952 when he cast his first ballot for U.S. president, while proudly serving aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of Korea. The U.S. Postal Service carried that vote untold miles to the election board in...
by Tom Conway
Comment Count 5 comments on Fri May 08, 2020 at 08:48 AM PDT with 11 Recommends
States that spent millions of dollars fighting the coronavirus asked the federal government for help plugging huge holes in their budgets. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave them the finger instead. The Kentucky Republican said he’d rather let...
by Tom Conway
Comment Count 7 comments on Thu Apr 30, 2020 at 12:15 PM PDT with 6 Recommends
Thousands of workers across America begged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to investigate when their employers failed to take steps to protect them from COVID-19. They reported a lack of face masks, gloves, soap and hand...
by Tom Conway
Comment Count 4 comments on Thu Apr 23, 2020 at 10:35 AM PDT with 8 Recommends
At the start of each shift, Eric Jarvis takes a handful of anti-bacterial wipes and sanitizes the equipment he uses at the Packaging Corp. of America mill in Valdosta, Ga. He worries about getting the coronavirus every time he leaves for work, but...
by Tom Conway
Comment Count 6 comments on Fri Apr 17, 2020 at 08:18 AM PDT with 14 Recommends
Health care workers continue to put their lives on the line, caring for patients despite critical shortages of the safety gear they need to protect themselves from COVID-19. To help, factories now churn out face shields, masks and gowns. And millions...
by Tom Conway
Comment Count 2 comments on Thu Apr 02, 2020 at 12:43 PM PDT with 4 Recommends
Under normal circumstances, Jerry Porter would be spending his time helping the veterans he finds in tent camps and run-down housing. But the escalating threat of COVID-19 forces the community activist and retired Steelworker to remain at home for now,...
by Tom Conway
Comment Count 2 comments on Fri Mar 27, 2020 at 06:35 AM PDT with 15 Recommends

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