(Reuters) -Thomas Conway, international president of the United Steelworkers (USW) union that represents 850,000 North American steel, paper, health, education and oil workers, has died at the age of 71, the USW said on Monday.
Slideshow ( 2 images )Conway joined the union in 1978 at a Bethlehem Steel plant in northwestern Indiana and became its top negotiator and later president in 2019.
“Any company that had gone up against Tom in negotiations knew they would not get away with any B.S.,” said Wright.
In 2017, he told a union convention that workers must be prepared to act on their demands.
But when the fights do come, we can win those fights,” Conway said.
Persons:
Thomas Conway, Conway, Michael Wright, “, Tom, ”, Wright, ” Conway, Jess Kamm Broomell, “ Tom, David McCall
Organizations:
Reuters, United Steelworkers, Bethlehem Steel, U.S . Air Force, ”, Cleveland Cliffs, U.S . Steel, Steel
Locations:
American, Indiana, Ohio, Pittsburgh