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USW Local #1537 was established in 1937 and represents over 700 workers in the Westmoreland County Area. We have four units: Latrobe Specialty Steel (1537-01), ABG-490 Dlubak Corp. (1537-06), 13639 Specialty Bar Prod. (1537-02), and 1551 Lehigh Specialty Melting (1537-03).

Our local main office is located at 8 Ave D in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Our telephone numbers are 724-539-8546 & 724-539-8547. Our Fax number is 724-532-1537. Office hours are Monday, Wednesday, & Friday from 8am to 3:30pm.

As a member of the International United Steelworkers in District 10, We strive to protect workers' rights and benefits, and maintain a safe working environment for all of its represented members.

The USW Local Union #1537 began in 1937 with the Steelworkers Organization Committee (SWOC) as a local union comprised of active and retired members who worked for a single company - Latrobe Steel Company.

Today, we are an amalgamated and much stronger Local Union comprised of different units whose members are employed with different companies, some of which produce a product quite different than steel.

Elections

Elections for all Union and Unit Officers was be held on Thursday, April 19, 2012. Below is the results.

2012 Union & Unit Officers Election Results

Social Security Articles

• May 2012 Article
• May 2012 Questions & Answers

Union 1537 Officers

President: Gary Cook

Vice President: Dave Opsitnick

Recording Secretary: Mike Stewart

Financial Secretary: Paige Dix

Treasurer: Bob Ankeny

Inside Guard: Martin Smith

Outside Guard: Anthony Tiberi

Guide: Mike Lupyan

Trustees: J. David Schober, George Todd, Brian Gallagher

 

News & Events

• 6th Annual Mike Kolbosky Memorial Run and Pig Roast will be held on Sunday May 27. View the flyer here.

• The District 10 Family Picnic at Idlewild Park will be held Sunday, June 10th. More information can be found on this flyer.

Why a Union?

This is Our Union, an organization fighting to improve our wages, benefits and working conditions; to ensure justice and dignity on the job; and to create a social movement to better the lives of all working people. Today, the purpose and need for workers to belong to a Union is greater than ever before. The wages and benefits we enjoy today did not come without a price. To better understand please visit our Union History page.

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