USW Dave McCall: It’s Been My Life
I’ll always remember how company bosses got red in the face, tried to water down our contract proposals and made absurd demands for concessions at way too many bargaining sessions over the years.
“You’re not talking to Dave McCall,” I liked to remind them at these moments. “You’re talking to the members of the United Steelworkers.”
It was my way of cutting the bigwigs down to size, of forcing them to focus on the people who really matter—the tough-as-nails, make-no-excuses workers who deliver for America every day.
Working shoulder-to-shoulder with USW members—hundreds of thousands of them, in every sector of the economy—has been much more than an honor.
It’s been my life.
I’m retiring in the near future, confident that the union I joined more than 55 years ago will keep leading this nation forward.
USW members will continue to produce the highest quality materials, goods and components anywhere, sustaining our country’s industrial might and security. They’ll continue to provide the greatest level of service in the public sector and health care, safeguarding us all.