What is Local 1000? I The United Steelworkers Local 1000

Produced by: United Steel Workers Local 1000, Joe Giardina, Delphanie Camilo, Deanna Cavannaugh, Victoria Scott
United Steel Workers Local 1000 is the labor union representing Corning Inc. employees. The Local formed in 1945 under the American Flint Glass Workers Union, and in 2003 the AFGWU merged with the USW. Local 1000 represents about 1700 members and almost 2000 retirees. Its employees work in 7 different Corning Inc. facilities located in Corning, Erwin, Painted Post and Big Flats New York. They have very active Women of Steel and Next Generation Committees, as well as newly established Veterans’ and Pride Committees. This video looks at what it means to be a union to some of its members.
What is Local 1000? I The United Steelworkers Local 1000 was produced as part of the 2023 Community Documentation Workshop, an effort of The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, Ancient Voices media, the Islamic Association of the Finger Lakes, United Steelworkers Local 100, Food for the Spirit, Chemung County Historical Society, the MakerSpace at Steele Memorial Library, Elmira College, GLOW Traditions, and The Park Church.
Support for the Community Documentation Workshop is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Corning Incorporated. For more information about The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, please visit eARTS.org