(PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA) - Workers employed at Pittsburgh-based Non-Profit Hello Neighbor have presented their CEO with a request for voluntary Union Recognition with the United Steelworkers (USW).

The Hello Neighbor Bargaining Unit consists of 21 Workers in Development and Marketing, Education and Community Outreach, and Direct Services providing social services and support for refugees and immigrants and their families, USW Officials said.

Rachael English, a Refugee Resettlement Case Manager, said: "We believe our work directly and positively impacts the lives of Immigrant and Refugee Families in and around Pittsburgh.  We are Unionizing to ensure that we are better able to serve our families with empathy and compassion."

The Workers are organizing with the USW in the hopes of winning fair compensation, a more transparent advancement and promotion structure, and more equitable health and safety policies for everyone, the USW said.

If the Unit’s request for voluntary recognition is denied, they will file for an official election through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

The USW represents 850,000 Workers employed in Metals, Mining, Pulp and Paper, Rubber, Chemicals, Glass, Auto Supply and the Energy-producing Industries, along with a growing number of Workers in Health Care, Public Sector, Higher Education, Tech and Service occupations.

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