America's Work Force Union Podcast

USW offers affordable worker led training to reduce workplace deaths

Written by awfblog | May 27, 2022

Mike Polkki, District Training 1 Coordinator, for the United Steelworkers (USW), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed low cost safety training programs offered by the USW. He also talked about the Kevin Wilson Initiative

Kevin Wilson was a 26 - year-old Local 1900 member who died in a tragic workplace accident in 2007. After his death, the USW created the Kevin Wilson Initiative to help eliminate workplace accidents and fatalities in the industries it represents. 

Polkki explained how the USW offers low cost OSHA safety training through the Kevin Wilson Initiative, often at a more affordable cost than what outside contractors provide.

Listen to the entire episode to learn more about the safety training provided through the Kevin Wilson Initiative.