United Steelworkers Local 831 was founded in 1966 as United Rubber Workers (URW) Local 831. The local union orginated for workers of the Goodyear-Danville Tire plant. The Danville plant is the largest producer of Medium Radial Truck and Aero tires in the world. In 2000 the URW merged with the USW. Our local union is a part of District 8 of the USW. We are affliated with the Virginia AFL-CIO and the Roanoke Central Labor Council.

The Chairman of the Bylaws Committee is Jeffrey Coleman. Other members are Monica Gray & Paul Tucker.

Human & Civil Rights Committee

The committee's purpose is to implement our union's commitment to the protection and extension of human and civil rights and liberties.

The Chairman of the Human & Civil Righs Committee is Wayne Dickerson. Other members are Barry Browning, Nicloe Williams & Diane Durham.

Contracting Out
Committee reviews maintenance items dealing with outside contractors as applied within the maintenance bargaining agreement.

The Chairman of the Contracting Out Committee is Maintenance Division Chairman. The other member is Mary Anne Davis.

COPE Committee
Committee assists in the promotion, enactment and education of legislative issues favorable to and endorsed by labor. The committee will also assist members and their families with voter registration. It is also responsible for implementing and managing the local unions "Rapid Response" program.

The Chairman of the COPE Committee is Mark Powers. Delta Williams serves as committee secretary. The other members are Richard Austin III, Courtney Dixon, Stuart Lovelace, Linwood Saunders, Byron Taylor & Rhonda Walker.

Education and Publicity Committee
Committee shall promote a broad educational program and encourage members to participate. Their primary responsibility is to gather information for the purpose of preparing the "Informer" and forwarding information to the International Union.

The Managing Editor is Mike Fox. The other members are Danny Travis & Sandra Hairston.
Dana Dixon serves as the USW Local 831 Communications Coordinator.
Anyone having information for the Informer can email a committee member or call (336) 388-5537 ext. 20.

Picnic Committee
Committee's duties include setting date, organizing games, entertainment, door prizes and food preparation for the local union's annual picnic.

The Chairman of the Picnic Committee is Harry Hughes. Pam Wright serves as the committee secretary. The other members are Harry Adams, Scott Davis, Steve Howell, Teresa Long, Barry McCubbins, Ralph McCubbins, Brenda Miles and Rick Miles.

Safety Committee
The safety committee facilitates the promotion of safe working practices and the elimination of unsanitary or unhealthy working conditions within the plant. Other responsibilities include investigating accidents, accompanying OSHA inspectors on tours and attending annual safety seminars.

The Chairman of the Safety Committee is Dennis Saunders. Dennis can be reached by pager at (434) 791-7071.
Other committee members are James Coles (pager# 797-6933),
Kathy Crawley (pager# 797-6981)
and Winfred Tate (pager# 773-6506).

Anyone having information for the Safety Committee or needing the assistance of the committee can call the Safety Committee office within the plant at (434) 791-9376. That is ext. 376 inside the plant.

Skilled Trades Committee
Discuss items of interest to the maintenance department and make recommendation to the negotiating committee.

The Chairman of the Skilled Trades Committee is Barry Bridgen.
The other members are Mary Anne Davis, Brian Shore, Mark Powers and Roger "Butch" Robinson.

Time Study Engineers
Time study engineers shall study job descriptions to ensure work loads are fair and equitable and to re-examine piece work rates that are implemented by the company.

The Time Study Engineers for Local 831 are:
Johnny Scott
Jimmy Davis
Jimmy Newcomb

Membership Development & Organizing Committee
Committee shall encourage and assist in organizing the unorganized in the plant who are eligible for membership in our local union. Duties my also include organizing outside the plant.

The Chairman of the Membership Development & Organizing Committee is Carolyn Coles. Barry Austin serves as the committee secretary. The other members are Harry Brooks, Antonio Harris, Priscilla Fitzgerald, Tony Powell, Sylvester Mayo, Ricky Miles and Henry Stowe.

Negotiating Committee
Committee is made of the President, Vice-President, Policy Committee member and four Division Chairmen. Their function is to negotiate all contracts and agreements and submit them to Membership. Committee makes final disposition, adjustments and recommendations on all signed grievances.

The committee members by virtue of office are:

President Danny Barber(336) 388-5537 ext. 11
Vice PresidentTerry Trull (336) 388-5537 ext. 17
Division I Chairman Jimmy Newcomb (336) 388-5537 ext. 16
Irving Lawson (336) 388-5537 ext. 14
Jeff Dixon (336) 388-5537 ext. 22
Butch Robinson (336) 388-5537 ext. 19
Gloria Gravely (336) 388-5537 ext. 12

Women of Steel
Promote working women's interest within the United Steelworkers of America. Committee also discusses and educates our female steelworkers about issues dealing with women in the workplace.

The Co-Chairs of the Women of Steel Committee are Brenda Miles and Charlotte Wright. Charlotte Wright also serves as the committee secretary.
The other members are Cathy Barker, Lisa Spicer, Monica Gray and April Blackwell..

Plant Training Committee
Committee will review training needs, processes and evaluate future training requirements relating to the Danville plant.

The Chairman of the Plant Training Committee is Ronnie Crane.
The other members are Carolyn Brooks and Clint Waller.