A Handbook for Mentoring Future Union Leaders
Mentoring is an essential tool for moving unions forward: It can help less experienced members and staff learn new leadership skills and how to navigate the political terrain of their union settings.
Next Generation is a program to inspire and educate young members of the United Steelworkers, providing opportunities for mentoring and leadership development, along with union and community activism. The United Steelworkers is North America’s largest industrial union, representing 200,000 active members in Canada and another 400,000 in the United States in all imaginable segments of the economy, including manufacturing, telecommunications, education, mining, paper, health care, forestry and so much more.
The USW has a proud history of standing up for workers both inside the workplace and in the larger community and economy. Next Generation honours our strong past, protects our present and aims to make our union vibrant, viable and relevant for the future by sparking a lifetime of union and community activism.
Mentoring is an essential tool for moving unions forward: It can help less experienced members and staff learn new leadership skills and how to navigate the political terrain of their union settings.
The international convention of the United Steelworkers passed this policy to support, train and mentor the next generation of trade union activists. Click to download.
In our union’s proud history of promoting and supporting equality, Steelworkers celebrate Black History Month each February.
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Union education and political action are two ways to help end the violence.
Collective agreement brings fairness, equity and a real voice in the workplace that were long overdue for a unique group of workers.
Steelworkers advocacy brings an end to wage discrimination against student workers.
The District 6 NextGen Committee is supporting the 2021 Movember campaign by raising funds through the sale of unique, long-sleeve T-shirts.
Apply now for Steelworkers Vote schools in September and October. Our virtual and in-person campaign schools will prepare you to get active in the next federal election.
“One in three educators is thinking of quitting and there is no one to replace them. As long as we don't improve wages, we won't be able to recruit and retain educators.”
Lorei Leigh De Los Reyes
National Next Generation Coordinator
416-544-6009
ldelosreyes@usw.ca