Most workplaces and safety equipment have been designed to suit male workers. When we take women into account, we make workplaces safer.
Steelworkers pride ourselves on being the health and safety union. Women of Steel are pointing to hazards and health issues they face as women workers. Let’s make women’s health and safety issues a priority for action!
Most workplaces and safety equipment have been designed to suit male workers. When we take women into account, we make workplaces safer.
Steelworkers pride ourselves on being the health and safety union. Women of Steel are pointing to hazards and health issues they face as women workers. Let’s make women’s health and safety issues a priority for action!
Women face different health and safety risks, because of biology and social attitudes. But because most workplaces, machines, personal protective equipment and safety programs have been designed to suit male workers, women have often been left out. Even worse, their concerns are sometimes ridiculed.
USW’s National Policy Conference in 2019 unanimously passed a resolution calling for action. Raising the Bar on Women’s Health and Safety is the result.
The campaign aims to:
Increase awareness of women’s health and safety issues, making them core USW health and safety issues.
Increase women’s participation in health and safety activism, including on committees and in USW courses.
Increase respect and space for women’s voices and ideas in workplaces and our union.
Join us for our National Campaign Launch: Raising the Bar on Women’s Health and Safety
October 26, 2020| News Articles
In case you missed it – the USW is launching our new union-wide campaign to better take on women’s health and safety concerns and amplify women’s voices in the workplace! Join Women of Steel and health and safety activists, National Director Ken Neumann, and others for the launch of Raising the Bar on Women’s Health […]
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USW Anti-Harassment and Anti-Violence Policies and Programs
There are two principles fundamental to the trade union movement: human rights and solidarity. Harassment and violence strike at the heart of both. That’s why the USW has adopted these policies and programs.
At the 2019 USW National Policy Conference, sister after sister spoke passionately at the microphones about health and safety issues women face on the job. Delegates listened with respect, giving several standing ovations. Watch the highlights here:
Support from USW Canadian Directors
Here’s what former USW National Director Ken Neumann has to say about the campaign:
