Courses

We offer courses in six main areas:
• Stewards
• Protecting Health, Safety and the Environment
• Developing Diverse Leadership
• Bargaining to Win
• Equality at Work
• Organizing and Mobilizing

Details on upcoming courses and how to register are listed based on where you live and work.

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Scholarships

The USW offers a number of scholarships for high school students, post-secondary students and Steelworker members.

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USW Family and Community Education Fund

The FCEF was created in 1989 with a mandate to provide educational programming aimed at Steelworker families, new and young activists, and our community partners. Contributing locals can apply for FCEF funding to host their own projects.

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Family Education Day

USW Family Education Day is a program that provides funding for locals to bring together USW members, their families and allies in the social justice movement for a day of education, culture and networking.  

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Summer Internships – Steelworker Summer

lworker Summer is a program of PAID Internships are open to young adults, 17-25 years of age, who are children or grandchildren of members or retired members of the United Steelworkers and actively enrolled in school.

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Featured resources

Stewards in Action forms

Forms
July 8, 2016
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Stewards in Action – tips, checklists and other helpful materials

Misc. Resources
July 8, 2016
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News

USW District 3 NextGen logo on blue background with type Training Opportunity for NextGen.

District 3 training opportunity for NextGen 

December 10, 2024 | District 3 memo

We have received funding from the Family and Community Education Fund (FCEF) for a high school education project. As part of this, we will be training NextGen members to deliver workshops in schools in their communities on worker rights and the role of unions.  We only have funding for the train the trainer portion of […]

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Featured image for Local 2251 nurturing emerging leaders through mentorship and education

Local 2251 nurturing emerging leaders through mentorship and education

December 9, 2024 | News Articles

Caption: Sam Taranto (left) and Jessica Fabbro (right) from USW Local 2251 attending the WSIB Level 4 training. In the classroom in the downtown Toronto Steelworkers Hall, a vibrant hub of learning, many eager members actively engage in educational classes organized by the Education Department. The USW has a long history of championing solidarity and […]

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National events

District events

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A poster featuring two workers wearing their uniforms at their workplaces. On the right side there is a welder holding his safety mask, adn on the left, there a nurse. There. is a text at the bottom saying: The effects of racism and systemic racism on overall health

The effects of racism and systemic racism on overall health

Misc. Resources
December 3, 2024
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Application for project funding

Forms
May 8, 2024
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USW Indigenous post-secondary scholarship 2024 – Application form

Forms
April 5, 2024
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United Steelworkers post-secondary scholarship 2024 – Application form

Forms
April 3, 2024
Click to view United Steelworkers post-secondary scholarship 2024 – Application form

2021 Survey Results Regarding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Steelworkers

Reports
September 30, 2022
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Details about the Rudychuk Scholarship Placement Program

Misc. Resources
June 30, 2022
Click to view Details about the Rudychuk Scholarship Placement Program

Facilitating Meetings

Booklets & Manuals • Research & Publications
June 30, 2022
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Dealing with Imposter Syndrome as a Steelworker Facilitator

Misc. Resources
June 30, 2022
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