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.
The USW offers a number of scholarships for high school students, post-secondary students and Steelworker members.
learn moreThe 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.
Learn MoreUSW 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.
LEARN MORElworker 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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This year’s Black History Month Workshop and Gala brought USW District 6 members together for two powerful days of learning, reflection and celebration under the theme, “Gifted and Black: Celebrating Potential and Promise” – a reminder that leadership, resilience and brilliance already live within our movement. Day 1 opened with welcome remarks from Anita Bryan, […]
When Charleeka Thompson first stepped into union leadership, she quickly understood that not every room was built with her in mind. In her local, she saw leadership that reflected her community – Black leaders who encouraged her to take up space. But in broader spaces, she was often underestimated. As a young Black women serving […]
NIPISSING-PARRY SOUND, Ont. – School bus drivers at Alouette Bus Lines, members of the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2020, are on strike after an overwhelming rejection of the employer’s offer and continued refusal to meet the region’s livable wage. In two separate votes, drivers overwhelmingly rejected the company’s offer – making it clear that the […]
