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.

Scholarships

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

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.

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.  

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.

Featured resources

Stewards in Action forms

Forms
July 8, 2016
Stewards in Action forms

Stewards in Action – tips, checklists and other helpful materials

Misc. Resources
July 8, 2016
Stewards in Action – tips, checklists and other helpful materials

News

Featured image for Steelworkers in Northeastern Ontario recognized with National Community Partnership Award

Steelworkers in Northeastern Ontario recognized with National Community Partnership Award

May 8, 2026 | News Articles

The USW Northeastern Ontario Area Council (NEOAC) has received the United Way Centraide Canada National Partnership Builder Award, honouring decades of community leadership, solidarity and support across Northeastern Ontario. The award recognizes organizations that demonstrate outstanding collaboration and commitment to building stronger communities through collective action. The NEOAC was recognized for its long-standing partnership with […]

D3 School 2026

Mark your calendars: District 3 School, Sept. 13-18, 2026 – Cranbrook, B.C.

April 30, 2026 | District 3 memo

Dear staff and local unions: Once again, District 3 will be holding the District School at St. Eugene in Cranbrook, B.C. This year’s school will begin with an opening on the evening of September 13, 2026 and conclude at lunch on September 18, 2026. We are pleased to let you know that we will be […]

National events

District events

USW District 3 Logo

District 3 School 2026

September 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM -
September 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
7777 Mission Road, Cranbrook BC

More resources

USW District 3 Logo

District 3 Mentorship, Opportunities & Union Leadership Development program (M.O.U.L.D.) 

Forms
May 7, 2025
District 3 Mentorship, Opportunities & Union Leadership Development program (M.O.U.L.D.) 
A poster portraying the effects of racism and systemic racism on overall health. There are two racialized people wearing their work outfit in the centre of the poster.

The effects of racism and systemic racism on overall health

Misc. Resources
December 3, 2024
The effects of racism and systemic racism on overall health

Application for project funding

Forms
May 8, 2024
Application for project funding

USW Indigenous post-secondary scholarship 2024 – Application form

Forms
April 5, 2024
USW Indigenous post-secondary scholarship 2024 – Application form

United Steelworkers post-secondary scholarship 2024 – Application form

Forms
April 3, 2024
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
2021 Survey Results Regarding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Steelworkers

Details about the Rudychuk Scholarship Placement Program

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

Facilitating Meetings

Booklets & Manuals • Research & Publications
June 30, 2022
Facilitating Meetings