The USW is committed to promoting a clean, healthy environment, along with good community-supporting jobs today and for the future. We know that both are possible, which is why the union is out front on issues like North American procurement policies that prioritize sourcing from clean local industries, a fair and just transition for workers and their families, using energy and other natural resources more efficiently and reducing carbon.
USW advocates for putting working people at the centre of policies about the climate crisis, working alongside local Indigenous communities and those most affected to create solutions.
The USW is a founding partner of Blue Green Canada and the Blue Green Alliance in the U.S. Blue Green Canada brings together workers and environmental organizations to solve today’s environmental challenges in ways that create and maintain quality jobs and build a clean, thriving and equitable economy.
The era of seeking the cheapest possible imports, regardless of impact on workers or the environment, is long gone, writes Marty Warren.
In response to the federal government’s release of its Sustainable Jobs Plan legislation (Bill C-50), Marty Warren, National Director of the United Steelworkers union (USW), made the following statement: “Overall, there is a lot for workers to celebrate in the government’s new Sustainable Jobs Plan outlined in this bill, but too many questions still need […]
At the United Steelworkers union National policy Conference, Federal New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Jagmeet Singh joined two members of USW’s Next Generation program for young workers, in a featured conversation. Singh noted the importance of unions and the strength of the USW specifically. “Fair wages don’t come from generous bosses; they come from strong […]
