Stop the Killing
No more workplace deaths.
Featured actions
Raising the Bar on Women’s Health and Safety
Most workplaces and safety equipment have been designed to suit male workers. When we take women into account, we make workplaces safer.
Corporate Criminal Liability 2004-2024
A review of legal cases since the enactment of the Westray amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada.
USW’s Stop the Killing campaign
Stop the Killing is a campaign to hold corporations and executives criminally accountable for the health and safety of workers. No more workplace deaths.
Day of Mourning merchandise order form
Day of Mourning is approaching! Don’t forget to order your merchandise.
Emergency Response Team (ERT)
The ERT offers caring and compassionate support to USW members, families and co-workers dealing with a workplace tragedy.
New Worker Awareness program
The United Steelworkers is the health and safety union. Many workplace injuries and illnesses happen because a worker is new to a job and unaware of the hazards. Most injuries happen to new workers in their first three months on the job. Help new and young workers by sharing your knowledge and experience.
The David Ellis Scholarship
Every year in Canada, 30 young workers are killed on the job. Another 40,000 are injured, many of them seriously.
The David Ellis Scholarship is a health and safety scholarship award available to children and grandchildren of any Steelworker member. Each year, District 3 Director Scott Lunny, District 6 Director Kevon Stewart and District 5 Director Dominic Lemieux are offering three scholarships of $1,000 in each Canadian USW district to help selected high school students continue their education at university, college or another educational institution. The David Ellis Scholarship is part of the New Worker Awareness Program.
April 28th, National Day of Mourning
Every year on April 28th, the National Day of Mourning, your local unions in regions across Canada honour and remember all workers who have been killed or critically injured while on the job, including workers who have died from an occupational disease.
Day of Mourning Message from the United Steelworkers Canadian Directors
2021 National Day of Mourning Posters
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Mental health resources
Daily life is full of challenges. Sometimes our mental health suffers as a result. But there are ways that our union can support members who are experiencing mental health injuries.
Health, Safety & the Environment photos
View the Health, Safety & the Environment photo gallery on Flickr.
Featured resources
Finding good PPE for women
October 18, 2024
Finding good PPE for women
Report of the USW Task Force on Increasing Accessibility at Union Events
April 23, 2024
Report of the USW Task Force on Increasing Accessibility at Union Events
Accessibility Checklist for USW Local Union Events
April 18, 2024
Accessibility Checklist for USW Local Union Events
News
“We need real change in the province’s most-dangerous industry”
With a rapid expansion of mining operations projected for Ontario in coming years, United Steelworkers Local 6500 – the province’s largest mining union – is sounding the alarm on the critical need for greater worker protections against deadly occupational diseases. Ontario lags significantly behind most other provinces – and behind even the Trump administration in […]
On the 34th anniversary of the Westray Disaster, Canadian workers still waiting for protection, accountability
Leaders of the United Steelworkers union (USW) released the following statement today, on the 34th anniversary of the Westray Disaster of May 9, 1992: Thirty-four years ago today, at 5:18 a.m., 26 coal miners were killed in a horrific underground explosion at the Westray Mine in Pictou County, N.S. Only 15 bodies were recovered, the […]
Steelworkers in Northeastern Ontario recognized with National Community Partnership Award
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 […]
National events
2026 USW Health, Safety and Environment Conference
1000 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Pittsburgh PA
Justice Conference 2024
3, Boulevard du Casino, Gatineau Quebec
2024 International USW Health, Safety and Environment Conference
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaDistrict events
2026 USW Health, Safety and Environment Conference
1000 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Pittsburgh PA
Justice Conference 2024
3, Boulevard du Casino, Gatineau Quebec
2024 International USW Health, Safety and Environment Conference
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaMore resources
Free wallet cards: 988 hotline
February 11, 2026
Free wallet cards: 988 hotline
Mental health, addiction and domestic violence resources in Canada
October 31, 2025
Mental health, addiction and domestic violence resources in Canada
Stop the killing lobby guide
May 15, 2025
Stop the killing lobby guide
Hygiene facility regulations and requirements by jurisdiction
December 16, 2024
Hygiene facility regulations and requirements by jurisdiction
The effects of racism and systemic racism on overall health
December 3, 2024
The effects of racism and systemic racism on overall health
Finding good PPE for women
October 18, 2024
Finding good PPE for women
Justice Conference 2024 materials
September 23, 2024
Justice Conference 2024 materials
Corporate Criminal Liability: 2004-2025
May 24, 2024
Corporate Criminal Liability: 2004-2025