The United Steelworkers is North America’s largest industrial union, representing 200,000 active members in Canada and another 400,000 in the United States in all imaginable segments of the economy, including manufacturing, telecommunications, education, mining, paper, health care, forestry and so much more.

The USW has a proud history of standing up for workers both inside the workplace and in the larger community and economy. Next Generation honours our strong past, protects our present and aims to make our union vibrant, viable and relevant for the future by sparking a lifetime of union and community activism.

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Young Workers: A Handbook for Mentoring Future Union Leaders

Booklets & Manuals
May 13, 2022
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Young Workers Resolution No. 4: Honoring Our Past and Present While Building the Next Generation

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May 13, 2022
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Asian Heritage Month 2022

May 2, 2022 | News Articles

In May each year, Steelworkers join with communities celebrating Asian Heritage Month. In Canada, Asian people include those from the following countries: East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan. South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Central Asia: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. […]

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Marty Warren’s statement for International Women’s Day 2022

March 7, 2022 | News Articles

Not surprisingly, child-care services were often closed during the first year of the pandemic. A 2021 survey of Steelworkers by the USW National Women’s Committee shows that mothers, more often than fathers, added those child-care duties to their workload, while still doing their paid jobs. Not all parents are women, but women bear a disproportionate […]

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Optimism, gratitude and pride in our union

March 1, 2022 | News Articles

Statement from Myles Sullivan, USW District 6 Director Dear Steelworkers, Today I would like to share thoughts of optimism, gratitude and tremendous pride in our great union. At an installation ceremony this morning for United Steelworkers’ international officers in Pittsburgh, I was sworn in as Director of USW District 6 and officially became a member […]

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