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. Steelworkers pride ourselves on being the health and safety union. Women of Steel are pointing to hazards and health issues they face as women workers. Let’s make women’s health and safety issues a priority for action!
Join the NDP
Steelworkers! Join the NDP and be part of our political work for a better Canada.
Steelworkers vote
The USW is politically engaged, because laws and politics have a big impact on our workplaces and our communities, and together we can be a force for positive change.
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News
Steelworkers on strike at ArcelorMittal over lost purchasing power
CONTRECOEUR, Que. – Some 300 workers at ArcelorMittal’s Contrecoeur-Ouest steel plant are on strike to back up demands for real wage increases needed to reverse years of lost purchasing power. The workers, members of Local 6951 of the Syndicat des Métallos/United Steelworkers union, began their strike Aug. 1 following several months of negotiations, during which […]
Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates $20,000 for wildfire relief in Northwestern Ontario
TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating $20,000 to support people and communities evacuated by recent wildfires in northwestern Ontario, as well as future wildfire relief efforts across Canada. This year’s wildfire season has forced more than a dozen communities to evacuate in recent days, including 10 First Nations communities across northern Ontario. […]
District 6 stands in solidarity with USW Local 7972
United Steelworkers District 6 proudly stands in solidarity with the members of USW Local 7972 as they continue bargaining for a fair collective agreement with Reynolds. Steelworkers believe that every worker deserves fair wages, safe working conditions, strong benefits and respect at the bargaining table. Collective bargaining is most effective when employers negotiate in good […]
National events
Steelworker canvass for Kristyn Wong-Tam
655 Dundas St. E., Toronto Ontario
Steelworker canvass for Jill Andrew
1425 Yonge St., Toronto Ontario
More resources
USW federal budget submission 2025
July 31, 2025
USW federal budget submission 2025
USW Federal Party Comparison – 2025 Election
April 24, 2025
USW Federal Party Comparison – 2025 Election
USW 2025 federal election leaflet
March 28, 2025
USW 2025 federal election leaflet
Ways to get active in the Ontario 2025 election
January 29, 2025
Ways to get active in the Ontario 2025 election
USW submission to Global Affairs Canada (GAC) for the consultation on potential new measures to advance and defend Canada’s economic security interests
September 25, 2024
USW submission to Global Affairs Canada (GAC) for the consultation on potential new measures to advance and defend Canada’s economic security interests
USW Guide to Benefits During COVID-19
June 30, 2022
USW Guide to Benefits During COVID-19
Health and Safety During COVID-19
June 29, 2022
Health and Safety During COVID-19
Workplace Issues During COVID-19
June 29, 2022
Workplace Issues During COVID-19