The Women of Steel program gives women in our union the tools and skills we need to fight for and achieve equality and take leadership roles in our workplaces and in the USW.
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!
Bargaining language and other tools to take action against domestic violence, harassment and other forms of violence.
At the largest ever International/ National Women’s Conference in Toronto in 2018, women from right across the union came together to build a bold plan of action to help guide our union and our activism at work and in our communities.
Long-time government policies and deeply rooted social beliefs have put Canada’s Indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit/LGBTQ+ people at greater risk of violence. USW helped in the call for a National inquiry, because an injury to one is an injury to all, and because Steelworkers and our family members are among the missing and murdered.
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Our eyes are focused on Ottawa, as we prepare to celebrate National Indigenous Day on June 21. We’re watching the Senate and the federal government to see if they will pass Bill C-262 into law, so that Canada can adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Conservative Senators have […]
As we embark on another Pride month, we look forward to the celebration of the LGBTQ2S+ community and the gains made toward true equality. This year we have seen gay marriage recognized in Taiwan, and the World Health Organization remove “gender identity disorders” from its global manual of diagnosis. Here in Canada we are celebrating […]
In June this year, Steelworkers from all across Canada join with LGBT communities to celebrate Pride Month. online pharmacy zestril for sale with best prices today in the USA As a union dedicated to social justice, we have always supported equality seeking groups in our union, our workplaces, and, in society. With specific regards to […]
