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.
Violence seriously impacts women workers’ lives around the globe, with sexual harassment its most reported form. Violence against women is a violation of women’s human rights. It is an obstacle to gender equality. Violence against women at work is a core trade union issue affecting workers’ rights, safety, health and dignity. All forms of violence […]
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I attended the Unite Women’s Week in Eastbourne, U.K., from Nov. 19-24, 2017. The theme of the conference was Building Workers’ Power – Building Women’s Power. Participants attended from England, Scotland and Ireland. They came from numerous industries including warehousing, transit, hospitality, public services and construction. The conference was comprised of workshops, speakers and conference […]
Violence against women continues to be a significant problem in Canadian society. For all of our modern technology, we haven’t yet put an end to sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault, mainly perpetrated by men against women. As we solemnly mark December 6, the national day to remember and act on violence against women, I […]
