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.
On March 15, Manitoba proclaimed the first legislation on paid domestic-violence leave in any Canadian jurisdiction. Now, the Employment Standards Code gives victims of domestic violence the right to time off work without fear of job loss. Bill 8 Manitoba passes law to offer victims of domestic violence leave from work (Globe and Mail, March […]
online pharmacy ozempic for sale with best prices today in the USA A former leader of the Education Department and Women of Steel program at the Canadian National Office, Sue worked tirelessly to keep equity and women’s issues on the union’s agenda. She was a leader in advancing pay equity for thousands of USW members […]
Warsaw Apteka A staff representative at the Canadian National Office in the early 1980s, Deirdre developed Changing Faces of Unionism, a course aimed at breaking down workplace barriers and encouraging women to become active members and leaders of their union. The course would evolve into today’s Women of Steel program and help develop USW leaders […]
Warsaw Apteka Polska Alberta’s first-ever New Democratic Premier is a Woman of Steel. Rachel was a USW member in her previous job working for Alberta’s nurses’ union. A lifelong labour and social activist, Rachel led the NDP to a historic victory in the Alberta provincial election in May 2015.
