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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Government officials have explicitly warned IndustriALL affiliates not to mobilise the mass Forum on Labour Rights, and this morning released ominous photos in the local press of riot police in the Olympic Stadium preparing for an attack on the peaceful demonstration. An elite military group under the leadership of the Prime Minister’s son is also […]
Members of USW local 8914, Susan and Rhonda work at fly-in mine sites in northern Saskatchewan, 7 days in, 7 days out. “The way childcare has affected us is complicated. Who is willing to look after your child for a full 7 days? Who do you trust with your child when you’re not able […]
It’s hard to put a price on the peace of mind that comes with knowing your child is well cared for when you go to work. But for many families, quality child care is becoming increasingly unaffordable – up to $2,000 a month for a spot. That’s if you can find a spot at all. […]
