Women of Steel

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.

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Raising the Bar on Women’s Health and Safety

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!

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USW Guide to Women's Committees

This step-by-step guide will help develop and support an active USW network of local, area, regional and district Women’s Committees.

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Resources on domestic violence, harassment, and workplace violence

Bargaining language and other tools to take action against domestic violence, harassment and other forms of violence.

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Taking action on women’s equality

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. 

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National Inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, and two spirit/LGBTQ+ people

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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Featured resources

Finding good PPE for women

Misc. Resources
October 18, 2024
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Bargaining Guide for Closing the Gender Wage Gap

Reports • Research & Publications
November 13, 2017
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Equality Agenda: Our Policy on Human Rights

Policy
August 4, 2010
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USW Guide for Women’s Committees

Booklets & Manuals
July 29, 2009
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News

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Alexandria long-term care workers seek fair deal

February 4, 2022 | Media Releases

ALEXANDRIA, Ont. – Employees of The Palace Alexandria long-term care and retirement home in eastern Ontario will be picketing outside the facility on February 7 to bring awareness to their efforts to improve working conditions exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.     WHO: The Palace Alexandria long-term care and retirement home employees,                members of USW Local […]

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Alexa McDonough was a hero – United Steelworkers

January 16, 2022 | Media Releases

TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is paying tribute to the memory and solidarity of Alexa McDonough, who, as leader of the federal New Democratic Party from 1995-2003, was instrumental in the unanimous passing of the Westray Bill, aimed at holding corporate leaders criminally accountable for workplace death and injury. “Alexa is a hero for […]

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CFL Players’ Association and United Steelworkers join together to take on gender-based violence

December 6, 2021 | Media Releases

TORONTO – On December 6, the Canadian Football League Players’ Association (CFLPA) and the United Steelworkers union (USW) join together to remember the 14 women murdered at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, whose lives were lost in an act of gender-based violence in 1989. Today, the two organizations not only remember their lives, and the lives of […]

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Ken Neumann’s statement for December 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

November 30, 2021 | News Articles

On December 6, we remember the women murdered at Montreal’s École Polytechnique. And we also renew our calls for better measures to end gender-based violence. Because the killings continue. This year, our union lost one of our own. Nadège Jolicoeur, an activist with Local Union 9400 in District 5, was murdered by her partner in […]

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Poster for March 8, International Women’s Day

Misc. Resources
March 7, 2025
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Hygiene facility regulations and requirements by jurisdiction

Policy
December 16, 2024
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The effects of racism and systemic racism on overall health

Misc. Resources
December 3, 2024
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How unions can support members with family responsibilities

Misc. Resources
October 23, 2024
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Steelworkers Humanity Fund update – March 2024

Research & Publications
March 13, 2024
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Pay equity backgrounder

Misc. Resources
December 6, 2023
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Raising the Bar on Women’s Health and Safety: order form

Forms
November 29, 2023
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A Pay Equity toolkit for USW Staff Representatives and Pay Equity Committee members

Booklets & Manuals
September 18, 2023
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