Respect is the basis for engagement with our Indigenous neighbours
USW Directors' statement, National Indigenous Peoples Day.
USW Directors' statement, National Indigenous Peoples Day.
New contract improves compensation, establishes and maintains workplace protections, and addresses needs of part-time and tradition-specific chaplains.
“The number of years people dedicate their working lives here speaks to the strength of the collective agreements that the union has been able to bargain on behalf of USW members.”
As a union dedicated to social justice, the USW supports equity-seeking groups in our union, our workplaces, and in society. In June, Steelworkers join with LGBTQ2SIA+ communities to celebrate Pride Month and will continue to do so in local Pride recognitions throughout Pride season.
Happy Pride Month to our 2SLGBTQ+ members! As your director, I am humbled by all of our accomplishments over the past year as we continue to break the barriers within the labour movement for 2SLGBTQ+ people everywhere. We will continue to bargain language into collective agreements to protect the rights of all our members. As […]
USW Local 9563 has over 500 members working across four ConMed facilities in Niagara Falls, Fort Erie and Burlington, Ont. Since joining the Steelworkers, members have worked hard to build their local union from the ground up.
Steelworkers member to member education is specialized training that help members gain skills and confidence to carry out the work of the union.
Friends, Pride season is almost upon us, and we are celebrating pride by recognizing that love, identity, and expression come in all forms. Once again, USW District 3 is proud to offer a collection of merchandise for purchase in celebration of the upcoming pride season. For this order, we will be using Universal Promotions, a […]
Dear Locals, There are only 11 days until Election Day in Alberta. I wanted to take a moment to remind locals how to vote to support progressive candidates in this upcoming election and to share important information about time off work to go vote. All Steelworkers are encouraged to get out and vote. Advance voting […]
Dear Premier Moe and Ms. Beck: Last week, United Steelworkers (USW) from across Saskatchewan met with elected representatives from both the Government and the Official Opposition to lobby on matters of importance to our members. We talked about the need for the government to make life more affordable, to invest in our schools and hospitals, […]
We celebrate the diversity Asian people bring to Canada, but we also demand that Asian people be protected from bigotry and hate.
The Women’s International Solidarity Program of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund is launching a pilot open call for proposals outside Canada for international development projects and worker-led initiatives that support women in accessing and being successful in employment occupations and industry labour sectors impacted by gender bias.
“Young workers, specifically Gen Z, are more in tune with the labour movement and that together, we can build stronger workplaces.”
A panel of women shared how they have been taking action on women’s health and safety, bringing to life the Raising the Bar campaign.
At the United Steelworkers union National policy Conference, Federal New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Jagmeet Singh joined two members of USW’s Next Generation program for young workers, in a featured conversation. Singh noted the importance of unions and the strength of the USW specifically. “Fair wages don’t come from generous bosses; they come from strong […]
“Young workers ignite the fire within us. They are carving a future for themselves, for our union, our labour movement and our two countries."
April 28 is the most sacred day of the year for the labour movement: today we honour those who have unjustly died on the job and we renew our commitment to fighting for ever safer workplaces and zero workplace fatalities. We refocus our efforts and energy to fight for the living, to prevent further deaths, […]
Steelworkers are calling on Liberal MPs to introduce and pass anti-scab legislation now. Delegates to the National Policy Conference heard from National Director Marty Warren, Christian Chouinard (USW Local 9344) and District 6 Coordinator Anita Bryan about how the union plans to win federal anti-scab legislation to ban replacement workers in labour disputes. Warren […]