Allies & partners

ACTRA

The United Steelworkers has a strategic alliance with the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), the union of Canadian film and television performers. ACTRA represents 21,000 professional performers in the English-language recorded media. Together, we are taking on the globalization of cultural industries and addressing common issues such as foreign ownership.

Canadian Labour Congress

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is the umbrella organization for dozens of affiliated Canadian and international unions, as well as provincial federations of labour and regional labour councils, representing the interests of more than 3 million workers coast to coast.

The CLC advocates on behalf of all working people in many different ways – from organizing campaigns and lobbying federal politicians, to representing Canada’s labour movement internationally, to developing partnerships with the community and other supportive groups.

BLUE GREEN CANADA

The United Steelworkers union and Environmental Defence teamed up to create Blue Green Canada, an alliance between Canadian labour unions and environmental and civil society organizations.

Blue Green Canada advocates for working people and the environment by promoting solutions to environmental issues that have positive impacts on employment and the economy. Blue Green Canada believes Canadians shouldn’t have to choose between good jobs and protecting the environment.  

Since incorporating in 2010, Blue Green Canada (BGC) has forged partnerships with major labour unions and influential environmental groups including the United Steelworkers, Environmental Defence, Unifor, Clean Energy Canada, the Broadbent Institute, the Columbia Institute, and the Pembina Institute, to tackle today’s environmental challenges, while advocating for quality jobs and fostering a clean, thriving, and equitable economy.

BGC advocates for meaningful worker participation in government decision-making, aiming for worker- and community-centered strategies that reduce emissions, create sustainable jobs, and address climate challenges. BGC prioritizes preserving jobs, reducing carbon emissions, and building a sustainable future.

Los Mineros (National Mine, Metal, Steel and Related Workers of the Mexican Republic)

The United Steelworkers supports Los Mineros, the National Mine, Metal, Steel and Related Workers of the Mexican Republic. We stand in solidarity with workers and trade unionists in Mexico and their fight for labour and human rights. The USW assisted Los Mineros Secretary-General Napoleon Gomez after he and his family were forced to leave Mexico and seek refuge in Canada in 2006. The government of Mexican President Vicente Fox stripped Gomez of his legal certification as leader of the union and filed bogus criminal charges when he protested the deaths of 65 workers in an explosion at Grupo Mexico’s Pasta de Conchos mine. The Mexican Supreme Court ordered the certification to be restored in 2012, and all of the criminal charges were dismissed in 2014. In 2011, Gomez received the AFL-CIO’s George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award. Gomez was elected to the Mexican Senate in 2018.