TORONTO – Nearly 3,000 members and allies of the United Steelworkers union (USW) from across Canada, the United States and the Caribbean, will meet next week in Las Vegas to chart the future of the largest industrial union in North America during the union’s International Constitutional Convention in Las Vegas.
More than 2,300 elected delegates, 600 observers, international officers and staff and more than 100 international guests from unions in 22 countries will gather under the banner “All In on Solidarity.”
“At a time when politicians are trying to divide us with tariffs and attacks on good-paying union jobs, we are standing together, stronger than ever. Our members from Canada, the U.S., and our international allies are coming together in solidarity because we know that when we are united, we win. We must be ‘All In on Solidarity.’ That’s how we protect our jobs, our rights and our future on both sides of the border,” said Marty Warren, USW National Director for Canada.
The USW delegation represents 850,000 workers and retirees in nearly every economic sector including metals, mining, rubber, paper and forestry, oil refining, chemicals, natural gas, health care, renewable energy, communications, transportation, higher education and the public sector.
The proceedings are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on April 7 in the Summit Ballroom at the Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas and are expected to conclude by 5 p.m. on April 10. USW International President David McCall will deliver a keynote address on the state of the union, celebrating the USW’s recent victories and laying out the opportunities and challenges facing workers and their families across North America in the coming years.
Updates from the proceedings will be made available daily on the union’s convention site: convention.usw.org. A daily photo collection will be available at flickr.com/unitedsteelworkers.
Delegates are encouraged to download USW’s official free app for updates throughout the convention, as well as news alerts, digital union card access, photos and more. Apple users can download it at the App Store, usw.to/apple, and Android users at the Google Play Store, usw.to/android. Please note that to access the member-only features, you must register and verify your member ID.
Social media updates will be available at the following sites:
MEDIA: USW-issued credentials are necessary for reporters to gain access to the convention floor. Send an email to Jess Kamm Broomell, jkamm@usw.org, or R.J. Hufnagel, rhufnagel@usw.org, of the USW International to obtain credentials.
About the United Steelworkers union
The USW represents 225,000 members in nearly every economic sector across Canada and is the largest private-sector union in North America, with 850,000 members in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean.
Each year, thousands of workers choose to join the USW because of the union’s strong track record in creating healthier, safer and more respectful workplaces and negotiating better working conditions and fairer compensation – including good wages, benefits and pensions.
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