| Closing the gender wage gap, adequate funding for affordable child care, and action on pensions and care-giver leaves are some of the measures women need to be economically secure. That’s what USW researcher Meg Gingrich told the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women which had invited the USW to testify, on April 6, 2017. Submission to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women: Economic Security of Women in Canada |  Women of Steel march for economic security. |
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March is a moment to celebrate International Women’s Day and women’s work in their union communities. This month, we’re proud to highlight Amanda Slack, a passionate union activist, USW District 6 Women of Steel Committee member and Vice-Chair of Sub-Local 1-500 at USW. She currently works at Hartmann Canada. Amanda started her union journey as […]
Baie-Comeau, March 28, 2025 – Standing tall and smiling broadly, the twenty or so female workers at Comfort Inn Baie-Comeau unanimously accepted their new employment contract. With yesterday’s 100% vote in favour of ratification, a strike that began on March 22, 2024, i.e., more than a year ago, is now over. Retroactive to August 2023, […]
Over many years, on multiple occasions, The USW has demonstrated the vital role that a strong, progressive, international union can play in helping to resolve ill-advised cross-border trade and political disputes.