Education and Sponsorship Opportunities

United Steelworkers Education Department Online

  • Teaching Tuesdays at usw.to/teachingtuesdays
    • The Education Department is proud to present “Teaching Tuesdays” as a series of classes that USW members can attend from the comfort of their homes.
    • All classes are held at either 11 a.m. or 8 p.m. EST, so if you are interested in attending one of the classes please click on the time that you can attend. Sessions run for 90 minutes.
  • Online Training On-Demand at education.usw.org/courses
    • watch videos, download references and take quizzes
    • these classes are sometimes offered in person or over Zoom, but you can take the online portion on your own at any time!
      1. Union Stewards Basics (about 60 min of videos, 4 quizzes)
      2. Local Union Officers Training (about 30 min of videos, 4 quizzes)
      3. How To Write Grievances (about 25 min of videos, 1 quiz)
      4. Presenting Grievances to Management
      5. Intro to Interpreting and Drafting Contract Language (about 60 min of videos)

Scholarships offered by USW District 11

The 2024 A. F. Kojetinsky Scholarship Program has been announced! The document attached to this page includes an announcement letter, two list of recent winners, and the applications themselves with instructions.

  • $5,200 for students headed for a 4-year college: certification due at the hall
    2/29/24 and application must be postmarked by 3/29/24
  • $2,600 for students headed for career or technical training: certification due at the hall 4/30/24 and application must be postmarked by 5/31/24

Scholarship offered by USW Local 348

For 2023: Revised application form coming soon! No change to requirements, except that applications must be received at the hall by June 19th (the Monday before the June E-Board meeting)

USW Local 348 sponsors community activities

Ask the Local to sponsor a team or event! We typically use these to support kids in our communities and get the union name out there at the same time. Sponsorships can be for a single event or an entire season, and can fund supplies, uniforms and more. Hang a banner to show that your Local supported your group! Past sponsorships include a variety of teams or clubs:

  • gymnastics
  • robotics
  • dance
  • softball
  • basketball
  • science demonstrations

The pdf application form is attached to this page. Contact the hall with any questions.

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