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We are the United Steelworkers union (USW) – North America’s largest industrial union. Here in Canada, we are 225,000 members strong, with 850,000 members and retirees across Canada, the U.S., and the Caribbean. Our union proudly represents workers in a wide variety of industries including steel, security, health care, post-secondary education, mining and metals, forestry, rubber, transportation, manufacturing and more.
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USW Canada
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Celebrating Steelworker fortitude and solidarity for the holidays
Steelworkers, What a year it has been for Steelworkers across the country! As a union and as activists, we were engaged in our workplaces, at the bargaining table, in our communities, in politics and... —
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Steelworkers Humanity Fund contributes $10,000 to humanitarian emergency in Sri Lanka
TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating $10,000 toward emergency relief efforts in Sri Lanka, where over 400 people have died over the last three weeks and 1.8 million have been aff... —
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From service to solidarity: Veterans of Steel support network in District 3
🇨🇦 To our USW District 3 veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces and our Allied Forces 🇨🇦 Once we hang up the uniform, the mission doesn’t simply end — it changes. As veterans, many of us face daily cha... —
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Steelworkers rally in solidarity to support hurricane relief in Jamaica
United Steelworkers union (USW) members from Local 3950 came together in a strong show of solidarity to support communities in Jamaica following the devastation caused by a recent hurricane. What bega... —
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Steelworkers union pleased with the approval of Anglo–Teck transaction
VANCOUVER – United Steelworkers union District 3 Director Scott Lunny issued the following statement in response to the federal government’s approval of the Anglo–Teck transaction, including undertaki... —