
Our Union
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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Want to find a way to get involved in your union? Check out the issues USW is engaging in, from health and safety to legislative action and Women of Steel and social justice issues.
Union Savings
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USW Canada
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New USW leaders prepare to take office
Pittsburgh – A historic new slate of officers will take over leadership of the United Steelworkers (USW) in March following the union’s regular four-year nomination and election process that took plac... —
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Starbucks baristas in Cloverdale join growing movement for fairness and respect
BURNABY, B.C. – Starbucks workers at Cloverdale’s Clover Square Village in Surrey, B.C., are the latest to join a growing movement of baristas across Canada who are standing together for fairness, res... —
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Rogers technicians’ strike for equal pay enters fifth month in Abbotsford, negotiations to resume Oct. 27
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Now into the fifth month of their strike for equal pay, Rogers technicians in Abbotsford are hoping fairness and decency will prevail when negotiations with the company resume on Mo... —
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Local 9316 celebrates unity and pride with “Stronger Together Party”
United Steelworkers Local 9316 is celebrating more than three decades of solidarity with a first-of-its-kind “Stronger Together Party” on Oct.18 – an event dedicated to honouring members, connecting g... —
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Raising the flag: a symbol of pride and solidarity at Vale
When USW Local 6200’s flag was raised at the Vale site in Port Colborne, it marked a proud and historic moment – the first time a Steelworkers’ flag has flown at one of the company’s operations. For L... —

