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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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Cleveland-Cliffs CEO’s Stelco stance is rife with contradictions
First published on globeandmail.com on October 22, 2026 By Marty Warren, Special to the Globe and Mail Marty Warren, the Canadian national director of the United Steelworkers union. As I wri... —
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Steelworkers to Stelco owner: “Damn right we’re colluding with Ottawa”
Union representing laid-off workers makes no apology for helping enforce Canadian law TORONTO – The American CEO of the company that owns the Stelco steel mills laying off Canadian workers accused the... —
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An innovative approach to supporting Coast Salish youth
As Canada continues to face many challenges on the global scale, continued progress on issues affecting Indigenous workers and communities must remain a priority. In this context, the Steelworkers Hum... —
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Teck Resources strike enters first full week
Strike began Saturday for 1,200 workers at Canada’s largest open pit mine Logan Lake, B.C. – A strike at Teck Resources Highland Valley Copper Mine, Canada’s largest open pit mine, entered its first f... —
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Steelworkers urge province to save, modernize eastern Ontario long-term care homes
PLANTAGENET and ALEXANDRIA, Ont. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is urging the provincial government to reject a proposed closure of long-term care (LTC) homes in eastern Ontario and to instead... —