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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USW Canada
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Nearly two months on strike, Salit Steel workers remain united
Nearly two months after members of USW Local 14241-01 walked off the job at Salit Steel in Niagara Falls, workers remain united in their fight for a fair collective agreement. For Unit Chair Dan Plett... —
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Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates $30,000 for wildfire relief in British Columbia
TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating $30,000 to support individuals, families and communities evacuated by recent wildfires in British Columbia. Hot and dry conditions across muc... —
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USW Local 1998 members rally to support their bargaining committee
Hundreds of USW Local 1998 members rallied across the University of Toronto’s three campuses to call on the university administration to respect their voices through the collective bargaining process... —
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Steelworkers on strike at ArcelorMittal over lost purchasing power
CONTRECOEUR, Que. – Some 300 workers at ArcelorMittal’s Contrecoeur-Ouest steel plant are on strike to back up demands for real wage increases needed to reverse years of lost purchasing power. The wor... —
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Steelworkers in Canada welcome American support against Trump tariffs
TORONTO – The international presidents of the United Steelworkers union (USW) and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) are standing in solidarity with their Canadian members, workers and... —