USW is the largest private sector union in both Canada and North America with more than 225,000 members in Canada and more than 800,000 members continent-wide. USW is Canada’s most diverse union, representing men and women working in every sector of the economy.  Our members work in nearly every industry and in every job imaginable, in all regions of the country. We work in call centres and credit unions, mines and manufacturing plants, offices and oil refineries, restaurants and rubber plants, sawmills and steel mills and security companies. We also work in nursing homes, legal clinics, social agencies and universities. USW stands for unity and strength for workers.

Working for jobs with justice doesn’t stop at the Canadian border. The United Steelworkers is a global union that has forged links and ‘strategic alliances’ with unions and community groups in Canada and around the world to share expertise and expand union power to help workers beyond our ranks.  Corporate globalization has a big impact on the overall economic health of the country, not just on union members’ jobs. The United Steelworkers joined with U.K.’s unit to form Workers Uniting, the first truly global union. Our three million members will build global union activism and challenge the injustices of globalization.  The USW is committed to solidarity with those fighting poverty and joblessness around the world. The Steelworkers’ Humanity Fund is a union-based international development organization. Through funds bargained by union members from their employers, the humanity fund provides more than $1 million a year to support international relief, anti-poverty, and labour development programs.

Being a steelworker is more than an opportunity to exercise your rights and win fairness at work – it is also an opportunity to expand your own skills, to build new friendships and to see the world through new eyes. Being a steelworker is a chance to grow!  Working people of all backgrounds, languages, races and life experiences have come together in the united steelworkers for the common purpose of improving their families’ lives