It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of #USW International President emeritus Leo W. Gerard. Gerard had a profound impact on the lives of working people. We will miss him dearly and his work will live on for generations to come. More at: usw.ca/usw-mourns-p... #RestInPower

USW is hosting our Steel Pride Network, to gather rainbow community Steelworkers from coast to coast to coast and talk about what’s up and what’s important to our community! To find out more and register, please visit: usw.ca/events/national-steel-pride-network-october-2025/ #SteelPride #USW

As MPs return to the House of Commons today, National Director Marty Warren is calling on the federal government and all political parties to make this parliamentary session about workers! Full release at: usw.ca/now-that-par... #USW #WorkersFirst #CanLab #CanPoli

USW members will join fellow workers in communities across 🇨🇦 this #LabourDay to recognize our many achievements as a movement, to reaffirm our values and principles & recommit to fighting for a better future for all! ✊ Full statement from our Canadian Directors at: usw.ca/labour-day-2025-statement/

National Director Marty Warren is voicing concern over the removal of Canadian retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. Using the livelihoods of Canadian workers as a bargaining chip is a frustrating and ineffective move! Full statement at: usw.ca/usw-criticiz... #USW #CanLab #Tariffs

With Labour Day fast approaching, there are events happening across the country where workers will be able to come together and celebrate our strength and solidarity! Find an event close to you and RSVP at: workerstogether.ca/events/labou... #CanLab #LabourDay2025

Solidarity to the 10,000 cupescfp.bsky.social flight attendants who are demanding better and saying no to unpaid work! Stay strong and know that Steelworkers are standing behind you ✊ #USWUnity #CanLab #Strike

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 The USW Canadian National Office is hiring a staff person for an in-office permanent position in our Research, Public Policy & Bargaining Support Department in Toronto! Deadline to apply is August 26, 2025.

The USW are welcoming the announcement by Prime Minister Mark Carney on new federal measures to support Canada’s softwood lumber industry, calling it a long-overdue step toward rebuilding a sector under intense pressure from escalating #tariffs. More at: usw.ca/softwood-lum... #USW #CanLab

The USW, representing more than 1,000 workers across steel, pipe & related manufacturing facilities in Alberta & Saskatchewan, is welcoming a new chapter under the ownership of Atlas Holdings, which will operate Interpro Pipe and Steel under the new banner of Orion Steel. (1/2) #USW #CanadianSteel

From USW National Director Marty Warren: "Let’s be clear: no deal is better than a bad deal. And while we’re disappointed an agreement wasn’t reached to end this trade war, the worst outcome would have been a deal that locked in permanent damage to our economy. Read more at: usw.ca/tariffs-stat...

USW District 3 & the USW Wood Council are calling on the government to take urgent action in response to the latest escalation in the softwood lumber trade dispute and is demanding immediate support for forestry workers and communities across the country! Read more at: usw.ca/canadian-gov...

Did you know that July is #DisabilityPrideMonth? This is a movement rooted in community, liberation & a dismantling of ableism in all its forms. Let's honour the strength and resilience of people with disabilities in our communities and recommit to fighting and advocating for true accessibility!

Today’s announcement from Prime Minister Mark Carney reflects major wins for workers – delivering on demands the USW has made not only during the current crisis, but over the past decade.

Solidarity to the 181 USW 7493 Steelworkers who voted last week to reject the company’s “final” contract offer ✊✊✊ “These workers are demanding to be paid according to their real contributions to this company & they expect their fair share of the profits." Read more at: usw.ca/rtft-strike-...

The newly announced 35% #tariff on all Canadian products starting Aug. 1 is yet another reckless and vicious attack in an already out-of-control trade war. “Enough is enough. Workers need action, not empty words,” said USW National Director Marty Warren. More at: usw.ca/trump-bullie... #USW

“This is yet another escalation in Trump’s trade war that puts Canadian jobs and entire industries at risk,” said Marty Warren, USW National Director. “These tariffs will drive up costs, disrupt supply chains and hurt workers on both sides of the border.” More at: usw.ca/trumps-coppe... #USW

The Canadian steel industry is vital to Canada’s economic performance and sovereignty. We NEED the federal government to take real action and create smart and targeted policies that will keep jobs in Canada. Read more at: usw.ca/steel-crisis... #USW #Steel

Steel Pride Spotlight: Meet Emmanuelle from District 5 🏳️‍🌈 #SteelPride #USW

NEW! The Steelworkers Humanity Fund 2024 Annual Report! This year’s Annual Report highlights how our partnerships, from Mexico to Bolivia, Liberia to Madagascar, and across Canada, are deepening worker solidarity and advancing social change. Read the report: usw.ca/resources/sh...

We will never stop fighting for Canadian workers and will not remain silent while our steel & aluminum industries are being attacked. In the face of this trade war, the federal government needs to offer a response that actually protects jobs! More at: usw.ca/federal-response-trade-war-2025 #USW

Steel Pride Spotlight: Meet Johanne 🏳️‍🌈 The importance of intentional allies cannot be understated - building a more inclusive world for our rainbow community is only possible when we all stand up and demand better. As Johanne highlights - "the effort must be collective." #SteelPride #USW

Today, we are celebrating a historic victory for workers as federal anti-scab legislation comes into force - one year to the day after it received Royal Assent! ✊🎉🚨 A HUGE win for workers and a fight that the Steelworkers have been proud to champion. Full statement at: usw.ca/united-steel...

The Government of Canada’s plan falls short of what our industry needs at this most challenging time and we will continue to fight for a plan that works Canadian steel producers and the thousands of workers that make up our sector! usw.ca/statement-us... #USW #CanPoli

🚨🚨🚨 REMINDER: Registration for the National Gathering for Indigenous Steelworkers closes tomorrow! To find out the eligibility criteria and download the application form, please visit: usw.ca/events/4th-n...

Steel Pride Spotlight: Meet Tomy from District 5 🏳️‍🌈 When asked what advice he would give to those striving to be stronger allies - Tomy emphasized the importance of listening, learning and speaking up for our rainbow community! #SteelPride #USW

We are hosting our Steel Pride Network – Rainbow community and allies’ edition, to bring together 2SLGBTQIA+ Steelworkers and allies across Canada! This will be a great opportunity to meet other 2SLGBTQIA+ siblings and allies and get support from peers and those who know the issues well.

Buzz was a fierce advocate for the rights and interests of his union’s members and for working people everywhere. He believed that unions could, and should, make life better for everyone.

The SHF is donating $20,000 to support people & communities evacuated due to recent wildfires in Saskatchewan. “Our thoughts are with the families and communities who have been forced to flee their homes due to the devastating wildfires in Saskatchewan,” said Marty Warren, #USW National Director.

In every movement, there are moments when we celebrate and there are moments when we fight. This year, for pride season, we recommit to the crucial fight for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, alongside of and on behalf of rainbow community Steelworkers. More at: usw.ca/our-pride-is...

Pride was born out of protest - and we must never forget the incredible sacrifice and bravery of the often trans and queer community members who led those fights.

The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating $20,000 to support people and communities evacuated due to the recent wildfires in Manitoba. More at: usw.ca/shf-manitoba...

Sending Steelworker strength and solidarity to @cupwsttp.bsky.social workers! Tell your member of parliament to stand up and protect our public postal service, and its jobs, before it’s too late: www.sttp.ca/en/campaigns... #UnionStrong

REMINDER: Registration for the National Gathering for Indigenous Steelworkers is open until June 20th! 🚨🚨🚨 The Family and Community Education Fund has bursaries available for eligible delegates. Up to $1,000 of actual costs can be reimbursed per member. For more info, please visit: usw.ca/ngis2025

Congratulations to Nicolas Lapierre, officially sworn in today as the new #USW District 5 Quebec Director 🔥 👏 We are so excited to see Nicolas take on this great challenge. A huge thank you to outgoing Director Dominic Lemieux for his years of leadership and commitment to our great union ✊

"Every time a Starbucks store ratifies their agreement, it sends a powerful message to workers everywhere that solidarity works and that their voices matter and we are there for them." @uswmetallos.bsky.social #onpoli

As Canada’s new federal Cabinet is sworn in, the #USW is calling for urgent action to meet the expectations of Canadians workers. "Our message is clear: Canadian workers are watching, and they expect bold leadership and action,” said National Director Marty Warren More at: usw.ca/steelworkers...

The USW is proud to announce that five newly unionized Starbucks stores have ratified their first collective agreement in Ontario! ☕✊ “This momentum shows that when Starbucks workers stand together, they win real improvements.” – Kevon Stewart, USW D6 Director. More at: usw.ca/brewing-chan...

BIG NEWS: USW District 5 Director Dominic Lemieux announced he will leave the position on May 15, with Nicolas Lapierre, currently Assistant to the D5 Director, to become interim director. Thank you, Dominic for your incredible service & congratulations to Nicolas Lapierre! usw.ca/united-steel...

Today is Red Dress Day, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People. While we remember and honour the victims and their families, more importantly we must recommit to fighting for their justice. #CanLab #CdnPoli #MMIWG2S

Happy May Day - International Workers’ Day! Let us celebrate the strength, resilience, and victories achieved for the working class, and renew our dedication to securing safer and improved working conditions for all workers ✊✊✊ #InternationalWorkersDay #MayDay

Jagmeet has been a tireless voice for workers and his commitment has made a difference to the lives of Canadians everywhere. Whatever changes lie ahead, we remain committed to working with the NDP and all allies who support working people. With love and courage. Thank you, @jagmeetsingh.ca 🧡💪

The USW offers their congratulations to Mark Carney on being elected as the next Prime Minister of Canada. Together, we will keep moving forward and Steelworkers will remain vigilant in holding our new government accountable to workers everywhere. usw.ca/marty-warren... #USW #CanLab #CanPoli

April 28, the National Day of Mourning, is a solemn occasion to remember workers who were killed at work, those who have been injured on the job and those who have been made ill by their work.

elegates at the 2025 United Steelworkers union (USW) International Convention adopted a strong and bold resolution calling for fair trade and an end to #Trump’s reckless tariffs on Canadian goods! Read the press release: usw.ca/all-in-on-so...

The USW is joined by @CanadianLabour in demanding #Telus and its subsidiaries recognize the rights of all of its employees – in Canada, #Turkey and elsewhere around the world – to respect on the job and the right to join a union. Read more: usw.ca/united-steel... #solidarity

Nearly 3,000 Steelworkers from Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean are coming together in Las Vegas next week to chart the future of North America’s largest industrial union at the USW International Constitutional Convention! Read more: usw.ca/united-steel... #AllInUSW

In response to @OxfamQuebec 's relief appeal, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) has donated $20,000 to support those affected by the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar. This contribution will help provide clean water, food, and other essentials to those in need.

Today, March 31, is International #Transgender Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ The USW union stands with trans and non-binary workers, today and every day. Everyone deserves a safe, inclusive, and fair workplace. Today, we renew our commitment to fighting for equality and dignity for all.

The twenty female workers at Comfort Inn Baie-Comeau unanimously accepted their new employment contract. With a 100% vote in favour of ratification, a #strike that began on March 22, 2024, i.e., more than a year ago, is now over. More: usw.ca/strike-ends-... #solidarity