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Better Work Now.
Join the United Steelworkers today!

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You deserve to have a voice at your work.

Across Canada, things are getting harder and harder for people in all sorts of jobs.
It doesn’t need to be this way – you can be part of making positive changes.

Why join the United Steelworkers?

The USW is the largest private sector union in North America with more than 225,000 members across Canada. 

Every year, thousands of workers choose to join the USW because of our strong track record of creating safer workplaces, and negotiating better working conditions and fairer compensation. 

We have some of the best contracts in industries right across the country. 

USW represents workers in all sectors. 

Our union started in the steel industry back in 1942 and has since expanded to proudly include workers in nearly every industry, in nearly every job, in all regions of the country. 

Our members work in: 
Sawmills  • Steel mills • Call centres • Credit unions • Mines • Airports • Manufacturing • Offices • Oil refineries • Security companies • Nursing homes • Telecom • Coffee shops • Restaurants • Legal clinics • Universities • and many more industries! 

The Union Advantage

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The union brought us together to develop solutions to issues on the job and negotiated a strong contract.

The union brought us together to develop solutions to issues on the job and negotiated a strong contract.

The union will support you and your co-workers to make sure you are heard at work.

The union will support you and your co-workers to make sure you are heard at work.

USW provides training, resources and educational opportunities to achieve fairness in the workplace.

USW provides training, resources and educational opportunities to achieve fairness in the workplace.

Join us.

Don’t you deserve better work now?

Join the United Steelworkers today!

The first step is speaking with a USW organizer who has the expertise to help you and your co-workers join a union. All inquiries are 100% confidential.

We have a skilled and diverse new member organizing team. Members of our team speak many languages including: French, Mandarin, Cantonese, Punjabi, Tagalog and Arabic.

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