
With a union, you'll have a voice to create a better workplace for you and your coworkers.
We are the United Steelworkers, North America’s largest industrial union.
We proudly represent 1.2 million members and retirees in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, who work in nearly every industry there is.
We slurry and smelt aluminum. We mine for iron ore and create cement. We make glass and metals of many kinds. We produce paper and paper products. And we craft energy-saving wind turbines that help save our Earth.
We’re nurses and nurses’ aides. We make Harley Davidson motorcycles and Carrier air conditioners. We’re rubber workers who make your tires; metal workers who make the materials that go into buildings, homes, automobiles, planes and roads.
We serve you at banks and teach at universities. You’ll find us in oil refineries and grocery stores. At utility companies and in chemical plants. We work in the public sector and in the forests. We drive taxi cabs and work in airports. We’re security guards and electricians. We’re miners and pharmaceutical workers. We work in all these places and so many more.
We are leaders in our communities, in our work places, in our governments and more. We have a presence in the United Kingdom, Ireland, England, Scotland, Mexico and many other places around the world.
We believe in better. We stand up and fight back for better. We work for working families around the world.
New York City Steelworker talks about the benefits of a union
USW National News
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Building Power in the U.S. Senate
Our longtime friend and advocate for USW jobs, Roy Cooper, recently secured his party’s nomination in the competitive election for United States Senate in North Carolina. This closely-watched el... —
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USW Members Have Strong Showing in Texas Primary Election
USW Local 227 member and Assistant to USW District 13 Director Marcos Velez is now in a runoff election in his campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Texas after a strong showing in the March 3 primary... —
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Rapid Response Program Delivers Wins for Workers
Members Prepare for 2026 Rapid Response Conference, Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. Five years ago, as the world was slowly beginning to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States was in dire... —
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New Contract at Domtar
Members Vote Overwhelmingly to Ratify Four-Year Agreement USW members voted overwhelmingly this winter to ratify a new four-year master agreement that provides significant annual wage increases and ad... —
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Building a Stronger Union Around Safety
USW Activists Work Hard to Identify and Eliminate On-The-Job Hazards In July 2025, Kerry Halter, president of Local 752L at the Cooper-Goodyear plant in Texarkana, Ark., invited a USW team to particip... —