
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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Rapid Response Action Call : City Workers in Newport News Deserve Collective Bargaining Rights!
Click here to download this Action Call as a PDF. The municipal workers of Newport News keep the city moving every single day. They welcome residents and visitors to our parks, libraries, and museums... —
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Rapid Response Action Call: SAVE Act Silences Eligible Voices at the Ballot Box!
Click here to download this Action Call as a PDF. On February 11, 2026, the House of Representatives took a Senate-passed bipartisan veterans bill, stripped its content, and used it as a vehicle to pa... —
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Rapid Response Action Call: Virginia Steelworkers: Urge Your Governor to Strengthen Paid Sick Leave in HB 5/SB 199!
Click here to download this Action Call as a PDF. House Bill 5 / Senate Bill 199 (HB5/SB199) would allow employees to earn paid time off that can be used for personal illness, medical appointments, or... —
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Info Alert: SAVE Act Silences Eligible Voices at the Ballot Box!
On February 11, 2026, the House of Representatives took a Senate-passed bipartisan veterans bill, stripped its content, and used it as a vehicle to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE)... —
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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... —