
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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SOAR Volunteers Needed for the USW’s 2026 Member-to-Member Campaign!
As in recent election cycles, one tactic our union will use during this year’s election work is personalized postcards written by USW members and our retirees. Whether the message urges someone to reg... —
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Leading Forward: A Message from the SOAR President
As your new SOAR President, I am honored to share my priorities, recent activities, and vision for the future of SOAR with you. Since being sworn in on March 1, my top priority has been to raise aware... —
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U.S. Steel Bargaining to Focus on Investment, Safety and Health Care
Our negotiating committee is returning to Pittsburgh for U.S. Steel bargaining with a clear message: workers expect a contract that secures the future of the company’s facilities while recognizing the... —
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Local 169G Members Notch Big Contract Wins
Local 169G members made significant gains in a five-year contract they ratified this month with MLC, which operates a limestone mine and production facility in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Memb... —
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Info Alert: 2026 Missouri Ballot Measures Pose Threat to Worker’s Rights!
On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Missouri voters will head to the polls to participate in the state’s primary election and vote on two proposed constitutional amendments that could have lasting impacts on... —