
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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Board Rejects Weakened Refinery Safety Rules
USW refinery workers in California won a long-sought victory in September when the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board rejected a proposed settlement that would have weakened wor... —
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Steelworkers Flex Their Muscle
Members Bring Workers-First Agenda to Lawmakers on Capitol Hill When Minnesota lawmakers introduced legislation in 2024 that threatened the jobs of more than 600 refinery workers, Chris Mishkee mobili... —
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A Strong Alliance
USW Members in Wisconsin Produce High-End Laundry Systems When April Kanneman travels and stays in a hotel or a vacation rental, she makes a point of checking out the laundry facilities available at h... —
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The Torchbearer: September 2026
YOUR VOICE. YOUR UNION. YOUR VOTE. Election Day is Nov. 3, 2026. Your voice matters—at work, in your community, and at the ballot box. Make a plan to vote. Check your registration. Know your deadlines... —
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Rapid Response Action Call: Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Fighting to Preserve Our Domestic Tire Industry
For generations, tire plants have provided good, family-supporting jobs, and helped build strong communities across our country. But those jobs, our members’ jobs, are disappearing at an alarming rate... —