USW Members All In on Manufacturing

Delegates to the convention voted Tuesday to reaffirm the union’s commitment to strengthening manufacturing across the U.S. and Canada. 

Representing a variety of industries, speakers in favor of the resolution recognized the critical role of collective bargaining in building strong communities and economies.  

The resolution calls for organizing new workers, advocating for pro-worker trade and industrial policies, and demanding labor rights be tied to federal investments.

It condemns anti-competitive global trade practices, especially from China, and urges leaders to prioritize domestic manufacturing, defend workers’ rights, and ensure fair trade to support a thriving, union-led industrial future.

Mike Foat, the recording secretary from USW Local 6673 in Calgary, Alberta, explained the way in which union manufacturing jobs impact a variety of sectors.

“We’re trying to instill in people the importance of our manufacturing industries,” Foat said. “It’s important for energy, for construction, for defense that we can make things at home.”