Join us for a heartfelt memorial service as we pay tribute to the life and legacy of Tom Conway, the International President of the United Steelworkers (USW). Tom's dedication to the labor movement and his unwavering commitment to workers' rights left an indelible mark on the world.
Live from Pittsburgh, the leaders of our International union take the oath of office, ushering in a new era for our great union.
Help by visiting: usw.org/relief. My name is Luis Mendoza and I'm a Steelworker staff member who was visiting family in Puerto Rico when Hurricane Maria hit last week. What I saw was like a horrific movie scene, and although I got out, my friends and family remain in crisis, including Steelworkers members.
A global solidarity event was held from September 19-26 2014 by members of the Next Generation program of the United Steelworkers.
Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary of Unite, travels across the pond to speak to the delegates and guests at the 2014 USW Convention.
Michael Vassiliadis, President of IGBCE addresses the delegates at the United Steelworkers 2014 Convention on the importance of International Solidarity. (Full Speech)
Thomas Mulcair, leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada, gives poignant remarks to the delegates and guests at the 2014 USW Constitutional Convention.
The president of the CNQ/CUT in Brazil, Lucineide Varjao, addresses the delegates at the 2014 USW International Convention.
Stop the Killing. Enforce the Law! It has been more than two decades since the Westray mine disaster in Nova Scotia and a decade since amendments were made to the Criminal Code of Canada to hold corporations, their directors and executives criminally accountable for the health and safety of workers. Even though more than 1,000 workers each year are killed at work, police and prosecutors are not utilizing the Westray amendments, and not investigating workplace fatalities through the lens of criminal accountability.
Job losses have devastated families in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere. But even in these times of crisis, our unions are working to make a better world and fighting to get people back to work.
The story of one worker in London whose life has been devastated because of austerity is just one of many around the world.
Half of England's children are going hungry. More than 1 million are homeless. These are just a few of the victims of sweeping austerity, which is cutting needed programs and services precisely when they are needed most.
In Belfast, the fight for a better world is uniting people and old divisions are slowly being erased thanks to Unite the Union's Community program.
Examines the United Steelworkers' role in helping Liberian Firestone rubber workers form their own free and independent union.
Napoleón Gómez Urrutia - 2011 George Meany- Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award
Presentación del premio Meany-Kirkland a Napoleón Gómez Urrutia
"Video sobre la solidaridad entre United Steelworkers y Los Mineros presentado en la Convención de United Steelworkers en agosto 2011"
Workers Uniting, the first global union, is standing up for the world's 99 percent so that we have a brighter future. We are Workers Uniting - and we are workers of the world.
Len McCluskey General Secretary of Unite the Union address the United Steelworkers Constitutional Convention August 16, 2011
Oralia Gomez speaks to the United Steelworkers Constitutional Convention on behalf of her husband Napoleon Gomez, General Secretary of Los Mineros
Napoleon Gomez, General Secretary of Los Mineros address the United Steelworkers Constitutional Convention August 16, 2011. Stressing the importance of International Solidarity.
Artur Henrique dos Santos, Pres. United Workers Central ( CUT ) address the United Steelworkers Constitutional Convention August 16, 2011. Stressing the importance of international solidarity.
Len McKluskey General Secretary of Unite the Union address the United Steelworkers Constitutional Convention August 16, 2011
USW and Unite joined forces in 2008 to form Workers Uniting an International Labor affiliation. Aimed at improving the lives of workers world wide.
The USW has been at odds with an international company; Vale, doing business in Sudbury Canada and has received international support from labor organizations around the world.
With the help of Steelworkers, the AFL-CIO and others, plantation workers in Liberia have bargained their second contract, forcing Firestone to end the horrific practice of forcing workers to lug 150 pounds of latex on their shoulders.
The USW and Workers Uniting are supporting efforts by workers in Bangladesh to build a free and independent union. As this video shows, the workers there are forced to tear apart huge container ships 12 hours a day, 7 days a week with no safety protections for just pennies.
In today's global world, it's important to have a global union that fights for working families everywhere. Not only does it help our members, but it's the right thing to do.