USW Local 1-500 is forming a local Chapter of Women of Steel. To join or get more information please use the form below to contact Amanda Slack
Who are Women of Steel?Women of Steel are as diverse as Canada’s population. We are young, middle-aged, and older. We are straight, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender. We are First Nations, Metis, and Inuit, or more recently arrived in Canada, from all cultural backgrounds.
One thing is for sure: we are a growing segment of our union. As USW organizes more workplaces, more women join our union and become Women of Steel.
Women work because we need to support ourselves and our families. Women of Steel are in all economic sectors where our union represents members:
One thing is for sure: we are a growing segment of our union. As USW organizes more workplaces, more women join our union and become Women of Steel.
Women work because we need to support ourselves and our families. Women of Steel are in all economic sectors where our union represents members:
- Education
- Telecommunications
- Health care
- Manufacturing
- Transportation and security screening
- Mining
- Hotels and food services
- And the list goes on