Workers Uniting statement on the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota

Workers Uniting, the transnational union representing over 3 million workers across the UK, Ireland, United States, Canada and Mexico is outraged and appalled at the killing of a Black man, George Floyd, at the hands of Minnesota police officers. More...

Special Message for Health Care Workers on International Workers Day

Workers Uniting salutes the great sacrifice and selfless dedication of all our health and care workers. Click to read more...

Letter to Ambassador London about deaths of Columbian trade unionists

Workers Uniting sent a letter to Colombian Ambassador Néstor Osorio Londoño to express major concern at the murders of two members of FENSUAGRO, our sister trade union in Colombia. Click here to read the letter.

Our statement on Venezuela's unelected president

United Steelworkers and UNITE the Union congratulate Napoleón Gómez Urrutia on nomination for Mexican Senate

The United Steelworkers and UNITE the Union congratulate Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, President and General Secretary of Los Mineros of Mexico, on his nomination by the MORENA party as a candidate for the Mexican Senate in the July 1, 2018 elections.

Workers Uniting Concerned About Hedge Fund Efforts to Oust Arconic CEO

Workers Uniting has serious concerns about efforts by several hedge funds to oust the CEO of Arconic, the specialized metals and components company formed in late 2016 after the breakup of Alcoa, Inc. Read more here.

Workers Uniting statement on the meeting of Prime Minister May and President Trump

Statement on the renewed Peace agreement between the FARC and Colombian Government

Agreed by the second Workers Uniting congress Washington, 14– 15 November, 2016

Workers Uniting delegation active at 2nd IndustriALL Global Union Congress

Workers Uniting led workshops, spoke on key issues and had delegates elected into leadership at the 2nd IndustriALL Global Union Congress.

Statements On Orlando Massacre

Click here to read statements from Unite the Union and USW on the recent Orlando shooting.

USW Supports Unite the Union’s Call to Nationalize UK Steel Industry

The United Steelworkers (USW) union today announced its support for the renationalization of the United Kingdom’s steel industry. In a letter to Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite the Union ... more

Workers Uniting Statement on The Right-Wing Attack on Brazilian Democracy

Workers Uniting, representing two million workers in Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States, stands in solidarity with Brazil's former President, Lula da Silva, and its current President, Dilma Roussef ... more

Workers Unite Film Festival /5th Annual

The Workers Unite Film Festival is a celebration of Global Labor Solidarity, based in NYC each May. The Festival aims to showcase student and professional films from the United States and around the world which publicize and highlight ... more

Steelworkers head to Brussels to ‘save our steel’ as ministers accused of ‘betrayal'

Unite members working for Tata Steel in the UK will join thousands of steelworkers from across Europe in Brussels on Monday (15 February) demanding urgent action to stop the flood of cheap imports into the European Union ... more

Unite joins with offshore trade unions to form Offshore Coordinating Group

Unite, along with other offshore trade unions, has banded together to seek immediate solutions that will not only stem growing job losses but ensure that there is a future for oil.

Unite children service members at Oxfordshire county council set to strike

Closing libraries ‘could be breaking the law’, says Unite

A ‘line in the sand’ needs to be drawn to stop the mass closure of libraries in England, Scotland and Wales – which has seen more than 400 libraries shut in the last five years – said Unite, the country’s largest union.

UNITE HERE New England Union Locals Endorse Bernie Sanders: He “Resonates With Our Members”

UNITE HERE's New England Joint Board (NEJB) endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for president on January 22 after the union’s executive board voted unanimously to “[answer] Bernie’s call for a political revolution.”

Unite calls for emergency tax measures to save future North Sea production

Unite, Britain’s biggest offshore oil trade union, has warned the UK government that billion-pound losses announced this week by oil industry super-majors could, without serious interventions, bring an end to meaningful production ... more

Failure to decisively support steel leaves the industry on the verge of ‘wipe out’ warns Unite

The UK government’s failure to act swiftly and decisively to support the UK steel industry is leaving it on the verge of wipe out warned Britain’s largest union, Unite as it urged Tata Steel to guarantee that there will be no compulsory ... more

Unite response to the launch of Labour’s defence review

Responding to today’s (Friday 15 January) launch of the Labour party’s defence review, Len McCluskey, general secretary of Britain’s largest union, Unite said: “Unite welcomes the clarification of the defence review timetable and remit as set ... more

Brave new digital world

Phrases such as ‘Industry 4.0′, ‘Big Data’ and ‘The Internet Of Things’ are becoming common currency as the predictions of a new digital world and a new world of work in the global economy develop at a rapid rate.

Save our Steel

Short video on Save Our Steel - "You did it for the banks now do it for steel"

Dirty Toys Made in China

Some 1,800 Chinese workers in the Dongguang Zhenyang Wanju factory in Guangdong produce toys for Disney, Mattel, Hasbro and other international brands, under harsh conditions, stripped of their rights, their voice and basic justice.

Workers Uniting Gives Support to Locked-Out ATI Workers in Pennsylvania

Members of the biggest labor union in Great Britain and Ireland, UNITE, took time from their from a conference they were attending in Pittsburgh to show support for the steelworkers who have been locked-out from their jobs ... more

British labor organizers hit picket lines with locked-out ATI workers

Locked-out steelworkers at the Allegheny Technologies Inc. plant in Harrison learned firsthand Tuesday about labor struggles in Great Britain.

Shell Oil Workers Form Global Coalition

USW members have joined dozens of oil workers from around the world to form a global network to address concerns about working conditions at Royal Dutch Shell.

‘The heavens reflect our labours’

People lined Scunthorpe’s streets in solidarity yesterday, as hundreds of protesters marched through the town demonstrating against mass redundancies at a Tata Steel plant.

USW Applauds Trade Duties Kept on China Steel Plate Imports

The United Steelworkers (USW) confirmed a unanimous vote by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to sustain anti-dumping duties on steel plate imports from China that are protecting thousands of American union ... more

Global Union Coalition Opposes Plans for EU to Grant Market Economy Status to China

Workers Uniting, a partnership between the United Steelworkers (USW) and Unite the Union of Great Britain and Ireland, has announced its strong opposition to any move by the European Union (EU) to grant ... more

Workers Uniting statement on breakthrough in Colombian peace talks

Workers Uniting, the 2 million member global union formed by UNITE the union and the United Steelworkers (USW), congratulates all parties in the Colombia peace process for the efforts that led to the historic handshake ... more

2nd Workers Uniting Program Brings Together Youth from Around World

Click here to read about the second Workers Uniting Youth Exchange program.

If not now, when?

As talks between steel giant Tata and unions broke down over changes to members’ pensions scheme, Tata electrician Charlotte Upton, 25, spoke to UniteLive about the upcoming industrial action ballot ... more

USW Building International Solidarity

USW members and leaders are meeting with allies in Europe this week, building solidarity with other global unions as the USW’s oil industry unfair labor practice (ULP) strike enters its second week.

Workers Uniting condemns EU-Canada trade agreement

Steelworkers, Unite join to reject anti-democratic, anti-worker proposals

Workers Uniting Statement on Turkish Mine Collapse

Trans-Atlantic Labor Union Calls for Higher Labor Standards in US-European Union Trade Agreement

Workers Uniting, a three million member trans-Atlantic labor union, today issued a call to European Union and U.S. trade negotiators to strengthen social and labor protections in the proposed Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Global Campaign Against Crown Holdings - Take-Backs No More

What if your boss told you you're the most productive, and then tried to freeze your pay?

United Steelworkers Health Safety and Environment Conference 2013

USW/CWA/Tony Mazzocchi Center Health and Safety Conference in Pittsburgh.

Global Unions Back Toronto Workers' Fightback Against Crown

Unite, Britain's biggest union, is backing Canadian members of the United Steelworkers (USW) who are on strike at Crown Holdings, a US owned multinational company.

Crown Holdings Forces Toronto Employees on Strike

Today the United Steelworkers (USW) escalated its campaign against Crown Holdings by sending letters to Crown's CEO and Board of Directors demanding they take action to end a three-week strike at a beverage and food can manufacturing plant in Toronto.

Support the Struggle at King & Fowler

Workers Uniting is calling on members of Unite and the United Steelworkers to support Unite members on strike at King & Fowler.

Workers Uniting Higher Education Exchange August 2013

Workers Uniting Condemns Wrongful Arrest & Detention of Top Union Leader

Honeywell Council Charts Path Forward

Graphic Packaging Union Council Meeting Builds Solidarity Between US, UK Workers

British Union Members in Ontario to Protest 407 ETR Contractor Ferrovial with United Steelworkers Support

Finns Behaving Badly, Down Mexico Way

Unite Assistant General Secretary Tony Burke reports on further evidence that European companies behave badly when they’re operating outside the EU, especially in Mexico.

Workers Gather for Caterpillar Global Network

Workers Uniting For A Better World

Today, the fight begins for a more prosperous, fairer economy for everyone.

Paper Workers Unite at Advanced Training

May 10, 2013

Workers Uniting Statement on Bangladesh

Bangladesh garment worker tragedy is ‘mass industrial slaughter’

By TONY BURKE | Published: APRIL 28, 2013

A Union is Born in One of Kimberly Clark’s Plants in Colombia

Industriall and UNI Global Union contributed to the creation of a union in one of Kimberly Clark’s plants in Colombia. This union forms part of SINTRAPULCAR, affiliated to UNI.

USW Women of Steel Conference – Cuba Solidarity Campaign

Report on the USW Women of Steel Conference, Pittsburgh March 2013

by Karen Cole South West Regional Women's & Equalities Organiser

Labour’s Responses to Globalisation – Alternative Forms Of Organisation

Why Unite and the USW created Workers Uniting - the Global Union by Tony Burke, Unite Assistant General Secretary

Indonesian Paper Workers Thank Workers Uniting

Workers Uniting and TUC protest at anti-union attacks in Mexico

by Ben Davis Director of International Affairs, United Steelworkers of America and Canada

Tell PKC to reinstate workers in Mexico

Mexico Days of Action 18-24 February, 2013

Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey, joint chair of Workers Uniting gives the Ralph Miliband Lecture at the London School of Economics, January 15th, 2013

Workers Uniting Leaders Chart Next Steps at Print and Paper Meeting

Oil Union leader murdered in Colombia

Only hours after the EU - Colombia Free Trade Agreement was signed, another cold-blooded assassination of a Colombian trade unionist occurred 11th December, murdered for his trade union activities inside a multinational company.

Unite and USW Working Together in Health Care Sector and Public Sector

Unite, USW Youth Uniting

Workers Uniting and the Global Labor Movement

An interview with Unite Assistant General Secretary Tony Burke

Workers Uniting Ramps up Collaboration at Caterpillar

Workers Uniting Rank and File Build Power at Global Paper Meeting

Unite and USW members in the paper industry built links of solidarity with union members from other countries during a conference in Stockholm, Sweden.

Obama: Was It The Unions What Won It?

An Article by Tony Burke, Unite Assistant General Secretary

Workers Uniting at Unite Health & Safety Conference

Workers Uniting Fights Back Against Austerity

TUC Future that Works Demonstration on October 20th

Global Glass Workers Alliance

Workers Uniting plays critical role in forming alliance

Workers Uniting Building Power at Caterpillar

Unite, USW also protest together at Costco

Unite Assistant General Secretary Tony Burke reports on the historic IndustriALL GFA Conference where Unite and USW sat as a Workers Uniting delegation

American Unions at Dow Chemical and Dow Corning Meet to Confer in International Exchange

Report on Collective Bargaining and Discuss Common Issues; Unite and USW Collaborate at Common Employer

Unite, USW Participate in Meeting of Unions at Honeywell

Romney/Bain Invested in the Brutal Chinese Sweatshop He Described in Detail at Boca Raton Fundraiser

Did Nothing to Change Low Pay, Squalid Conditions, Forced Overtime for Three Years Before Pulling Out, And Abuses at Appliance Factory Continue

Calderon's parting shot at Mexico's workers cements his regressive legacy

Workers Uniting meets in London to build union power in Siemens

Affordable Care Act: Hope Delivered for USW Families

While workers in the UK are fighting to defend the NHS, workers in the USA are fighting to defend Obamacare.

DAS ABSTIMMUNGSERGEBNIS BEI SIEMENS IN NORTH EAST, MARYLAND, ÜBERRASCHT USW NICHT

USW Not Surprised By Election Results at Siemens in North East, Maryland

STELLUNGNAHME VON WORKERS UNITING ZU DER ANTI-GEWERKSCHAFTSKAMPAGNE VON SIEMENS IN NORTH EAST, MARYLAND, USA

WORKERS UNITING STATEMENT ON UNION-BUSTING BY SIEMENS IN NORTH EAST, MARYLAND, USA

Stop Siemens Union-Busting

Show support for workers organizing at Siemens, an employer of Unite and USW members which has launched a vicious campaign to prevent workers in Maryland from organizing into a union.

Unite and USW Meet To Discuss Oil Industry Strategy

United Steelworkers International Vice President Gary Beevers and Jim Savage, President of Local 10-1 in Philadelphia, joined sixteen Unite oil refinery shop stewards to discuss a strategy for the oil refining sector at Unite’s training facility in Esher.

Workers Uniting Kicks off Collaboration at Caterpillar

USW Says that Siemens’ “Sweet Talk” Doesn’t Conceal Its Union-Busting Efforts

Unite supporting USW organizing drive in Maryland

Despite New Pact, International Union Expresses Ongoing Concern for Colombian Workers

Next Workers Uniting Leaders Emerge

Workers Uniting held its leadership program in July, 2012. Following is a report by participant and Unite member Scot Walker:

Day 5: Workers Uniting Women Unite

A delegation from United Steelworkers Women of Steel (WOS) participated in the Unite Women’s Week activities in Eastbourne, the United Kingdom. Below is their final report on the week’s activities. Other reports are available at www.workersuniting.org:

Day 4: Women of Steel at Unite Women's Week

Workers Uniting Offers Reward for the Whereabouts of Mitt Romney's London Fundraising Event

Unite and the USW are offering a reward for the whereabouts of US Presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, who is attending a highly secretive $25,000 to $75,000 a head fundraising event in London on July 26.

Day 2: Women of Steel at Unite Women's Week

Following is a report on the second day of activities. It is written by three representatives of USW Women of Steel. They are participating in the Unite Women’s Week activities in Eastbourne, the United Kingdom:

Women of Steel at Unite Women’s Week

United Steelworkers Women of Steel (WOS) is participating in the Unite Women’s Week activities in Eastbourne, the United Kingdom.

Support the Fight Back in Sunderland!

Unite is now into the second week of a dispute with a print company in Sunderland called Paragon.

Unite calls for global campaign against poor industrial relations at GE

GE is a common employer to both Unite and USW

Paper Workers Set Goals

Unite Participates in USW Paper Conference

Workers Uniting at USW Paper Conference - Day 2

The second day began with the Unite delegation attending company council meetings.

Workers Uniting at USW Paper Conference - Day 1

Ian Tonks, National Officer for Unite, along with three UK representatives participated in the USW Paper Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, USA on July 10 – 12.

Steelworkers, Global Solidarity Put End to Rio Tinto’s Six-Month Lockout in Quebec

Workers Uniting provided critical support in lockout by UK-based employer of USW and Unite members.

Robin Hood Tax: Economic Justice

USW President, Leo Gerard, speaks out on behalf of the Robin Hood Tax.

RadioLabour Report on Workers Uniting

RadioLabour (www.radiolabour.net), the international labour movement’s radio service, has done a special report on Workers Uniting. It is available directly at http://radiolabour.net/2012/Solidarity-News-290612.mp3.

UK: Support London Bus Workers

London bus workers staged a one-day strike on 22 June. Bus workers are only asking for recognition for their extra contribution to help London run smoothly. Please send this message to the 21 London bus operators refusing to give the workers a fair deal.

USW's Gerard Salutes UNITE Policy Conference; Cites Common Problems Facing Unions on Both Sides of the Atlantic

BRIGHTON, England, June 25, 2012 United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard today addressed some 700 delegates to the Policy Conference of Unite the Union, the largest labor union in the United Kingdom and Ireland.