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• 29 April 2013  |  USW YouTube Channel The Accountability Gap Canadian mining companies are having a negative impact on human and labour rights in Mexico, concludes a Steelworkers and civil society delegation that travelled to Mexico in February 2013. Video highlights delegation's findings.
• 22 April 2013 Built to Win Unions are under attack by corporations and right-wing governments like never before. The Steelworkers' history is clear. We always rise up and fight back.
• 17 April 2013 Victory in Alma: Global Solidarity Steelworkers in Alma, Quebec, stood firm against Rio Tinto and saved good jobs for future generations through a global solidarity campaign.
• 8 April 2013  |  CBC News RBC Outsourcing Jobs Using Temporary Foreign Workers Canada's largest bank is replacing some of its Canadian employees with foreign workers.
• 28 March 2013 Political Action, Speaker's Corner Delegates attending the CLC's political action conference commit to action to protect workers' rights.
• 27 March 2013 Workers' Rights Kick-Off Singer and ACTRA Toronto member Tabby Johnson rocks the Toronto and York Region Labour Council Workers' Rights kick-off.
• 20 March 2013 No Free Ride Award-winning Canadian director Bruce McDonald is sending a message to Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak about that party’s plans for the province's unions.
• 18 March 2013 Bon Appetit from Stephen Harper The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) shows how we are all affected by Harper's government cutbacks.
• 11 March 2013  |  YouTube Wealth Inequality in the U.S. Infographics on the distribution of wealth in the U.S., highlighting both the inequality and the difference between Americans' perception of inequality and the actual numbers. The reality is often not what people think it is.
• 10 March 2013 Solidarity Congratulations to Michael Rouse, winner of the CLC's One Minute Message Contest with this video.
• 15 February 2013  |  IndustriALL Labour Rights in Mexico Today Trade union leaders in Mexico outline current challenges for workers and unions in the fight for labour and human rights.
• 14 February 2013 Leo Gerard Joins One Billion Rising to End Violence Against Women On Valentine's Day, let's walk out, dance, rise up and demand an end to violence against women and girls.
• 5 February 2013  |  Global News Skills of Foreign Mine Workers USW District 3 Director Stephen Hunt is interviewed as part of a Global News story on HD Mining and Temporary Foreign Workers.
• 24 January 2013  |  CUPE - SCFP Collective Bargaining Works A short video from CUPE about common workplace standards that exist thanks to unions and collective bargaining.
• 17 December 2012  |  UpWorthy.com Right to Work is Really Freedom to Free Ride A democratic representative in Michigan explains why Right To Work is really Right to Free Load.
• 11 December 2012  |  CBC Tv Canadian Jobs and Chinese Recruiters CBC's Adrienne Arsenault takes a closer look at Chinese agencies that are recruiting workers for Canadian mining companies.
• 11 December 2012  |  CBC TV Underground Language - CBC Story on Temporary Foreign Workers CBC TV interviewed USW District 3 Director Stephen Hunt in a story on temporary foreign workers in B.C. mines.
• 10 December 2012  |  Toronto and York Region Labour Council The First Year of Harper's Majority The first year of Harper's majority government has been a relentless attack on social services including Employment Insurance and Old Age Security
• 6 December 2012 USW Activists in the U.S. Election - Thank You In 2012, USW activists from across the U.S. led a successful boots-on-the-ground campaign to re-elect President Obama. Thank You!
• 3 December 2012  |  NUPGE - All Together Now Income Inequality - The Monster in the Closet For 99% of us there is a monster in the closet. It destroys our jobs, loots pensions and puts families deeper into debt.
• 29 November 2012 OFL Tribute to Jack Layton This tribute video by the Ontario Federation of Labour is part of efforts to raise funds towards building a memorial statue of Jack.
• 2 November 2012  |  NDP Labour Critic Alexandre Boulerice Bill C-377 is Not About Transparency Excerpts from Parliament's Finance Committee proceedings considering Bill C-377 posted by NDP Labour Critic Alexandre Boulerice.
• 31 October 2012  |  Straight Goods News Westray +20 Symposium - Andy King Andy King talks to Straight Goods News about how to stop corporate criminal negligence.
• 31 October 2012  |  Straight Goods News Westray +20 Symposium - Steven Bittle Steven Bittle, author of Still Dying for a Living, says the Westray Act has fallen into disuse.
• 26 October 2012 Exposing B.C.’s Foreign Temporary Worker Scandal USW Local 9346 video exposes the disturbing facts behind the foreign temporary worker scandal in B.C.’s coal mining industry.
• 11 September 2012 U.S. Affordable Care Act: Hope Delivered The story of Travis Turner, the son of a Steelworker in the U.S., will touch your heart. In the U.S., the Affordable Care Act is hope delivered.
• 27 July 2012  |  CBC TV's Lang & O'Leary Exchange Net Benefit for Canada? On a CBC TV panel, USW Economist Erin Weir discusses China's proposed $15 billion takeover of Canadian energy company Nexen.
• 24 July 2012 Greenwash Gold Awards Ceremony Rio Tinto wins Greenwash Gold 2012 after being voted the worst company linked to the London Olympics.
• 10 July 2012 Stephen Harper's Solution NDP ads point out that while Canada is still in an economic downturn, Stephen Harper and the Conservatives are attacking the most vulnerable in our society.
• 20 June 2012 It's Time! Performers Deserve to be Fairly Compensated Performers around the world deserve to be fairly compensated and protected for the work they do. The International Federation of Actors (FIA) calls on the World Intellectual Property Organization to adopt the Audio-Visual Treaty.
• 18 June 2012 Los Mineros - The Struggle and Heroism of the Mexican Miners' Union Mexican miners, members of Los Mineros have built international solidarity in the face of violence and government attacks on their union.
• 13 June 2012  |  GreenwashGold via YouTube Vote Rio Tinto for Greenwash Gold Vote for Rio Tinto for Greenwash Gold 2012! Rio Tinto is providing the metal for the 2012 Olympic Medals.
• 24 May 2012  |  CTV National Affairs EI Reforms Released USW Economist Erin Weir discusses the government's proposed changes to employment insurance on a CTV News panel.
• 9 May 2012  |  CTV's Power Play Westray's Neglect to Blame for Blast Ken Neumann talks about the numerous safety violations that led to the death of 26 miners 20 years ago in the Westray mine explosion.
• 8 May 2012  |  Straight Goods News via YouTube Honouring Westray: Steelworkers Launch Campaign to Enforce Criminal Code On the 20th anniversary of the Westray mine explosion, the USW is launching a renewed effort to ensure enforcement of the 2004 changes to the Criminal Code.
• 8 May 2012  |  Straight Goods News via YouTube Honouring Westray: Vernon Theriault at Parliament Hill News Conference Former Westray worker Vernon Theriault recalls his experiences as a member of the rescue and recovery team following the tragic Westray mine explosion on May 9, 1992.
• 27 April 2012  |  USW International Napoleón Gómez Receives Human Rights Award Napoleón Gómez Urrutia receives the 2011 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award.
• 20 April 2012  |  BNN Deflating the Monetary Hawks USW Economist Erin Weir tells BNN that the latest inflation report removes pressure for the Bank of Canada to hike interest rates.
• 20 April 2012  |  Workers Uniting Don't let Rio Tinto Tarnish the Olympic Games Video from Workers Uniting, the world's first global union, supporting the 780 United Steelworkers members locked out by Rio Tinto in Alma, Quebec.
• 20 April 2012  |  imfmetal via YouTube Workers Tell Shareholders "Don't Let Rio Tinto Tarnish The Olympic Games" Workers handed out replica Olympic medals to Rio Tinto shareholders saying 'Don't let Rio Tinto tarnish the Olympic Games' at the company's annual general meeting in London, U.K.
• 27 March 2012  |  MoveOn.org War on Women Judging from comments made by prominent Republicans in the U.S., the GOP has got a serious problem with women. Until they get over their issues, women have got a serious problem with the GOP.
• 12 March 2012 Solidarity Bus Trip A solidarity bus trip of 50 Toronto Steelworkers drew a crowd of more than 500 to the picket line in Alma, Quebec.
• 11 March 2012  |  FiveRockBill via YouTube I Will Follow Him - World Tour of USW Local 9490 Quebec Steelworkers locked out by Rio Tinto, travelled to the U.S., New Zealand and Australia to share their story of fighting for quality jobs for future generations.
• 7 March 2012  |  jcbete44 via YouTube Solidarity Bus Trip by jcbete44 via YouTube Toronto Steelworkers drew a crowd of more than 500 to the picket line in Alma, Quebec, supporting members of USW Local 9490, locked out by Rio Tinto.
• 29 February 2012 "Run of Muck" – Vale Fatalities Avoidable USW video reconstructs how two workers who lost their lives on the job could have been killed. Jason Chenier and Jordan Fram died at Vale's Stobie Mine in Sudbury, on June 8, 2011 after a torrent of wet mud and ore flooded the tunnel where they were working.
• 15 February 2012  |  CBC News Cab Driver Returns To Road One year after he was brutally attacked by a passenger, cab driver Khalil Talke returns to driving. Working with iTaxi, he is sharing his story to try to improve safety for taxi drivers.
• 14 February 2012 Occupy Toronto and Steelworker Flash Mob: BMO Help End Infinity Rubber Strike A flash mob of demonstrators including USW and Occupy Toronto members challenge BMO to help end the strike at Infinity Rubber.
• 13 February 2012  |  Fiverockbill via Youtube Alma Lock-Out 2012 In 2012 a regional battle becomes a global issue, a fight for decent jobs for future generations.
• 5 February 2012  |  Fiverockbill via YouTube 'De colores Joyeux lurons.a' Morale is high on the picket line Members of USW Local 9490 are in good spirits on the Rio Tinto lock-out picket line in Alma, Quebec.
• 31 January 2012  |  BNN Canada Slips to Resource Economy USW Economist Erin Weir on the latest GDP numbers that show Canada's economy is contracting, not recovering.
• 30 January 2012  |  Campanha Xingu Vivo Vale Voted Worst Company in the World Brazilian multinational Vale has received the most votes in the 2012 Public Eye People's Choice Award for the world's worst company.
• 27 January 2012 BMO Bankrolls Attack on Workers at Infinity Rubber: USW Fights Back The USW believes BMO's financial support of Infinity Rubber is directly responsible for prolonging the dispute.
• 26 January 2012  |  YouTube Grand Opening of the new USW Local 6500 Hall in Sudbury Local 6500 President Rick Bertrand welcomes Leo Gerard, Ken Neumann, Wayne Fraser. Steelworkers and members of the Sudbury community to the new USW Local 6500 Hall at its grand opening.
• 25 January 2012  |  Unite The Union Unilever – Not As Clean As It Claims A video by Unite, Britain's largest union, that tells the truth about Unilever.
• 17 January 2012  |  Straight Goods News Ken Neumann, Olivia Chow Denounce Cuts to Airport Security Screeners Parliament Hill news conference denounces Conservative cuts to airport security screeners.
• 6 January 2012  |  BNN-Business Day Jobs Report Disappoints - But Manufacturing Bounces USW Economist Erin Weir discusses the latest Statscan labour force survey on the Business News Network.
• 20 December 2011  |  BNN Canadian Inflation - USW Economist Erin Weir USW Economist Erin Weir on BNN discussing the latest inflation numbers from Statistics Canada.
• 16 December 2011 Cooper Tire - End the Lockout In November 2011, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. locked out 1,050 members of USW Local 207L in Ohio in the U.S. Watch the video, sign the petition. Support our USW members on lockout.
• 6 December 2011  |  CBC TV “Unions are a big part of the solution to this problem” “Unions are a big part of the solution” to the growing wealth gap in Canada and around the world, United Steelworkers economist Erin Weir tells CBC TV’s Lang and O'Leary Exchange.
• 2 December 2011  |  Stonedrag via YouTube Westray - Video by the Musical Group Short Notice Westray is dedicated to all the families who lost loved ones in the Westray mining disaster.
• 31 October 2011  |  CBC News Mining watchdog agency called 'bogus PR job' A mining watchdog agency that was supposed to hold Canadian companies accountable for their actions overseas has done little to protect communities abroad, critics say.
• 27 October 2011  |  J. Goss + Associates Infinity Rubber Worker Speaking at Occupy Toronto Rally Steelworker and striking Infinity Rubber worker Fernando Silva speaks to the crowd occupying King and Bay Streets in Toronto.
• 27 October 2011  |  CBC: Rick Mercer Report Rick Mercer Report: Unions Rick Mercer's future spoof on unions in the "olden-days."
• 27 October 2011  |  J. Goss + Associates USW Rallies for Infinity Rubber Workers at Occupy Toronto USW Staff Rep Myles Sullivan speaks out for Infinity Rubber workers at Occupy Toronto rally.
• 5 October 2011  |  ClimateProgress Why the United Steelworkers Support Clean Energy Ken Neumann, National Director of the United Steelworkers, explains why the union supports carbon reduction policies and clean energy.
• 4 October 2011 Solidarity with CFMEU - Steelworkers Protest at Jeld-Wen Booth In solidarity with Australian members of CFMEU who are currently in a dispute with Jeld-Wen, Steelworkers demonstrate at the Jeld-Wen booth located at the GreenBuild Expo held in Toronto from October 4-7, 2011.
• 19 September 2011 Union-Busting Alumicor Boss Hounded in Australia Even halfway around the world, Canadian union-busting boss Tony Kerwin can't hide from controversy.
• 18 August 2011 Actor, Activist Danny Glover Actor and activist Danny Glover receives the Paul Wellstone Award at the 2011 USW Constitutional Convention.
• 18 August 2011 Jack Layton video from USW International Convention Video recap of the 2011 federal election featuring NDP leader Jack Layton and illustrating the strong partnership between the USW and the NDP.
• 16 August 2011 Los Mineros Update The USW and Los Mineros has a long history of working together, including when Steelworkers went on strike against Asarco (Grupo Mexico) in 2005. Video from the 2011 USW International Convention.
• 16 August 2011 Lynn Williams at the USW 2011 Convention USW President Emeritus Lynn Williams addresses delegates at the 2011 USW International Convention.
• 16 August 2011 The Global Trade Fight The United Steelworkers and our fight against unfair trade around the world. Video from the USW 2011 International Convention.
• 16 August 2011 Vale - A Global Fight In 2009, USW members went on strike against Vale in Sudbury, Port Colborne and Voisey's Bay. The union stood strong for a year. Video from the 2011 USW International Convention.
• 15 August 2011 USW - The Fighting Spirit Opening video from the USW International Convention.
• 18 July 2011  |  USW on YouTube USW Fighting Back Against Infinity Rubber Infinity Rubber provoked a strike at its Toronto plant when it demanded workers accept cuts in wages and benefits. Members of USW Local 526L have walked the picket line for nearly 20 months, while Infinity refuses all attempts to reach a fair compromise.
• 5 July 2011  |  Globe and Mail Video Debate Series: Manufacturing in the Canadian Economy Globe and Mail video debate series, moderated by James Milway. Watch USW National Director Ken Neumann and entrepreneur Govindh Jayaraman face off.
• 28 June 2011  |  YouTube by bigmikebiker Andrea Horwath and the NDP Support USW Local 1005 A video by bigmikebiker on YouTube
• 28 June 2011 More Workers in the Green Economy - Clarissa Klaassen, Canadian Solar If you're wondering what a green job is, or how it feels to have one, take a look at these videos.
• 27 June 2011 Diversity in the Workplace: Take One A video from ACTRA National’s Diversity Committee.
• 11 June 2011 Workers in the Green Economy - Denise Watterson, Canadian Solar If you're wondering what a green job is, or how it feels to have one, take a look at these videos.
• 2 June 2011 Workers in the Green Economy - Wayne Wright Silfab Ontatio If you're wondering what a green job is, or how it feels to have one, take a look at these videos.
• 17 May 2011 Workers in the Green Economy - John Mounfield, Silfab Ontario If you're wondering what a green job is, or how it feels to have one, take a look at these videos.
• 16 May 2011 The Fight Is Not Over: Wisconsin State Capital Rally Rallies protesting the attack on labour rights continue in Wisconsin. This video of a rally on May 14, 2011 is by WEAC, the Wisconsin Education Association Council.
• 15 May 2011 Workers in the Green Economy - Muhammad Adnan, Silfab Ontario If you're wondering what a green job is, or how it feels to have one, take a look at these videos.
• 18 April 2011  |  TVOntario Pensions and Poverty: Making the Case for Retirement Security Charles Campbell, USW Research Department Leader, appears on TVO's The Agenda to make the case for a stronger Canada Pension Plan and increases to Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement.
• 8 April 2011  |  YouTube video by amayeda1 Steelworker Interrupts Harper Hamilton Rally USW member Wayne Rae challenges Prime Minister Stephen Harper to take action on jobs at a Conservative rally in Hamilton. YouTube video posted by amayeda1.
• 6 April 2011  |  ACTRA The Audition "The Audition" highlghts the challenges and need to increase opportunities for workers with disabilities. Created by ACTRA's Diversity Committee.
• 29 March 2011  |  Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: The Race to The Bottom A video by the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights about the workplace deaths of 146 workers, mostly women and girls, trapped by fire in 1911 in New York City. The tragedy led to demands for labour reforms and improved rights for workers.
• 11 March 2011  |  USW International on YouTube Indiana Protests: Leo W. Gerard USW International President Leo W. Gerard admonishes political efforts to strip bargaining rights from workers in numerous states across the U.S.
• 10 March 2011  |  USW International on YouTube Indiana Protests: One Day Longer Sudbury Steelworker OB (Mike O'Brien) from USW Local 6500 performs "One Day Longer" at the State Capitol Building in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• 9 March 2011  |  Business News Network Wisconsin Protests: Leo Gerard on Business News Network What does labour unrest in the United States mean for the future of unions in that country? BNN talks to Leo Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers union.
• 4 March 2011  |  Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Five Reasons to Stop Corporate Tax Cuts Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan gives us five strong reasons to say no to more corporate tax cuts.
• 1 March 2011  |  USW International on YouTube USW Shows Solidarity in Wisconsin On February 26, 2011, hundreds of USW members joined an estimated 100,000 protesters in Madison, Wisconsin, to rally for workers' rights.
• 1 March 2011  |  AFL-CIO on YouTube We Are One - AFL-CIO for Workers' Rights The AFL-CIO in the U.S. stands in solidarity with teachers, firefighters, nurses, construction workers and all who are under attack by U.S. governors and state legislatures.
• 24 February 2011  |  USW International Pittsburgh Rally for the Middle Class Hundreds packed the USW's Pittsburgh headquarters to rally for the middle class and stand up against attacks on workers in Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana in the U.S.
• 24 February 2011 Vancouver Day of Action for Labour and Human Rights in Mexico More than 150 activists including Steelworkers spoke out for labour and human rights in Mexico outside the Mexican Consulate in Vancouver.
• 21 February 2011 USW International President and Steelworkers Offer Support in Wisconsin United Steelworkers International President Leo W. Gerard addressed the people rallying for worker bargaining rights in Madison, Wisconsin. He gave the support of all Steelworkers to the fight facing workers in the state. "Not only is America watching," said Gerard, "the whole world is watching."
• 21 February 2011 USW at Wisconsin Rallies An atmospheric video of the rallies in Wisconsin with USW members helping students and others supporting the protesters join in.
• 20 February 2011  |  USW Experience Matters In the U.S., Honeywell's use of inexperienced, temporary workers at the uranium facility potentially puts tens of thousands of people at risk of a serious accident. USW video.
• 18 February 2011 What Does Social Justice Mean to YOU? A video about social justice from the International Labour Organization (ILO)
• 17 February 2011 Solidarity with Mexican Miners AFL-CIO members protesting at the Mexican Embassy in Washington D.C. Part of the worldwide days of action in defence of Mexican miners.
• 29 January 2011 Hamilton Day of Action 10,000 demonstrators converged on Hamilton to denounce U.S. Steel’s corporate greed and the Harper government’s failure to protect Canadian workers and pensioners. Members of the United Steelworkers have been locked out by U.S. Steel since November 2010.
• 24 January 2011 National Director Ken Neumann on Potash, Vale United Steelworkers National Director Ken Neumann speaking at the USW District 3 Conference in Saskatoon.
• 18 January 2011 NDP MP Niki Ashton's Fight on behalf of Thompson, Manitoba The story of a community fighting job losses and plant closures after Vale's takeover including interviews with Steelworkers union members who work at Vale's Thompson operations.
• 16 January 2011  |  YouTube Operation Maple Word on the Street: To Kill A Union A two-year strike at a Brantford manufacturing plant exposes the need for anti-scab legislation in Ontario and the disregard of Dalton McGuinty's government for working families. By Operation Maple.
• 7 December 2010  |  YouTube Operation Maple Word on the Street - Death of a Worker USW member J.P. Mrocheck, a compensation officer from Sudbury, speaks about his grandfather's death due to silicosis, the result of working for a hard rock mining company. By documentary film producer Suzanne Babin.
• 8 November 2010  |  Business News Network Ken Neumann on the Investment Canada Act, Vale and U.S. Steel Ken Neumann explains the failure of the federal government regarding foreign takeovers in an interview on BNN. Using the current situation at Vale and U.S. Steel, Neumann demonstrates the need for major reform to the Investment Canada Act.
• 21 October 2010  |  USW International Memory Eternal USW fatalities from August 2009 through September 30, 2010.
• 20 October 2010  |  USW International Carol Landry - A Woman of Steel The inspiring story of Carol Landry's ascent through the ranks to become the first USW International Vice President At Large.
• 17 October 2010  |  USW International Life in a Mining Town Leo Gerard tells a compelling story about the challenges of growing up in a mining town.
• 15 October 2010  |  YouTube - Straight Goods Ken Neumann on C-300 and the Chilean Mine Rescue Straight Goods October 2010 - Ken Neumann calls on the federal government to enact legislation that would regulate international responsible mining standards.
• 18 September 2010  |  YouTube Solidarity with the ECP Strikers in Brantford Ontario September 2010, Brantford - Union members and leaders from across Ontario, including Ken Neumann, join Brantford ECP strikers for three days of action.
• 17 September 2010  |  YouTube Steelworkers Vote - Building Power in Western Canada A profile of USW District 3's political action program in Western Canada,
• 23 August 2010  |  Business News Network Ken Neumann on Foreign Takeovers and the Potash Bid Unionized workers want to ensure that any deal made regarding Potash Corp. has a net benefit for Canada. BNN speaks to Ken Neumann, USW National Director for Canada.
• 12 June 2010 One Day Longer - music video by USW member on strike against Vale Mike O'Brien is a USW member of Local 6500, on strike against Vale in Sudbury. The rap video is dedicated to the strikers, their families and the community supporters who fought to maintain their dignity.
• 18 May 2010  |  USW International SOAR - Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Celebrating 25 years of activism.
• 29 April 2010  |  USW on YouTube Building for Tomorrow's Jobs 2010 National Policy Conference: A look at the United Steelworkers on the move in Canada building for tomorrow’s jobs.
• 28 April 2010  |  USW on YouTube Activism Can Last A Lifetime National Policy Conference 2010: Lynn Williams helps tell the incredible story of United Steelworkers retirees joining together in activism and solidarity.
• 28 April 2010  |  USW on YouTube Humanity Fund 2010 National Policy Conference: A tribute to the amazing international work of the United Steelworkers Humanity Fund for the last 25 years.
• 28 April 2010  |  YouTube Steelworkers - In It For Life 2010 National Policy Conference: Documenting the USW’s well-earned reputation as the health and safety union and our never-ending battle to protect workers, improve legislation and demand enforcement.
• 27 April 2010  |  YouTube My Union My Town 2010 National Policy Conference Video: An overview of the Vale Inco strike nine months into the battle for a “fair deal now”.
• 27 April 2010  |  YouTube Six Months Stronger - USW 6500 2010 National Policy Conference: Described by the media as an historic event, a massive rally in Sudbury on Jan. 13, 2010, marks the sixth month of the strike provoked by Vale’s attacks on Canadian working families.
• 27 April 2010  |  YouTube We Want Our Beam Mill, Now! (in French) Steelworkers in Countrecoeur, QC, mount a sustained campaign to get ArcelorMittal to fulfill its pledge to build a beam mill in the community. (French-language video)
• 16 December 2009  |  YouTube Striking Vale workers demonstrate in New York USW members from Sudbury on strike against Vale protest in New York City.
• 13 December 2009  |  USW International You and I - Civil Rights Keynote video for the USW 2009 Civil and Human Rights Conference held in Pittsburgh.
• 22 September 2009  |  USW International Where Ships and Workers Go To Die Children are among the 30,000 workers who labour under perilous and grueling conditions in Bangladesh to break apart ships that once carried the freight of the worlds G20 nations, according to a report issued by the U.S. National Labor Committee.
• 24 August 2009  |  YouTube NDP Convention - Foreign Ownership and Vale Strike Ken Neumann moves an emergency resolution at the NDP convention on foreign ownership and in support of the Vale strikers.
• 8 July 2009  |  Business News Network What Is Needed to Fix Employment Insurance EI is broken when less than half of unemployed workers receive the EI benefits they paid into.
• 3 July 2009 Just another cog in the machine U.K. union video contest submission.
• 21 May 2009  |  YouTube - videomaker1000 'Blue Green Canada' Alliance United Steelworkers and Environmental Defence launch Blue Green Canada, a new alliance promoting sustainable jobs and environmental protection.
• 6 May 2009  |  Business News Network U.S. Steel's Broken Commitments to Canada The Business News Network asks USW economist Erin Weir about federal legal action against U.S. Steel, launched following Ken Neumann’s request that the government hold the company accountable for its commitments.
• 21 April 2009  |  Business News Network Steelworkers Expose Failings of Harper's Economic Stimulus USW economist Erin Weir explains to BNN why Canada’s federal stimulus package is inadequate to address the current economic situation.
• 4 February 2009  |  USW International Rally for the Employee Free Choice Act USW members joined thousands of workers from across the U.S. to rally in Washington, D.C., for the Employee Free Choice Act
• 31 January 2009  |  Business News Network TV Debate: To Privatize or Not To Privatize USW Economist, Erin Weir, debates the value of privatizing government services with the founder of Genoa Capital Markets Counsel.
• 9 January 2009  |  PBS via USW International Leo Gerard profile on the PBS show Bill Moyers Journal An interview and in-depth feature profile of USW International President Leo Gerard.
• 8 July 2008  |  USW International Workers Uniting - USW and Unite the Union Create First Global Union The new union will draw on the energies of more than three million active and retired workers from the United States, Canada, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
• 30 June 2008 USW 2008 International Convention Keynote Video Keynote video for the United Steelworkers 2008 International Convention. Features the global attack on working families.
• 18 October 2007 What Have The Unions Ever Done For Us? This clever Australian-produced video has a corporate negotiating team acknowledging the value of unions.
• 1 May 2007 A Walk on Lynn Williams Street Lynn Williams Street is near the site of the former John Inglis plant in Toronto. Lynn Williams joined the union at Inglis in 1947. He rose through the ranks and in 1984 became the first Canadian elected international president of the United Steelworkers.