District 1 Women of Steel Conference

District 1 is pleased to present its Women of Steel Conference, October 19 – 23, 2025. This Conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn – Downtown Toledo, 101 North Summit Street, Toledo, OH 43604. The agenda will center on labor education: moving union activism into our communities, state and federal legislation affecting labor; and other issues and benefits pertinent to today’s women in the labor environment.

Registration will be held Sunday, October 19, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and again Monday, October 20, from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. The Conference will begin on Monday, October 20 at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude at the banquet on Thursday, October 23, with check-out on Friday. The Conference Auction will be held Monday evening to benefit the Women of Steel Scholarship Fund. A dinner banquet and awards program will be held Thursday evening.

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn – Downtown Toledo, 101 N. Summit Street, Toledo, OH 43604. The room rate is $139.00 per night, plus state and local taxes. Valet Parking is $15. To make room reservations, call the hotel directly at 419-4.64-9220 or toll free 800-HILTONS (800-445-8667) and identify yourself with USW Women of Steel. The cut-off date for room reservations is Friday, September 19, 2025, in order to receive the discounted rate. Rooms are limited.

COFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE

Early-Bird Registration: $300 per delegate, if received by August 31, 2025

Registration Fee: $350 per delegate, if received September 1 – 30, 2025

As usual, all lost time and expenses must be borne by the Local Union. Please complete the registration form and return it, along with a check made payable to: USW District 1 Education; and mail to the USW District 1, Women of Steel Conference, 4200 Munson Street, NW, Suite D, Canton, OH 44718-2981, no later than September 30, 2025.

Click here for the registration form. 

If your Local Union or Employer can donate an auction item(s), or if you have any questions regarding the Women of Steel Conference, please contact District 1 Women of Steel Coordinators: Teresa Cassady (tcassady@usw.org or 419-619-9931) or Tonya DeVore (tdevore@usw.org or 269-718-9723) or Marie Webster, Administrative Assistant, at the Canton, Ohio Office (mwebster@usw.org or 330-493-7721).