3,000 Union Members, Allies to Attend USW Convention: Four-Day Event Will Chart Future of North America’s Largest Industrial Union

Contact: Jess Kamm Broomell, jkamm@usw.org or R.J. Hufnagel, rhufnagel@usw.org

LAS VEGAS (April 4) – Thousands of members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union from across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, along with allies and guests from around the world, will meet next week in Las Vegas to chart the future of the largest industrial union in North America during the union’s International Constitutional Convention in Las Vegas.

More than 2,300 elected delegates from the union’s rank-and-file, along with 600 observers, international officers and staff, and more than 100 international guests from unions in 22 countries, will gather under the banner “All In on Solidarity.”

The proceedings are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 7, in the Summit Ballroom at the Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas. The union expects the delegation to conclude its business by 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 10.

The USW represents 850,000 workers and retirees in a diverse array of industries including metals, mining, rubber, paper and forestry, oil refining, chemicals, natural gas, health care, renewable energy, communications, transportation, higher education and the public sector.

USW International President David McCall will deliver a keynote address on the state of the union, celebrating the USW’s recent victories and laying out the opportunities and challenges facing workers and their families across North America in the coming years.

Other speakers are expected to include AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond, along with additional guests from across North America.

Updates from the proceedings will be available at convention.usw.org, as well as on the union’s various social media channels: facebook.com/steelworkers, facebook.com/uswmetallos (Canada), @steelworkers on X, Instagram, YouTube and Bluesky, and @unitedsteelworkers on TikTok.

MEDIA: USW-issued credentials are necessary for reporters to gain access to the convention floor. E-mail Jess Kamm Broomell or R.J. Hufnagel of the USW using the information above to obtain credentials.

The USW is the largest industrial union in North America, representing workers in a range of industries including metals, mining, rubber, paper and forestry, oil refining, health care, security, hotels, and municipal governments and agencies.

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