United Steelworkers Vice President at Large and President-Elect Roxanne Brown: “We are the labor movement. We were built for moments like this.” #MLK2026 | AFL-CIO

On April 25, thousands of labor activists, including USW members, marched through the streets of Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico, as part of an annual event commemorating the murders of two Los Mineros union members who were killed while on strike. In the latest episode of the Solidarity Works podcast, we recount the mine explosion and consequential strike that led Los Mineros President Napoleon Gomez Urrutia to live in exile for nearly a decade in Canada. We’re also chatting with USW members who attend

We started as the United Steelworkers of America, born out of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC). But over the years, we’ve grown into something much bigger. Today, we proudly represent workers across industries like manufacturing, health care, energy, and more. Most folks know us as USW or simply the Steelworkers, a nod to our proud roots. But our full name reflects just how far we’ve come: The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Ser