Report of the Cananea International Solidarity Trip by Women of Steel
On May 27, 2008 fourteen Women of Steel (12 of which were local union members) from Districts 4, 6, 7, and 12 representing the United Steelworkers gathered in Tucson, Arizona and caravanned across the Mexican border about three hours into Cananea, Mexico to support striking miners, but most of all to meet the group of women who have taken the lead in support ...... more

WOS Members Learn How Trade Agreements Negatively Affect Mexican Workers
In support of the Women of Steel International Solidarity Initiative, USW union sisters representing 6 Districts across the U.S. and Canada traveled to Tijuana, Mexico in April 2008 to participate in a joint Border Tour effort between the Sierra Club and USW Women of Steel to view first hand how NAFTA and other such trade agreements negatively affect ...... more