Thomas Conway

Tom Conway, the international president of United Steelworkers, died at 71, the union announced Monday September 25 2023. Conway led the Downtown Pittsburgh-based United Steelworkers as president since 2019. Conway first became an activist in 1978 when he joined USW Local 6787 at the Burns Harbor Works of Bethlehem Steel. As a millwright at the Indiana coke plant, Conway also joined the safety and contracting-out committees. He joined the union’s International staff in 1987 and was elected as USW international vice president in 2005. The USW represents 850,000 North American workers in industries ranging from metals and mining to health care and higher education.