The Canadian Union of Skilled Workers (CUSW) is a community of blended skilled knowledge workers, employers and other partners, leading in an era of social and economic change. Together we are:- Improving the working conditions and living standards of our members, retirees of the union and all citizens of our country.- Entering into collective agreements with employers respecting terms and conditions of employment.- Building, maintaining, and protecting democratic unions and employers.- Encouraging progressive legislation to assist the members, retirees of the union and all citizens of our country.- Working to maintain Canada as a free and democratic country.Our guiding values are:- Honesty- Integrity- Fairness- Equality- Respectful treatment- Family consideration- Common sense- Decisions benefitting the members- Decisions promoting the workers- Involvement (including stakeholders)- Democratic process