vote and supported Democratic candidates by a substantial 32 percent margin, 65 percent to 33 percent. Based on these numbers, the United Steelworkers, in conjunction with the rest of the labor movement, took substantial credit for the eventual Democratic victory. The USW endorsed Barack Obama's presidential campaign and re-election, Hilary Clinton's presidential campaign, and Joe Biden's presidential campaign. Canadian politics The United Steelworkers was a founding partner of the New Democratic Party and continues to be an affiliated union. Philanthropy The USW has contributed to various charitable and philanthropic causes since its creation. The USW has enthusiastically supported The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential (IAHP), a nonprofit organization that works with brain-injured children. The USW has hosted the IAHP's founder, Glenn Doman, at their annual convention. The USW has also held fundraising events for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The USW has consistently stated that such charitable causes are important to its mission. Presidents The presidents of the United Steelworkers are: Philip Murray, 1942–1952 David J. McDonald, 1952–1965 I. W. Abel, 1965–1977 Lloyd McBride, 1977–1983 Lynn R. Williams, 1983–1994 George Becker, 1994–2001 Leo Gerard, 2001–2019 Tom Conway, 2019–present See also Arthur Goldberg, general counsel of the USW and later a US Supreme Court associate justice Bernard Kleiman, general counsel of USW from 1965 to 1997 References Further reading Bodnar, John (1977). Immigration and Industrialization: Ethnicity in an American Mill Town, 1870-1940. Brody, David (1965). Labor in Crisis: The Steel Strike of 1919. Caballero, Mary Hull (Spring 2006). "Interview with Leo Gerard", The Heinz Journal. Catano, James V. (2001). Ragged Dicks: Masculinity, Steel, and the Rhetoric of the Self-Made Man. Early History of the United Steelworkers Scamehorn, H. Lee (1992). Mill & Mine: The Cf&I in the Twentieth Century. Colorado Steel Company. Warne, Colston E., ed. (1963). The Steel Strike of 1919 (primary and secondary documents). External links AFL–CIO Canadian Labour Congress International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions International Metalworkers' Federation General unions Trade unions established in 1942 1942 establishments in Ohio Trade unions in Canada