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‘Failure’ in Mining Responsibility System: USW Representative

April 3, 2014 | News Articles

Mines safety review committee holds hearings in Sudbury The first day of the mines safety review committee in Sudbury held Wednesday wrapped up with a suggestion from the United Steelworkers that the hearings hadn’t been publicized well enough. The province is holding review sessions in mining communities across Ontario to look at the health and […]

‘We want our jobs back’

July 21, 2015 | News Articles

Union members protest layoffs near gates of IOC The United Steelworkers Union (USW) is seeking arbitration on the case, and, in the meantime, Head said she’ll apply for jobs at places like Muskrat Falls until it’s sorted out. USW president Ron Thomas said it’s been long enough and it’s time for them to go back […]

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United Steelworkers union and University of Toronto launch new research chair honouring Leo Gerard

November 15, 2024 | Media Releases

TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) has partnered with the University of Toronto to launch a new USW/Leo Gerard Chair in Collective Bargaining and Worker Representation at the university’s Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources. The USW/Leo Gerard Chair will further the University of Toronto’s leadership in the study and teaching of labour […]

United Steelworkers union mourns John Horgan

November 12, 2024 | Statements

Statement from Scott Lunny, Western Canada Director, United Steelworkers (USW), on the passing today of John Horgan: It is with great sadness that the United Steelworkers mourns the death of former British Columbia Premier John Horgan, a friend to our union and a steadfast advocate for the rights and dignity of all workers. Throughout his […]

Mexican workers assaulted and sent death threats for unionizing at Canadian-owned mine

November 5, 2024 | Media Releases

OTTAWA, November 5, 2024 – Canadian labour leaders are calling for immediate action from the Canadian and Mexican governments to protect workers at a Canadian-owned mine in Mexico who have been assaulted and received death threats after they joined an independent union. The Mexican government has formally recognized the independent miners’ union, Los Mineros, as […]

Talking politics at the District 3 Conference

October 31, 2024 | News Articles

(Photo: Steelworker and former B.C. Labour Minister Harry Bains) For day two of the USW District 3 Conference, politics was at the forefront of discussion, hearing first from NDP Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. Kinew was elected as the first-ever Indigenous Premier in Manitoba on Oct. 3, 2023. A former CBC broadcaster, a best-selling author and […]

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Justice for global garment workers

‘Failure’ in Mining Responsibility System: USW Representative

‘We want our jobs back’

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United Steelworkers union and University of Toronto launch new research chair honouring Leo Gerard

United Steelworkers union mourns John Horgan

Mexican workers assaulted and sent death threats for unionizing at Canadian-owned mine

Talking politics at the District 3 Conference

Resources

The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) brochure

How unions can support members with family responsibilities

Finding good PPE for women

USW submission to Global Affairs Canada (GAC) for the consultation on potential new measures to advance and defend Canada’s economic security interests

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