Alberta’s future is on the ballot and Steelworkers have a choice to make. We need solutions, not scapegoats. Leadership, not chaos. Our focus should be on strengthening health care, making life more affordable, protecting good jobs and building a better future for working families. That’s why the United Steelworkers union is encouraging members across Alberta […]
Local elections and their advance voting are underway across B.C. and for Steelworkers, the people who get elected in our communities matters, deeply. In the resource communities where thousands of our members live and work, municipal governments make decisions that affect our jobs, families and communities. Strong local leaders can be our champions for forestry, mining […]
Long-term project partnerships create meaningful international alliances and sustainable development for workers and marginalized communities. The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) marked ten years of working with the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI), empowering forestry workers and local unions across India. This alliance has connected Canadian union activists from the USW national Wood Council with […]
In late September, dozens of residents gathered for a solemn ceremony at the Leo Gerard Workers’ Memorial Park in Sudbury, Ont. – hometown of the late United Steelworkers International President. The event drew family members and friends of 28 Sudbury-area workers who were recently killed on the job or whose deaths were officially recognized as […]
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Workers at A New Tomorrow Treatment Solutions Ltd., an addiction treatment centre in Kamloops, B.C., have joined the United Steelworkers union (USW). A New Tomorrow provides treatment and recovery programs for youth and adults living with addiction. Social workers, counsellors, nurses, addiction workers, cooks and cleaners work together to provide the care, […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) union again helped protect Canada’s steel industry from dumping by several Chinese steel manufacturers, which make forged grinding media, essentially large steel ball bearings used to crush ore and rock. As a result of the USW’s intervention before the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the federal government imposed initial tariffs […]
In 2025, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) continued to support partners in Canada and more than a dozen other countries, providing emergency relief in times of need and advancing programs that tackle the root causes of inequality. Throughout the year, the SHF engaged USW members across Canada on issues of global solidarity and the work […]
CONTRECOEUR, Que. – Following a 10-week strike, 300 workers at ArcelorMittal’s steel mill in Contrecoeur-Ouest have secured a new collective agreement that improves wages, pensions and other working conditions. Members of United Steelworkers/Syndicat des Métallos Local 6951 voted 86.5% in favour of ratifying the new contract, ending their strike which began Aug. 1. The new […]
Statement from Kevon Stewart, Director, United Steelworkers District 6 (Ontario and Atlantic Canada), regarding potential closure of long-term care homes in eastern Ontario: “The United Steelworkers union (USW) represents approximately 135 workers who provide front-line care and services to residents of The Palace long-term care home in Alexandria, Ont., and the Pinecrest long-term care home […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes Prime Minister Mark Carney’s commitment to hold Cleveland-Cliffs accountable for its legal obligations to Canadian workers and is calling on the federal government to follow through with action to protect jobs and Canada’s steelmaking capacity. Cleveland-Cliffs has announced the indefinite idling of steelmaker Stelco’s cold-rolled and coated […]
Statement from Scott Lunny, USW Western Canada Director: This sudden election wasn’t on anyone’s radar. At dinner tables across the province, families are asking themselves why we’re voting again. It’s a fair question. But the question at the ballot box won’t be about David Eby’s approval ratings or whether the Conservatives are too chaotic. It […]
BURNABY, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes David Eby and the BC NDP’s plan to double B.C.’s critical mineral exports by expanding the port of Prince Rupert and creating more family supporting jobs by processing minerals here at home. “The world needs the minerals B.C. produces and Steelworkers know what it takes to […]
The USW encourages all Steelworkers to attend events held nationwide, learn more about past injustices and commit to combatting injustices that last into the present.
BURNABY, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is condemning Starbucks’ decision to close approximately 250 stores across North America, calling the move another example of a profitable multinational corporation putting its profits ahead of the workers who make its business possible. Starbucks announced Thursday that the stores will close as early as this week, […]
BURNABY, B.C. – Scott Lunny, USW Western Canada Director, welcomes today’s commitment from David Eby and the BC NDP to introduce “Built in B.C. and Canada” procurement rules for public infrastructure projects and released the following statement: “Using public dollars to buy Canadian steel, wood, aluminum and other materials will support our industries, strengthen our […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers union National Director Marty Warren issued the following statement on proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code: “Workers built this country, and workers will build what comes next. But Canada cannot build a stronger economy by weakening the fundamental rights of the people who make our economy work. Throughout the government’s […]
MONTREAL – United Steelworkers (USW) International President Roxanne Brown today called on U.S. and Canadian trade representatives to return to the table to hammer out an agreement that prioritizes working families. At a press event attended by USW leaders from both Canada and the United States, she said that in this trade dispute, as in […]