In September, 1,200 Paladin Security employees in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador joined the USW, reinforcing the Steelworkers’ standing as THE union for security workers in Canada. Security workers represent the fastest-growing group within the USW, with tens of thousands of members across the country.
In Quebec, a province-wide USW campaign to organize road traffic control workers has resulted in a new Steelworkers local union with 1,000 members. The campaign is targeting another 3,000 workers in the sector, where health and safety is a major concern.
In every region of the country, in workplaces big and small, workers are joining the USW because of our strong track record on health and safety and negotiating better wages and working conditions. Workplaces where the USW has recently welcomed new members include:
• Starbucks (Kingsway Ave.), Edmonton
• Winton Homes, Prince George, B.C.
• Parsons Inc., Faro Rehabilitation Mine Project, Yukon
• University of Calgary Faculty Association, Calgary
• Cando Rail and Terminals, Edmonton
• Securitas Technology, Port Coquitlam and Victoria, B.C.
• Prisoners’ Legal Services, Burnaby, B.C.
• McKinnon Sécurité, Quebec City
• Lafarge Canada Inc., Longueuil, Que.
• Tremcar Inc., Montreal
• Investigations R.K. Inc., Pointe-Claire, Que.
• ACTRA, Montreal
• S3-K9 Inc. (security), multiple Quebec cities
• P’tits Maringouins (child care), Matagami, Que.
• Transport B.R.S. Inc., Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que.
• Municipalité de Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Que.
• Trimax Sécurité Inc., Montreal, Saint-Léonard, Que.
• King Sécurité Inc., Trois-Rivières, Que.
• Groupe Fordia Inc., Saint-Laurent, Que.
• EPC Canada, Yamachiche, Que.
• Sécurité Mahikan, Mashteuiatsh, Jonquière, Que.
• Boulangerie Auger, Saint-Jérôme, Que.
• Thessalon First Nation, Northern Ontario
• Starbucks (Pape and Danforth), Toronto
• GardaWorld, Halifax
• Don Mills Retirement Home, North York, Ont.
• Canadian Brick, Burlington, Ont.
• GardaWorld (Halifax Harbour Bridges), Halifax
• Starbucks-Indigo, Kitchener, Ont.
• Uptown Waterloo Starbucks, Waterloo, Ont.
• Timmins and District Hospital, Timmins, Ont.
• Columbia Forest Products, Kitchener, Ont.
• Township of Fauquier-Strickland, Ont.
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