OTTAWA – Dozens of United Steelworkers (USW) union members from across Canada will be on Parliament Hill on Thursday, April 23, to lobby federal cabinet ministers and MPs to take urgent action in response to an existential crisis facing the domestic steel industry and its workers.
“The threats to our steel sector and the tens of thousands of jobs and communities it supports cannot be overstated,” said USW National Director Marty Warren.
“The thousands of lost jobs and the economic damage already inflicted by the U.S. tariffs and trade war demand that our government develop a comprehensive steel industrial strategy,” Warren said.
“As other countries have done, our government must recognize that our domestic steel industry is not just any other industry. It is the backbone of our national economy and is vital to our long-term economic sovereignty.”
During Thursday’s lobbying efforts, USW members will present federal politicians with specific measures needed to support Canadian steel producers, workers and their communities.
“The federal government has taken a number of important steps to protect the Canadian steel industry. However, greater action is needed to confront the challenges created by unprecedented global trade upheaval,” Warren said. “Steelworkers and their communities need our government to stand up for Canadian steel, and stand up for Canadian jobs.”
The USW lobby effort is part of the union’s two-day Stand Up for Steel Conference, which begins in Ottawa today, drawing Steelworkers from across the country.
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