This Black History Month, the podcast SMOKE & MIRRORS: Uncovering Truths about Human Rights in Canada names critical issues in the state of human rights in Canada and what Canada’s unions can do to address them.
Real conversations about race, anti-Black racism, and the realities lived by Black workers are more important now than ever before. We invite you to tune in as we reveal stories from activists and their work in confronting and interrupting anti-Black racism.
Listen for captivating narratives and testimonies from Robyn Maynard, Desmond Cole, Afua Cooper, Hadiya Roderique. The French language podcast features conversations with Will Prosper and Isabelle Miller (a member of USW Local 1944). Produced by the Canadian Labour Congress.
As Canada continues to face many challenges on the global scale, continued progress on issues affecting Indigenous workers and communities must remain a priority. In this context, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) has been building partnerships with Indigenous nations across Canada, reflecting our union’s commitment to reconciliation. Through this work, the SHF connected with the […]
Strike began Saturday for 1,200 workers at Canada’s largest open pit mine Logan Lake, B.C.—A strike at Teck Resources Highland Valley Copper Mine, Canada’s largest open pit mine, entered its first full week on Monday. More than 1,200 workers, members of the United Steelworkers union, walked off the job on Saturday. The previous contract expired […]
PLANTAGENET and ALEXANDRIA, Ont. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is urging the provincial government to reject a proposed closure of long-term care (LTC) homes in eastern Ontario and to instead modernize these essential facilities. As part of a public consultation process initiated by the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care, the USW has filed a […]