Every February, Steelworkers across Canada celebrate Black History Month and honour the work and legacies of Black workers and activists.
Over the years, many Black Steelworkers have come through the rank-and-file membership to serve their members and the union. They have been activists, mentors, and leaders and have paved the way for generations of Black Steelworkers to make a difference by challenging inequality in our union, our workplaces and our communities. We celebrate them always, but especially this month.
Steelworkers have always believed that we should play a significant role in our union and in broader society, in the movement for racial justice. Throughout the year, and especially during Black History Month, as a union, we take the time to reflect on how we represent Black and racialized workers. We must actively oppose racism and continue to identify the ways in which we can strengthen our racial justice work through an anti-Black racism and anti-racism lens.
We will honour Black workers and activists by renewing our unwavering commitments to fight racism, discrimination and systemic barriers in the workplaces we represent, at bargaining tables, within our union and the labour movement.
Marty Warren
USW Canadian National Director
Scott Lunny
USW District 3 Director (Western Canada and the Territories)
Dominic Lemieux
USW District 5 Director (Québec)
Myles Sullivan
USW District 6 Director (Ontario and Atlantic Canada)
Members of the labour movement will attend a July 27 rally to support USW Local 1944, employees of Telus, in their struggle against office closures.
TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating a total of $20,000 to provide support to people and communities evacuated by the recent wildfires in Labrador City, N.L., and Port-Cartier, Que. More than 7,000 residents of Labrador City were ordered to evacuate last week, the biggest evacuation in the city’s history, due to a […]
The United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1944 has launched a nationwide campaign calling on the public to support Canadian call centre workers who are losing their jobs with TELUS. You are encouraged to tell your representatives in Ottawa that it is time to stand up for Canadian call centre workers, our communities and our local […]