Through both ferrous and nonferrous mining, USW members supply industries with the raw materials they need to produce high-quality finished goods. These include iron ore, copper, nickel and other metals, as well as non-metals like gypsum, salt and soda ash.
We’re proud to promote responsible mining practices across our industries, especially as clean energy technology continues to require more mined materials.
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PORT COLBORNE, Ont. – Major wage increases and the restoration of retiree health-care benefits are among the highlights of a new contract ratified by United Steelworkers (USW) union members working at the Vale Base Metals refinery in Port Colborne. The five-year collective agreement, covering more than 100 members of USW Local 6200 at the Vale […]
SUDBURY – Members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 6500 have ratified a new collective agreement with Vale that delivers significant wage increases, enhanced workplace protections and improved benefits and for workers and their families. The agreement includes a $4,000 ratification bonus and guaranteed wage increases ranging from 20.5% to 25.7% over the life of the […]
With a rapid expansion of mining operations projected for Ontario in coming years, United Steelworkers Local 6500 – the province’s largest mining union – is sounding the alarm on the critical need for greater worker protections against deadly occupational diseases. Ontario lags significantly behind most other provinces – and behind even the Trump administration in […]
Leaders of the United Steelworkers union (USW) released the following statement today, on the 34th anniversary of the Westray Disaster of May 9, 1992: Thirty-four years ago today, at 5:18 a.m., 26 coal miners were killed in a horrific underground explosion at the Westray Mine in Pictou County, N.S. Only 15 bodies were recovered, the […]