Canadian-made steel is a win for jobs, communities and the climate. Without a solid Canadian steel industry, we’ll lose good, community-sustaining jobs and see a rise in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Canada’s steel industry is facing its greatest challenge in a generation. The U.S. has imposed punitive tariffs of up to 50% on Canadian steel. At the same time, dumped and unfairly traded steel continues to flood into Canada from global producers, threatening the survival of our industry.
Canadian steel supports over 23,000 direct and up to 160,000 indirect jobs. It builds our bridges, hospitals, transit and cars, and produces three times less carbon pollution than imported steel.
The United Steelworkers union is calling on federal lawmakers to stand up for steel by delivering urgent support for workers, stopping unfairly traded imports and building an industrial strategy that puts Canadian workers and communities first.
Join the campaign to Stand up for Steel now, by calling on your MP to support the following priorities:
Find out more in our new lobby document.
Find out more about what Steelworkers are doing to fight back against Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs here.
CONTRECOEUR, LONGUEUIL and MONTREAL – ArcelorMittal workers in “the South” – from the Montreal and Montérégie regions – have pledged recurring support to their brothers and sisters who are on strike at ArcelorMittal’s operations in Quebec’s North Shore region. Members of the United Steelworkers/Syndicat des Métallos from five ArcelorMittal facilities in the Montreal and Montérégie […]
PORT-CARTIER and FERMONT, Que. – United Steelworkers/Syndicat des Métallos members at ArcelorMittal operations in Quebec’s North Shore region have voted almost unanimously to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to take strike action. In voting held Monday, more than 99% of members rejected the company’s offer. The official voting results, by union local, were […]
BURNABY, B.C. – The disappointing cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline delivered another major blow for workers at Canadian steel plants who are already struggling with layoffs and very few orders on the books. “Layoffs and plant closures seem to be the only orders on the books for many Canadian steel plants,” said Stephen Hunt, […]
REGINA, Sask. – Evraz North America has issued layoff notices to 500 members of the United Steelworkers (USW) at Evraz Steel’s Tubular Division in Regina. The company’s layoff notice states that these workers are being laid off indefinitely, effective end of shift on Dec. 17, 2020. The notice follows previous layoffs in November. “These new […]
