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United Steelworkers Canada Black History Month statement

February 10, 2025 | Statements

The United Steelworkers union shares this year’s Black History Month’s Canadian theme: Black legacy and leadership: Celebrating Canadian history and uplifting future generations. The Steelworkers union has benefited from the contributions of Black rank-and-file members, retirees and staff, as well as the USW National Anti-Racism Committee, which advises the union on anti-racism work and initiatives. […]

UPDATE: USW is fighting back against Trump’s tariffs to defend Canadian workers and jobs

February 5, 2025 | Statements

Steelworkers, On Monday night, the Canadian government secured a 30-day reprieve from the imposition of sweeping tariffs, but the threats to Canadian workers still loom. Make no mistake, this is not the end of the fight. Instead, it’s an opportunity for us to urge our governments to take the necessary steps to protect our jobs […]

Support for our American and Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ siblings

February 4, 2025 | Statements

The United Steelworkers union’s Steel Pride National Working Group is expressing its solidarity and concern for Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Questioning, Intersex and Asexual plus (2SLGBTQIA+) Steelworkers in the United States, their families and our extended 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, right across America. We are very worried about our 2SLGBTQIA+ siblings south of the […]

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United Steelworkers National Director Marty Warren condemns President Trump’s tariffs threat on Canadian exports and jobs

January 21, 2025 | Statements

TORONTO – Marty Warren, National Director for Canada of the United Steelworkers union (USW), today issued the following statement: “President Trump’s renewed threat to impose across-the-board, punitive 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico effective February 1 is a reckless and harmful move that will have devastating consequences for workers, industries and communities across Canada and […]

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Manitoba Steelworkers mourn loss of NDP Minister Nello Altomare

January 16, 2025 | Statements

The United Steelworkers union (USW) joins the people of Manitoba in mourning the loss of Nello Altomare, Manitoba’s Minister of Education and Childhood Learning, who passed away following a courageous battle with cancer. “Nello Altomare was a dedicated public servant and a strong ally to workers and families across Manitoba,” said Scott Lunny, USW Western […]

United Steelworkers mourn the loss of former MLA Dan Coulter

December 13, 2024 | Statements

Statement from Scott Lunny, Western Canada Director, United Steelworkers union (USW), on the passing of former B.C. MLA Dan Coulter: It is with great sadness that the United Steelworkers mourns the death of former Member of the Legislative Assembly, Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit, and Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility in British Columbia. Dan […]

United Steelworkers union mourns John Horgan

November 12, 2024 | Statements

Statement from Scott Lunny, Western Canada Director, United Steelworkers (USW), on the passing today of John Horgan: It is with great sadness that the United Steelworkers mourns the death of former British Columbia Premier John Horgan, a friend to our union and a steadfast advocate for the rights and dignity of all workers. Throughout his […]

Minority or majority government – there’s plenty of common ground to move forward in the resources sector

October 28, 2024 | Media Releases

As the elected Director for the United Steelworkers union (USW) in Western Canada, I was truly hoping for an NDP majority government. The BC NDP was our choice, as the party’s positions better reflect issues important to working families: strong worker rights – including the right to freely join a union; safe and healthy workplaces; […]

USW stands in support of university workers and public education in Argentina

October 25, 2024 | Statements

The United Steelworkers union in Canada is standing in solidarity with students, teachers, and university workers nationwide in Argentina who are marching and protesting the defunding of public education by the far-right government of its president, Javier Milei. A presidential veto was enacted to defund the budget to support public education and universities across Argentina. Public universities […]

Statement: United Steelworkers on the end of the Confidence and Supply Agreement

September 5, 2024 | Media Releases

Marty Warren, United Steelworkers union National Director for Canada, issued the following statement following the NDP decision to end the Confidence and Supply Agreement with the Liberal government: “Today, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh explained the reasons behind his decision to end the Confidence and Supply Agreement with the Liberal government. This agreement brought real benefits […]

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Labour’s Day: Celebrating our wins for workers

August 30, 2024 | Statements

USW 2024 Labour Day statement Labour Day is a statutory holiday where we celebrate workers and labour movement victories that benefit all of us. Like most of the benefits we enjoy – and, let’s face it, sometimes take for granted – workers had to fight for it. It’s our local leaders and members on the […]

Forever in our hearts: Jessie Uppal

August 16, 2024 | Statements

Regretfully and with great sadness we are informing you that USW staff representative, Jessie Uppal, has passed away. We were informed that Jessie passed away peacefully at her home in Vancouver. Jessie has been a valued member of the USW staff in District 3 for over a decade. Prior to that she worked, as a […]

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United Steelworkers celebrate solidarity with Pride

June 3, 2024 | Statements

The United Steelworkers union (USW) proudly joins 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in celebrating Pride Month this June. Pride was born out of protest, in the United States where it started and here in Canada too, often led by trans women and queer gender-non-conforming people. It was a time of defiance of persecution and an expression of both […]

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Recognizing Asian Heritage Month – May

May 1, 2024 | Statements

The month of May is Asian Heritage Month, honouring the lives and contributions of people of Asian origin here in Canada. This includes all those who have immigrated from East Asia, Southern Asia, Western, Central and Southeast Asia. Asian and South Asian Canadians are proud members of the labour movement, including leaders and members within […]

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Eleven years after the Rana Plaza factory collapse, Canada’s unions honour victims and continue demands to improve conditions for workers

April 24, 2024 | Statements

April 24, 2024, marks 11 years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This terrible and avoidable tragedy killed more than 1,134 workers and injured more than 2,600, unveiling the horrific conditions of work for millions of workers in an unregulated industry, not only in Bangladesh but in dozens of other countries as well.

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Safe work now! A call to action for April 28, the National Day of Mourning

April 23, 2024 | Statements

Every year on April 28 we gather to commemorate the National Day of Mourning. This day marks the day in 1914 the first Workers’ Compensation Act was adopted. We gather to mourn for the dead and to fight for the living. 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Elliot Lake wildcat strike, where uranium miners […]

Let’s focus on women’s economic and physical security

March 1, 2024 | Statements

International Women’s Day is a chance to celebrate gains made by generations of women, girls, and female-identifying persons towards gender equity. And March 8 is also a time when we re-commit ourselves to take on the problems that remain.

Renewing our commitment to fight racism: USW Directors’ Statement for Black History Month 2024

January 30, 2024 | Statements

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.