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The USW Wood Council was formed when the Executive of the IWA selected the United Steelworkers and negotiated a merger that took effect on September 1, 2004. A critical part of the merger negotiations was the creation of the Steelworkers IWA Council, representing and coordinating the interests of the former IWA local unions in the areas of safety and health, collective bargaining, organizing and political action. By 2006, the IWA Council adopted the moniker "Wood Council."
“The United Steelworkers urges the CFL to return to the bargaining table and to commit to negotiating in good faith with its most-important asset – its players.” - Marty Warren
The members of USW Local 9211-14 sent a message to their employer and a provincial board of arbitration that was meeting to decide the outcome of their collective agreement. The employer wanted concessions, and the workers fought back.
From hotels to sawmills and long-term care homes to call centres, workers in virtually every sector of the economy are turning to the Steelworkers union to help improve their working and living standards.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the deadly explosions at the Babine Forest Products sawmill near Burns Lake, and at Lakeland Mills in Prince George.
Two USW local unions are covered under one agreement and they are heading to the bargaining table with Securitas this spring. The USW represents airport screeners in all three districts in Canada.
A decade-long campaign led by the daughter of a deceased uranium miner has led to victory for workers struck by Parkinson’s disease after being subjected to aluminum dust inhalation “treatments” in their jobs.
From laundry workers to university employees and ski resort staff to child-care providers, Steelworkers in virtually every sector of Canada’s economy are negotiating good collective agreements to improve their working and living standards.
Most workplaces and safety equipment have been designed to suit male workers. When we take women into account, we make workplaces safer.
USW files first union-led trade complaint in Canada, leading to anti-dumping investigation.
Quebec Steelworkers are mobilizing to resist the harmful effects of regressive health and safety legislation passed by the right-wing Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government.
Building Inclusive Locals is a series of 60-minute Zoom events for Steelworkers! Join us to listen, discuss, and learn what we can do to build inclusive locals and strong communities.
Building Inclusive Locals is a series of 60-minute Zoom events for Steelworkers! Join us to listen, discuss, and learn what we can do to build inclusive locals and strong communities.
The Constitutional Convention of the United Steelworkers will be held in the MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom, Las Vegas, Nevada, from August 8 through August 11, 2022. The opening session will begin at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2022.
The 3rd National Gathering of Indigenous Steelworkers will take place in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on October 5-6, 2022.
Women of Steel are Raising the Bar! After two years of the pandemic, we’re looking forward to get together again as Steelworkers and as Women of Steel!
Wood Council Chairperson
Jeff Bromley