Directors’ statement for truth and reconciliation
The USW encourages all Steelworkers to attend events held nationwide, learn more about past injustices and commit to combatting injustices that last into the present.
The USW encourages all Steelworkers to attend events held nationwide, learn more about past injustices and commit to combatting injustices that last into the present.
TORONTO – United Steelworkers union National Director Marty Warren issued the following statement on proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code: “Workers built this country, and workers will build what comes next. But Canada cannot build a stronger economy by weakening the fundamental rights of the people who make our economy work. Throughout the government’s […]
MONTREAL – United Steelworkers (USW) International President Roxanne Brown today called on U.S. and Canadian trade representatives to return to the table to hammer out an agreement that prioritizes working families. At a press event attended by USW leaders from both Canada and the United States, she said that in this trade dispute, as in […]
SELKIRK, MAN. – United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 8740 members at Gerdau AmeriSteel Manitoba Metals’ recycling operations in Selkirk, Man., went on strike at 11:00 p.m. on Sept. 11 after months of bargaining failed to produce a new collective agreement. Members have been clear about what they expect from this round of bargaining. They have […]
MONTREAL – The United Steelworkers union (USW) will on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 12:30 p.m. hold a press conference in which USW International President Roxanne Brown will address the escalating trade tensions between the United States and Canada, urging trade representatives to return to the table and find a path forward that helps workers on […]
HAMILTON – Workers at a downtown Hamilton Starbucks store are the coffee chain’s latest employees in Canada to join the United Steelworkers union (USW). After reaching out to the USW, workers at the Starbucks location at 112 King St. E. quickly came together to organize their union, and in a labour ministry-supervised vote, they chose […]
The USW National Anti-Racism Committee is hosting the first Racial Justice Summit, an educational event on October 14-15, 2026, in Langley, B.C. This event is part of the committee’s work to promote racial justice education for Steelworkers members. District 3 members assigned to the committee are leading the way in organizing this educational event to […]
Comrades and fellow members of the Veterans of Steel, Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. As Canadians, we remember that day not only as an attack on our neighbours and closest allies, but as a moment that reminded the world of the courage, sacrifice and service of ordinary […]
MEMO Dear District 3 Locals, Building off our membership surveys in 2024 and 2022, we are launching our next member priorities survey. After Labour Day, Stratcom will be rolling out emails, text messages and live calling members. Members who don’t receive an email, text or phone call are encouraged to submit their information at usw.ca/d3survey. […]
Union enters legal strike position the day classes resume TORONTO – More than 6,100 administrative and technical staff at the University of Toronto have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate. Fully 96 per cent of a United Steelworkers Local 1998 unit voted yes. The union enters a legal strike position on Tuesday, the […]
Unions and labour activists from across Canada, Mexico and the United States are united in their demand that stronger protections for workers’ rights must be included in any new trade deal negotiated between the governments. Multinational corporations continue to pit workers against each other in a race to the bottom across the three countries. Pro-employer […]
The USW is calling for stronger worker supports, including permanent improvements to Employment Insurance.
Shipyard workers are ready. The public is behind them. And industry says now is the time to rebuild B.C.’s marine sector amid global uncertainty. DELTA, B.C. – An unprecedented coalition of unions has launched Build Them Here, a new campaign calling on BC Ferries to build future ferries in British Columbia “We are launching today […]
What makes Labour Day so important? It’s a celebration of the strength made possible by worker solidarity. When Donald Trump’s illegal tariffs threaten our jobs and our industries, solidarity makes it possible to fight back. How are we doing this? Let’s go through it. Our entire union, starting from the shop floor, looks to the […]
BURNABY, B.C. — The United Steelworkers union (USW) says the B.C. government’s proposed Working Forest Landscape Model is a step in the right direction, but with forestry families facing continued closures and curtailments, implementation cannot wait. “Our union and others have called for a clearly defined working forest for decades,” said Scott Lunny, USW Western […]
HAMILTON – The Hamilton Steelworkers Area Council and community partners will bring volunteers together on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, for the annual Operation Backpack packing day. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., volunteers will gather at the United Steelworkers Centre, 1031 Barton Street East, Hamilton, to pack 2,000 backpacks with school supplies for students at 55 elementary […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director Marty Warren issued the following statement on the federal government’s announcement of new countermeasures and supports for workers and businesses affected by U.S. tariffs: “Canada was right to hold the line rather than accept a bad deal. We have said from the beginning: no deal is better […]