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Telus payroll system is an incomprehensible failure

November 29, 2023 | Media Releases

The United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1944 is expressing concern over the ongoing payroll debacle at Telus, reflecting collective distress and frustration over the company’s recent implementation of a new payroll system. USW Local 1944 asserts that Telus has betrayed its workforce by subjecting them to eight weeks of widespread pay chaos, reminiscent of the […]

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A Tribute to Doug Olthuis

November 28, 2023 | News Articles

The year of 2023 marked an end to 18 years of service for Doug Olthuis as Department Leader of the Global Affairs Department and Executive Director of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund. Doug was the third and the longest serving director of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund. His visionary leadership, strategic thinking, and unique expertise paved the […]

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Quebec Steelworkers demand greater rights for exploited temporary foreign workers

November 24, 2023 | Media Releases

SHERBROOKE, Que. – A massive expansion of the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has further exposed the need for greater rights for exploited workers, members of the Syndicat des Métallos/United Steelworkers union (USW) from across Quebec are asserting on the final day of their 59th Annual Assembly. The explosion in temporary foreign worker recruitment […]

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USW 2023 Scholarship winners

November 23, 2023 | News Articles

Congratulations to all USW scholarship winners for this school year! Scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 school year will open in the new year – please stay tuned. USW Indigenous Scholarships 2023 District 3 District 6 USW Post-Secondary Scholarships 2023 District 3 District 5 (Quebec) District 6 National Locals

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Steelworkers call on Ford government to support NDP bill to ban replacement workers in Ontario

November 23, 2023 | Media Releases

TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is looking forward to the potential passing of legislation tabled in the Ontario legislature by the New Democratic Party to ban the use of replacement workers during labour disputes in the province. Ontario Members of Parliament are voting on the bill today. USW Ontario Director Myles Sullivan said […]

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Laura Walton, Ahmad Gaied, Jackie Taylor elected to lead the Ontario Federation of Labour on platform of worker power, political education, and organizing to win

November 21, 2023 | Media Releases

At the 17th biennial convention of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) on Tuesday, educational assistant Laura Walton, grocery store clerk Ahmad Gaied, and community worker Jackie Taylor were elected to be the next executive officers of Canada’s largest labour federation starting January 1, 2024.

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Rogers Lockout Solidarity

Metro Vancouver Rogers workers vote to ratify contract ending lockout

November 21, 2023 | Media Releases

Nearly 300 locked-out Rogers Communications workers, members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1944, Unit 60, will be heading back to work on Wednesday after voting to ratify their new collective agreement. A tentative agreement was reached on Friday and voted on last night with 96% in favour of ratification. On Nov 6, the […]

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Quebec Steelworkers tackle explosion in precarious work, temporary foreign worker program

November 21, 2023 | Media Releases

SHERBROOKE, Que. – The growth in precarious employment and a huge expansion of the federal Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) are at the top of the agenda for 500 members of the United Steelworkers union (Syndicat des Métallos) from across Quebec who are gathering this week in Sherbrooke for their 59th annual conference. The three-day […]

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Roxanne Brown named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders in Business for 2023

November 17, 2023 | News Articles

Read below the Time Magazine’s short interview with Roxanne Brown, the United Steelworkers’ International vice president at large. Roxanne Brown is the international vice president at large for the United Steelworkers, the U.S.’s largest industrial workers union. She was instrumental in bringing the concerns of skilled labor into the process of crafting and passing the Inflation […]

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Starbucks Fires Pro-Union Partner

Vancouver Starbucks barista fired for union support

November 15, 2023 | Media Releases

Frédérique Martineau, a dedicated Starbucks partner and shift supervisor for almost five years, was fired due to her outspoken support for unionization among Starbucks workers, according to Starbucks management. Martineau, who had recently been transferred to the 16th and MacDonald Street store after the closure of the unionized Dunbar Starbucks, expressed her disappointment and sense […]

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United Steelworkers won’t support Glencore’s takeover of Teck’s steelmaking coal operations in B.C. without further commitments

November 15, 2023 | Media Releases

On behalf of four local unions of the United Steelworkers union (USW), representing over 4,000 Teck employees in British Columbia, USW Western Canada Director Scott Lunny reserved the union’s support for the proposed sale of Teck’s steelmaking coal operations (Elk Valley Resources) to Glencore plc, a Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company. “While we […]

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Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates $10,000 to support civilians in Gaza

November 13, 2023 | Media Releases

TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating $10,000 to Oxfam Canada to support civilians in Gaza who are currently at risk of starvation and lack medical assistance, in what Oxfam has described as a humanitarian catastrophe.   “Amid the crisis unfolding, it is critical that we support the hundreds of thousands of civilians […]

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Steelworkers celebrate new anti-scab legislation

November 9, 2023 | Media Releases

Union ready to fight to improve bill and make it law – November 9, 2023 OTTAWA – The new federal anti-scab legislation marks another victory for workers coming out of the New Democrats’ supply and confidence agreement with the government. Banning the use of replacement workers in the event of a strike or lockout has […]

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