The Justice 2024 conference began today with a moving blessing by Claudette Commanda, Algonquin Elder, Indigenous rights activist and Chancellor at the University of Ottawa. Elder Commanda reminded us about the ways that life itself is a blessing. She encouraged delegates to continue working for justice. “Without justice, will there be healing, will there be […]
A revived NextGen Committee at USW Local 8782 welcomed hundreds of members to a barbecue event served with a side of union education.
Since the strike began on July 19, members at Cambridge Brass have spent 1,680 hours on the picket line. During those hours, workers are facing financial and emotional pressure. With bills piling up and the cost of living and childcare soaring, workers are feeling the pressure. Over the past 10 weeks, over 100 United Steelworkers […]
Through their annual charity golf tournament, Steelworkers in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., have raised an impressive $18,311 for a great cause in their community. Members of USW local unions in Sault Ste. Marie hosted their 5th annual Charity Golf Tournament at Crimson Ridge Golf Course on Aug. 11, to support the Twinkie Foundation, which provides […]
On June 6, 2022, Quoc Le, a United Steelworkers (USW) union member and a worker at the National Steel Car manufacturing plant in Hamilton, was killed on the job. Quoc Le was only 51 years old. His death marked the third preventable workplace fatality at National Steel Car in a 21-month period. Collin Grayley, 35, […]
The United Steelworkers (USW) District 6 Conference wrapped up how it began – with strength, solidarity, determination and good humour. The morning featured speeches by Assistant to the National Director Meg Gingrich, Assistant to the District 3 Director Mike Duhra, District 5 Director Dominic Lemieux, District 12 Director Gaylan Prescott and District 11 Director Cathy […]
The OFL and the Ontario NDP have launched a campaign to combat heat stress in Ontario workplaces.
The conference, featuring the theme "We're Ready," started off strong in St. John’s, N.L., with more than 450 members, staff and guests.
Update from USW District 6 Director Myles Sullivan.
District 3 update from USW District 3 Director Scott Lunny.
Temporary foreign workers are becoming increasingly numerous in Quebec workplaces. For some, learning the French language presents a huge challenge.
Despite all our gains for workers, a gender pay gap persists. The labour movement, feminist activists and those who care about human rights are advocates for strong pay equity laws to fix the systemic undervaluing of women’s work.
Young Canadian activists played a significant role in the 2024 USW NextGen conference in Pittsburgh, Penn.
Catch up on some recent collective bargaining successes by USW local unions that have negotiated health and safety improvements, wage increases and better benefits and working conditions.
USW local unions and activists have a new tool to help build relationships and engage with Indigenous Steelworkers and communities.
Temporary Foreign Workers occupy year-round jobs across numerous sectors. Their permits are tied to a single employer and they often live apart from their families back home.
The USW International Civil and Human Rights Conference wove together themes from the civil rights movement and its vibrant history in Detroit, tackling the many forms of racism, Indigenous rights and collective bargaining, being involved in elections, immigration and migrant workers’ rights, 2SLGBTQIA+ rights and organizing within our unions and communities.
Workers are joining the United Steelworkers union for better wages, more fairness and collective power.