Stop the Killing
The USW’s campaign to enforce the Westray law and end workplace deaths and injuries.
The USW’s campaign to enforce the Westray law and end workplace deaths and injuries.
A historic, unanimous vote in the House of Commons on the proposed anti-scab bill (officially known as Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations) has taken it a significant step further, by allowing it to be studied in committee. While this type of legislation, designed to protect the rights of federally regulated workers during a labour dispute, has been proposed several times in the federal Parliament, this is the first time it has taken this step.
The historic agreement on pharmacare between the federal Liberal government and the New Democrats marks a monumental step forward in Canadian health care. The introduction of pharmacare legislation (Bill C-64 – An Act respecting pharmacare) in the House of Commons gives a beacon of hope to millions of people across the country.
Gender-based violence in the workplace can have severe consequences for those affected, including physical and mental health issues, decreased productivity and career setbacks. It also undermines efforts to promote gender equality and create inclusive work environments.
After years of Conservative rule in many parts of the country, workers have pushed back and are now advancing policies that make their lives better.
The new Steel Pride Working group kicked off its first meeting in December 2023, bringing together Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, Asexual + (2SLGBTQIA+) Steelworkers from across the three Canadian districts. The initiative was born out of a resolution to the National Policy Conference in April 2023, which called on the union to create a national working group for 2SLGBTQIA+ Steelworkers.
More than 60 USW national and local union leaders, staff and activists descended on Ottawa for the union’s Stand Up for Steel Conference, June 3 and 4. The conference’s first day included regional, local union and workplace updates, presentations on union priorities, industrial policy, trade, global trends, trade law and lobbying. “We can’t overstate […]
Enforce the Westray Amendments to Canada’s Criminal Code
The era of seeking the cheapest possible imports, regardless of impact on workers or the environment, is long gone, writes Marty Warren.
When Janet Baic first started working at Tenaris Algoma Tubes in Sault Ste Marie, Ont., in 2013, she was only one of a handful of women at the Canadian pipe manufacturing facility. Now, in 2024, an influx of women at the plant is bringing a sense of revival to Local 9548’s Women of Steel (WOS) committee.
Canadian and American Steelworkers were in Mexico City in early May for meetings with our allies in the Mexican labour movement.
A three-year collective agreement with CN Rail has been ratified by 3,000 members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) who maintain railway infrastructure across Canada. “This is a fair contract that recognizes the crucial work our members perform every day to ensure CN Rail’s success and that contributes significantly to the economic prosperity of communities […]
Members of Local 4820 who work at Magellan Aerospace have been on the picket line since March 21st.
Members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9597-34 have ended their two-week strike, with new wins in their contract.
It’s theft! The gender pay gap takes money out of women’s pockets Starting in April each year, we mark Equal Pay Day. It’s a time for our union to take stock of what we’ve done – and what we still need to do – to advance women’s economic equality. That’s because Equal Pay Day shows […]
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. – Twenty years after the enactment of the Westray Law that holds corporations criminally responsible for workplace deaths and injuries, the struggle continues. At the end of March, 2004, 12 years after the tragic, needless and preventable deaths of 26 miners in the Westray Mine explosion in 1992, important amendments to the […]
When a new aluminum smelter in Alma, Que., came into full production more than two decades ago, there were 57 women working in the plant. While women accounted for a minority among the smelter’s workforce of about 700, their numbers were nevertheless significantly higher than average at such male-dominated industrial facilities. “At the beginning, around […]
Creating safer work environments is core to what we do as a union. Safety and well-being also include freedom from harassment and discrimination. Steelworker members bring a variety of life experiences and identities to their jobs and it is our duty to create positive, respectful work and union environments. At United Steelworkers union events and […]