The quality work of high-skilled USW members has helped manufacturer BWXT Canada secure a $130-million long-term contract that will sustain hundreds of good jobs at the company’s Cambridge, Ont., operations for many years to come. “This contract represents nearly a decade of high-skilled jobs for our members, and I am confident in their ability to […]
Genpak workers in Brampton, Ont., have ratified a new collective agreement that secures key benefits on multiple fronts and annual wage increases. Members of USW Local 9042 approved the new deal by a vote of 100%, earlier this year. The 54 members of Local 9042 work in the manufacturing sector producing food packaging materials. Wage […]
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During the Ontario election campaign, a grinning, glad-handing Doug Ford sought every photo op he could with workers, claiming he was on their side. It was all a sham, of course, with the Ford government already demonstrating a callous indifference to workers and families who need them most – those grieving outrageous, preventable workplace deaths. […]
Canada is facing a major test of its human rights and feminist credentials. Will the government put effective safeguards in place to ensure Canadian companies proactively respect human rights and the environment abroad? Our friend and colleague, Kalpona Akter, a lifelong labour activist in the Bangladesh garment sector has told us, “If my mum had […]
The month of June is an important opportunity for United Steelworkers members and all Canadians to celebrate and to learn about the cultural diversity and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and better understand our own colonial legacy. June is National Indigenous History Month and June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This […]
As we find ourselves on the other side of this year’s provincial election, I’m thinking of all of the contributions of members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) over the past few months. Mobilizing during a lingering pandemic wasn’t easy, and while the results of this campaign are far from what we would have […]
Message from USW District 6 Director Myles Sullivan on 2022 Pride celebrations On behalf of United Steelworkers District 6, I would like to wish our LGBTQ2SIA+ members a very happy Pride season! June is a time to celebrate what has been accomplished and to reflect on the work that still needs to be done. Although […]
Women work in industrial settings throughout our union – mining, forestry, manufacturing, transportation. This new network provides a confidential space for women in industry to meet, discuss issues of common interest, share ideas and support one another. The Network for Women in Industry is sponsored by the USW National Women’s Committee and can pass along […]
In June, Steelworkers celebrate and support the expansion of rights based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. These rights have been won thanks to decades of hard work by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, Two-Spirit, intersex, asexual and other gender-diverse (LGBTQ2SIA+) persons. The USW has contributed to these gains and will continue to […]
The following opinion column, co-authored by OFL President Patty Coates, USW Ontario Director Myles Sullivan and IAMAW Canadian General Vice-President David Chartrand, was published by the Hamilton Spectator. Make no mistake about it — the majority of unions and workers support Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP in this election. The suggestion by Doug Ford that […]
It’s time we did better in Ontario. Voting for better means voting for the Ontario NDP in the June 2022 election. It means voting out the failed government of Doug Ford and the Ontario Progressive Conservatives (PCs). Steelworkers are involved in politics because laws and policies have a big impact on our workplaces and our […]
A formal complaint filed by the USW on behalf of thousands of Canadian workers has led to an investigation by the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) into alleged dumping and subsidizing of mattresses produced in China. The investigation represents a landmark in Canada, as the first union-led trade complaint in the country. Canada’s trading partners, […]
In the early morning hours of May 9, 1992, a huge explosion ripped through the Westray coal mine in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. In a matter of seconds, the lives of 26 miners were extinguished. It marked one of the worst workplace disasters in Canada in generations. The mine, which was being organized by the […]
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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. Supported by her union, the USW, and other worker advocacy organizations, Janice Martell’s relentless campaign has finally achieved its goal. In February, […]
Twenty years after the Westray mine explosion, two mills in British Columbia exploded, killing four Steelworkers and injuring dozens more. 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. The two sawmill explosions were blamed on fine dust […]
Message from National Director Marty Warren Dear Sisters, Brothers and Friends, I am proud to put out the call for registrations for the third National Gathering for Indigenous Steelworkers, October 5-6, 2022 at the historic Machine Shop building in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. This gathering will be a place for Indigenous Steelworkers to share their […]