Each year in early April, we “celebrate” Equal Pay Day. But it’s not much of a celebration. That’s because Equal Pay Day marks how many extra days into 2022 it takes the average Canadian woman to earn as much as the average man earned in the twelve months of 2021. In other words, the average […]
TORONTO – Two weeks after the NDP struck a deal to deliver for people, and two years after the pandemic began, the United Steelworkers union (USW) is calling on the federal government to use Thursday’s budget to show they are listening to workers and committed to securing a stronger economy that will create jobs and support […]
Between 1943 and 1979, tens of thousands of Canadian workers, primarily in mining but also in other industrial workplaces, were compelled to endure toxic aluminum dust inhalation “therapy.” There was no informed consent. Workers were forced – as a condition of employment – to inhale a finely ground aluminum dust known as McIntyre Powder. The […]
TORONTO – A cross-Canada awareness campaign is under way to find elderly former miners and their surviving family members who could be entitled to potentially life-changing compensation for industrial disease. The campaign stems from a ground-breaking decision by the Ontario government to finally recognize Parkinson’s disease as a compensable occupational illness linked to the use […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) fully supports two private member’s bills introduced in the House of Commons today by NDP MPs Heather Macpherson and Peter Julian. “These two ground-breaking bills are a progressive response to a recurring pattern of violations of workers’ rights and human rights linked to Canadian companies in their global […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) congratulates NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh for his leadership landing big gains for workers in the historic confidence-and-supply agreement. The deal will be the greatest expansion in universal health care in a generation. “This is a triumph by the NDP. To get the Liberals to agree to bring in anti-scab […]
TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $40,000 to humanitarian efforts in support of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. At the onset of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Executive Board of the United Steelworkers union (USW) issued a strong statement condemning this unprovoked assault on a sovereign nation and the […]
Not surprisingly, child-care services were often closed during the first year of the pandemic. A 2021 survey of Steelworkers by the USW National Women’s Committee shows that mothers, more often than fathers, added those child-care duties to their workload, while still doing their paid jobs. Not all parents are women, but women bear a disproportionate […]
TORONTO, BURNABY, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine and supports measures from the Canadian government to help the Ukrainian people. “The USW stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and strongly condemns Putin’s unjustified invasion of the country,” said Marty Warren, […]
TORONTO – A renewed leadership team took the helm of the United Steelworkers union (USW) in Canada today, pledging to build on the union’s impressive record of fighting for improved working and living standards, health and safety and economic and social justice for all Canadians. This election marks the biggest leadership change for the USW […]
United Steelworkers (USW) Local 6500 in Sudbury has donated $65,000 to help secure vital hospital equipment needed for the care of newborn infants. This generous donation went on to make an even greater impact on pediatric patients when USW Local 6500 challenged others in the community to give during the Pure for Pediatrics campaign hosted […]
Sawmill workers at Foothills Forest Products have voted to join the United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1-207. Foothills Forest Products is located south of Grande Cache, Alta. “We are excited to welcome 130 workers from the Foothills Forest Products sawmill to our union,” said Pablo Guerra, USW District 3 organizer for Western Canada. “These workers […]
Is your local a contributor to the Family & Community Education Fund (FCEF) but stuck as to what events to host? Feeling too busy to brainstorm a project? We can help! The FCEF has over 20 project templates on its website – pick the event that best suits the interests of your membership and find […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union, representing 800,000 workers in Canada and the USA, stands in solidarity with the members of Section 333 of the National Union of Mine, Metal, Steel and Related Workers of the Mexican Republic (Los Mineros), led by Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, who are on strike against Americas Gold and Silver, a Canadian […]
In our union’s proud history of promoting and supporting equality, Steelworkers celebrate Black History Month each February. During Black History Month, Steelworkers celebrate the accomplishments of Black Canadian people in society, acknowledge the achievements of activists in our union, and, encourage Steelworkers to continue the struggle for equality. We recognize that despite advances in equality, […]
Reconciliation means action. Here are some practical things Steelworkers and local unions can do to build reconciliation: 1. Write your municipal, provincial, and federal politicians and ask them how they are implementing the TRC Calls to Action. Specifically, lobby Members of Parliament and demand the federal government reverse its decision not to fund TRC Calls […]
The United Steelworkers union (USW) has filed an application with the Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) on behalf of Starbucks workers at the Chinook Centre in Calgary. “Starbucks workers across North America are steaming over the treatment they are receiving, and they deserve better,” said Pablo Guerra, an organizer with the USW in Western Canada […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is paying tribute to the memory and solidarity of Alexa McDonough, who, as leader of the federal New Democratic Party from 1995-2003, was instrumental in the unanimous passing of the Westray Bill, aimed at holding corporate leaders criminally accountable for workplace death and injury. “Alexa is a hero for […]