The following opinion column by Ken Neumann, United Steelworkers National Director for Canada, has been published in the Globe and Mail. A gloomy holiday season awaits thousands of Canadians whose livelihoods depend on our domestic steel and aluminum industries, their family gatherings sure to be tinged by a sense of foreboding for what lies ahead […]
TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $188,330 to 112 food banks and community food centres across Canada. “The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is our union’s tool to combat poverty at the global level, but also within our own communities. This is why we are very proud to contribute to food banks and community food […]
TORONTO – With thousands of Canadian jobs being eliminated and tens of thousands more at risk from devastating U.S. tariffs on Canada’s steel and aluminum industries, it is unconscionable for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sign a new North American trade deal, the United Steelworkers (USW) union says. “The Trudeau government has abandoned any pretense […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) is calling on the Canadian and Ontario governments to act decisively to defend thousands of families and their communities affected by the General Motors shutdown of its Oshawa operations. “GM’s unexpected announcement is a devastating blow to thousands of working families whose lives have been turned upside down,” said […]
TORONTO – The federal government’s willingness to trample the constitutional rights of Canada Post workers is reprehensible and contradicts the Trudeau Liberals’ oft-stated “values,” but it should come as no surprise to Canadians, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. online pharmacy buy rogaine online no prescription “The Liberal government’s willingness to legislate away workers’ Charter rights […]
Since USW member Rachel Notley became Premier of Alberta in May 2015, there has been tremendous positive change for all working people. Premier Notley has never forgotten who she is working for. After decades of right-wing, anti-worker governments, Alberta is making progress with a government that is on our side. So what exactly have Premier […]
In the first few days after the 1992 Westray Mine explosion, Westray miner and rescue team member Vern Theriault had the grim task of transporting bodies to the surface, but only after dark so that the dead miners would not be a spectacle for the media and others gathered at the site, including family members […]
Thousands of Canadian families were shocked in October to learn they were left in the lurch by Liberal government concessions to the United States on a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. The Liberals agreed to a new NAFTA deal even though the Trump administration maintained illegal tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum that have […]
OTTAWA – After meeting with more than 150 Members of Parliament, rank-and-file members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) from across Canada left Ottawa this week hoping that protection for retired workers will be on the agenda of every political party in the 2019 election. “After experiencing the effects of current bankruptcy and bankruptcy protection […]
OTTAWA – The federal government must acknowledge the crisis facing Canada’s steel and aluminum industries and refuse to sign the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) unless American ‘national security’ tariffs are permanently repealed, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. buy neurontin online https://rootscommunityhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/neurontin.html no prescription pharmacy “The Canadian government already lost one opportunity to cancel these absurd tariffs […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers is calling on the federal government to take a decisive stand against U.S. quotas on Canadian steel and aluminum products. “Canada’s government must emphatically stand up for the Canadian steel and aluminum industries and thousands of families whose livelihoods are at stake,” said USW National Director Ken Neumann. News reports […]
Ken Neumann, USW National Director for Canada addressed delegates on the last day of the International/National Women’s Conference in Toronto, Ontario. “I have had the privilege to be here over the last several days and hear the women of our great union – on both sides of the border – set out your plans and […]
Tuesday morning, delegates to the International Women of Steel Conference were inspired by the experiences of women activists and union leaders from around the world. USW’s international partners play an important role in the union’s work. Women are answering the call to action in different ways, responding to unique challenges. The delegates heard from international […]
Women took their seats on the final day of the International/National Women’s Conference in Toronto, Ontario, exhausted, yet grateful and ready for action following from three full days of plenaries, workshops and networking. Women lined up at microphones to speak – many of them first-time delegates and first-time speakers – sharing their inspiration, their action plans and […]
USW International President Leo Gerard took the mic for the keynote speech on the second morning of the International Women of Steel Conference and said the shameful confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court of Brett Kavanaugh illustrates how vital it is for women to be heard – in the workplace and particularly this November at […]
More than 1,000 Women of Steel converged on University Avenue in downtown Toronto for the Ontario Day of Action for Workers’ Rights. Delegates marched over from the National/International Women’s Conference waving USW and Women of Steel flags while chanting “Hands Off!” and “Fight Back!” The women joined hundreds of others calling for fairness for workers […]
We asked some of our most stellar sisters who are attending the 2018 International Women’s Conference in Toronto, Ontario, some questions about being an activist and more. Check out some of their bios below. DISTRICT 1 Name: Nicole Perry Local #: 979 Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Employer: ArcelorMittel Job title: Service Tech in quality department Is this your first WOS conference? […]
We asked some of our most stellar sisters who are attending the 2018 International Women’s Conference in Toronto, Ontario, some questions about being an activist and more. Check out some of their bios below. DISTRICT 7 Name: Phyllis Davis Local #: 166M Employer/Job Title: Lead shop steward, Local166M at Ardagh Is this your first WOS conference? If not, […]