The 2018 USW Women of Steel (WOS) Conference in Toronto, Ontario, was called to order on Monday, Oct. 15, with a short ceremony conducted by Valarie King honoring the traditional territories of Canada’s local Indigenous tribes. After a Sister carried sage throughout the ballroom to cleanse the space of mental and spiritual impurities, King performed […]
The following opinion column by Ken Neumann, United Steelworkers National Director for Canada, has been published in the Globe and Mail. Lost in the debate on the Canadian government’s many concessions in the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement – “Canada gave very graciously,” as U.S. President Donald Trump’s economics adviser gloated – are disturbing provisions allowing […]
TORONTO – Tens of thousands of Canadian families have been left in the lurch from concessions made by the Liberal government to get a deal with the United States on a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. “Time and time again during the NAFTA renegotiations, the Liberal government assured Canadians that it was defending our […]
OTTAWA – Amidst the turmoil of a tariff war and trade negotiations with a hostile U.S. administration, it is unacceptable that the federal Liberal government is pushing ahead with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) – a flawed trade deal projected to kill 58,000 Canadian jobs. “It is inconceivable that the Liberal […]
TORONTO – Joint statement from Ken Neumann, United Steelworkers (USW) National Director for Canada and Leo W. Gerard, USW International President, on the status of North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiations: “Today’s decision by the United States Trade Representative to proceed with a U.S.-Mexico bilateral revision to the North American Free Trade Agreement shows a […]
TORONTO – “The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes today’s announcement by the federal government commencing consultations on the steel safeguards and protection measures our union has been requesting for months,” said Ken Neumann, USW National Director. “In addition to consultations, the USW continues to call for Canadian trade unions to have the right to initiate […]
SUDBURY – The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomes criminal charges against a Sudbury company and its owner in relation to a worker’s death in 2017. “The criminal investigation and charges validate our union’s campaign for greater enforcement of the Westray amendments to the Criminal Code. We hope the charges will be prosecuted as soon as possible,” […]
TORONTO, MONTREAL – The best pay rates in the industry are among significant improvements in a new collective agreement achieved by United Steelworkers (USW) members working at Delta Airlines operations in Canada. USW Local 1976 members approved the new, five-year contract in ratification votes held across Canada this month. The contract covers more than 300 […]
TORONTO, VANCOUVER – There is no justification for Canada to be included in an investigation by the United States into whether imports of uranium threaten U.S. national security, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. The Trump administration announced today that it has launched an investigation into uranium imports into the U.S., once again invoking the so-called […]
TORONTO – “The counter-tariff and community support measures announced today by the federal government are a good first step that will need to be expanded if the trade dispute continues beyond the short-term,” said Ken Neumann, United Steelworkers (USW) National Director. “The unreasonable imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs by Donald Trump is harmful to […]
Canada needs to stand its ground in its ongoing tariff fight with the United States, witnesses from steel companies, manufacturers and the steelworkers union warned MPs Tuesday as President Donald Trump continued to hint there could be more hurt to come. A parade of expert witnesses at a special meeting of the House of Commons […]
TORONTO – As a Colombian labour activist began an indefinite hunger strike today, the United Steelworkers (USW) is intensifying international condemnation of trade union repression by multinational steel producer Tenaris. “This is another stain on the reputation of Tenaris, which already faces a complaint before the United Nations’ International Labour Organization for its systematic attacks […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) is applauding the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary’s (RNC) announcement that it will apply a criminal lens to serious injury and death that occur at workplaces throughout the province. USW Canadian Director Ken Neumann welcomed news that the RNC is working with the Calgary Police Service to train officers to start criminal […]
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government appears ready to ram through legislation implementing the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), another corporate-friendly trade deal that will kill tens of thousands of Canadian jobs, increase inequality and worsen global environmental challenges. “The Liberal government is set to fast-track Canada’s inclusion in the TPP, while most Canadians know little […]
OTTAWA – The United Steelworkers (USW) today urged the Canadian government to act swiftly to impose retaliatory tariffs on steel, aluminum and other imports from the United States and to support Canadian workers and communities affected by U.S. tariffs. “Our union joins with many of the country’s steel producers in expressing concern that the counter-measures […]
“There is absolutely no justification for these tariffs. It’s got nothing to do with our steel and aluminum being a threat. This is President Trump’s way of retaliation because he didn’t get the NAFTA agreement that he wanted.” USW National Director Ken Neumann appears on RadioLabour to discuss the Trump administration’s “wrongheaded” imposition of tariffs […]
TORONTO – Ontario Steelworkers are proud to endorse Andrea Horwath and the NDP as the best choice in the June 7 election. “We have total confidence that Andrea Horwath and her team of NDP candidates are the best choice for workers in this June 7 election,” said Marty Warren, United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario Director. “Steelworkers are […]
TORONTO, MONTREAL – There is no justification, either on economic or national security grounds, for the imposition of U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, says the United Steelworkers (USW), which represents tens of thousands of steel and aluminum workers in both countries. “Canada has been exempted from such tariffs in the past because all […]