TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomes the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s report on a 2015 CN Rail train derailment near Gogama, Ont., but also is calling for additional rail safety measures. “The Transportation Safety Board has produced an in-depth report into this disaster and we support the board’s findings and recommendations,” said USW […]
OTTAWA – The death of a courier driver on an Ottawa highway last Friday must be investigated as a potential criminal case, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “When a worker is killed on the job, justice cannot be served if the death is not investigated at the outset as a potential criminal case,” said USW […]
QUEBEC CITY – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $5,000 to a campaign supporting the families of victims of Sunday’s deadly attack at a Quebec City mosque, the Centre culturel islamique de Québec. “Steelworkers stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the Muslim community. We share in their grief and their anguish and we […]
TORONTO, Jan. 30 – The United Steelworkers (USW) is alarmed and grief-stricken by Sunday night’s terrorist attack on a mosque in Quebec City, killing six people and wounding several others. “Words cannot convey the sadness and anger we feel today. While such violence is all-too-common in today’s world, we in Quebec and Canada are shaken […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers (USW) Canadian National Director Ken Neumann today announced the Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $180,000 to 79 food banks and community food centres across Canada. “The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is proud to contribute to food banks in communities across Canada where our union’s members live and work. The Humanity Fund supports […]
Charities in Canada play a critical role. Canadians look to environmental, health, international development and social justice groups to help express their views and advocate for a better world. Over the years, charities have helped make Canada a better place, through progress as diverse as ending acid rain, reducing drinking and driving, eliminating smoking in […]
(The following column by USW NextGen activist Briana Broderick also has been published in the Huffingtom Post. View the Huffington Post version) “Never underestimate how much you are hated.” When I first read this line in a newspaper column, I thought the writer was so pessimistic, so jaded. I have since come to understand […]
TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is contributing $15,000 to support relief efforts in Haiti and Cuba in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. “The devastation from this hurricane is felt most strongly by vulnerable families and individuals who cannot afford to lose what little they had,” said Ken Neumann, Steelworkers Humanity Fund President. “Steelworkers […]
EDMONTON – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $69,000 to recovery efforts following the massive wild fires that swept through Fort McMurray and region earlier this year. “The wild fires and evacuation have deeply affected individuals and families, not only for the physical destruction but the emotional trauma that many continue to struggle with,” said […]
TORONTO – Leaders from the United Steelworkers (USW) representing workers at Vale Inc. mines across Canada met for over two days this week to develop joint strategies for collective bargaining, improving ongoing health and safety, and building global solidarity. The meeting in Toronto pulled together USW leadership from across Canada, in advance of a new […]
OTTAWA – The Liberal government has broken a promise to bring fairness to workplaces across Canada, wielding its parliamentary majority to kill proposed legislation aimed at banning replacement workers – before the bill could even be studied by MPs, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “The Liberal government has failed to live up to its promise […]
HAMILTON – The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomes today’s announcement of a framework agreement between the Ontario government and Bedrock Industries, LP for the purchase and continued operation of U.S. Steel Canada facilities in Hamilton and Nanticoke. “We are encouraged by many aspects of the agreement announced today between the Ontario government and Bedrock Industries,” said […]
JOINT CANADIAN TRADE UNION STATEMENT ON CETA In solidarity with mass demonstrations taking place in Europe, the undersigned Canadian trade unions wish to echo the recent message of the 3.3 million member-strong Canadian Labour Congress that there are many questionable aspects to the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. We are therefore calling on […]
“TELUS targets employees’ wallets and their working lives while producing strong and growing profits.” VANCOUVER – Over 10,000 USW members across Canada work for TELUS customer service, call centres, network support, installation and repair. Our union is currently in bargaining to renew our collective agreement with this profitable and successful telecom company. “By working hard […]
Dear Sisters and Brothers, On this final long weekend of the summer, I join United Steelworkers members across the country in reflecting on the sacrifices of those who preceded us and who achieved gains for all Canadians, gains that some take for granted today. I am also proud this Labour Day to celebrate the present-day […]
OTTAWA – Canadian steel producers and the United Steelworkers (USW) are jointly urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during his official visit to China, to strongly pursue a multinational solution to a steel crisis caused by global overcapacity and unfair trade. In an open letter to the prime minister, the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) and […]
SUDBURY – The United Steelworkers (USW) will host an appreciation dinner Thursday for mine rescue workers from around the world, becoming the first trade union sponsor of the International Mines Rescue Competition. “The International Mines Rescue Competition is like the Olympics for these mining health and safety specialists,” said USW National Director Ken Neumann. buy […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomes a Canadian Border Services Agency investigation into the dumping of concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Belarus, Chinese Taipei, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, Japan, Portugal and Spain. The USW also welcomes the inquiry by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) into the question […]