The United Steelworkers union (USW) is hopeful that today’s forestry summit between federal and provincial governments will serve as a crucial step towards the co-ordinated action needed to address British Columbia’s forestry emergency. The USW sees government recognition of the scale and immediacy of the crisis as a positive shift but warns that only swift, […]
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – After more than four and a half months on the picket line, Rogers technicians in Abbotsford, B.C., have voted to ratify a new five-year collective agreement featuring monetary and language gains. The new agreement marks a major step forward in closing the long-standing pay gap between Abbotsford technicians and their counterparts elsewhere […]
USW National Director Marty Warren supports Alberta's teachers and unions.
TORONTO / MONTREAL / VANCOUVER – All four Directors of the United Steelworkers union in Canada have been re-elected, including National Director Marty Warren, District 3 (Western region) Director Scott Lunny, District 5 (Quebec) Director Nicolas Lapierre and District 6 (Ontario and Atlantic region) Director Kevon Stewart. Warren and Lunny were first elected in 2022 […]
Craig Spulnick, of USW Local 6571 in Ontario’s Durham Region, was recently honoured with the Health & Safety Activist Award at the Workers’ Health and Safety Centre’s annual awards dinner. The recognition celebrates his leadership in advancing health and safety through solidarity, worker empowerment and collaboration on the shop floor. Spulnick, who serves as the […]
TORONTO – On Friday, Oct. 31, over 100 workers in telecommunications will lose their jobs at Ericsson, when the company moves these jobs to India in the middle of workers’ efforts to gain job security through union representation. “Right now, the workers who operate our communications network are being abandoned by their government. Doug Ford must step up now, before […]
Pittsburgh – A historic new slate of officers will take over leadership of the United Steelworkers (USW) in March following the union’s regular four-year nomination and election process that took place this fall. Roxanne Brown, currently serving as USW international vice president at large, will be sworn in March 1, 2026, as the union’s next […]
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Now into the fifth month of their strike for equal pay, Rogers technicians in Abbotsford are hoping fairness and decency will prevail when negotiations with the company resume on Monday, Oct. 27. “It’s unconscionable that a small group of workers has been forced to sacrifice and fight this massively wealthy corporation for […]
United Steelworkers Local 9316 is celebrating more than three decades of solidarity with a first-of-its-kind “Stronger Together Party” on Oct.18 – an event dedicated to honouring members, connecting generations and celebrating the spirit of unity that defines the local. The idea came from Dylan Butt, a young worker who serves on both the NextGen and […]
When USW Local 6200’s flag was raised at the Vale site in Port Colborne, it marked a proud and historic moment – the first time a Steelworkers’ flag has flown at one of the company’s operations. For Local President Wayne Johnson, the moment was more than symbolic; it represented months of persistence, collaboration and the […]
Bolivian and Canadian Indigenous workers connect to advance global solidarity Awareness around the importance of reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples has grown in Canada over the past years, as well as in many countries across the Americas impacted by a shared history of colonization. The 4th National Gathering of Indigenous Steelworkers (NGIS), held […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director Marty Warren issued the following statement as Prime Minister Mark Carney travels to Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, urging the federal government to defend Canadian jobs, industries and communities: “Canada’s softwood lumber industry is on the brink of collapse. Thousands of workers and […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2020-05 have ratified a new four-year collective agreement with Vale, one of the world’s largest multinational mining companies and a major employer in Sudbury. The contract, which runs until Oct. 26, 2029, delivers a five-per-cent wage increase in the first year, followed by three-per-cent increases […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is denouncing the latest escalation in Donald Trump’s trade war, following his September 29 proclamation imposing a 10% tariff on Canadian softwood lumber exports to the United States. The new tariff, taking effect October 14, comes on top of the existing 35.16% countervailing and anti-dumping duties already imposed […]
It has already been 10 years since the 94 Calls to Action from the National Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) were released in 2015. “The TRC’s mandate was to inform all Canadians about what happened in residential schools. The TRC documented the truth of Survivors, their families, communities and anyone personally affected by the residential […]
Jeunes musiciens du monde : Harnessing the power of music In Abitibi-Témiscamingue, in northwestern Quebec, music is much more than an art form – it has become a powerful source of hope for young Anicinabek people. Thanks to Jeunes musiciens du monde (JMM, Young Musicians of the World in English), these youths are building a future […]
Leo was a visionary leader, determined and fearless in taking on corporations and lawmakers alike.
(PITTSBURGH) – Leo W. Gerard, who led the United Steelworkers (USW) as the union’s international president for more than 18 years, died on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. Gerard, who retired in July 2019 as the longest-tenured president in the USW’s history, served the union in numerous leadership roles throughout a career spanning more than 50 years, which began […]