REGINA – The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the news that Atlas Holdings has entered into an agreement to acquire EVRAZ North America, including the Regina steel operations represented by USW Local 5890 and Calgary operations represented by USW Local 6673. After a long period of uncertainty following sanctions on the company’s former owner, this […]
USW District 3 and the Steelworkers Humanity Fund hosted a meeting in June of the International Miners Network, bringing together unions from the global gold-mining operations of Newmont Corporation. Unions participating in the meeting included Los Mineros of Mexico, SITRACOMY of Peru, ASIJEMIN of Argentina, the Australian Workers Union and the USW – including members […]
June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day, is a time when many United Steelworkers (USW) local unions in Canada join in celebrations with the Indigenous people whose traditional territory they live and work on. Our union has great resources to support local unions who want to start – or increase – their efforts to build good […]
Catherine Cobden, President and CEO of the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) and Marty Warren, National Director for Canada, United Steelworkers union (USW) issued the following statement: Our initial reaction to the Government of Canada’s plan, announced today, is that it falls short of what our industry needs at this most challenging time. We […]
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Rogers technicians in Abbotsford, B.C., members of United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1944, are on strike as of 12:01 a.m. this morning. The 25 technicians walked off the job after negotiations failed to deliver a fair contract that ensures equal pay and brings an end to the employer’s divide-and-conquer approach to bargaining. […]
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1944 has issued a 72-hour strike notice at Rogers’ operations in Abbotsford, B.C., with 25 technicians set to walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, June 19. The Abbotsford technicians perform the same work as their counterparts in Surrey and Vancouver, who are also members […]
VICTORIA – On Friday, June 6, 2025, United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1-1937 members went on strike against La-kwa-sa-muqw Forestry LP (LKSM) because of the significant concessions they are demanding. Those concessions include, but are not limited to, demands that LKSM be able to bring in non-union contractors to do work that is now performed […]
VANCOUVER – Mine workers from Mexico, joined by United Steelworkers (USW) union members, will demonstrate Tuesday outside the Vancouver offices of Orla Mining to protest violence and intimidation against workers at Orla’s Camino Rojo mine in Mexico. WHO: Members of the Mexican miners’ union Los Mineros and the United Steelworkers union WHAT: Protest outside […]
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Frustrated by the violation of their collective agreement rights and being deprived of severance payments, United Steelworkers union (USW) members at Galloway Sawmill are going public. The workers, members of USW Local 1-405, are demanding severance payments from Peak Renewables and Galloway Sawmill owner Brian Fehr. “Workers left at the Galloway Sawmill […]
In every movement, there are moments when we celebrate and there are moments when we fight. This year, for pride season, we recommit to the crucial fight for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, alongside of and on behalf of rainbow community Steelworkers. This is core to our work as trade unionists, as we work together to defend human […]
Mark your calendars! Please be advised that what was traditionally known as the D3 Summer School has been scheduled this year for Sunday, Sept. 14 – Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at St. Eugene Resort in Cranbrook, B.C. St. Eugene is proudly reclaimed and owned by the Ktunaxa Nation. The following courses will be offered this […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is warning that U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to double tariffs on both steel and aluminum to 50% is a devastating blow to Canada’s industries and the hundreds of thousands of jobs they support – one that demands an immediate and forceful response from the federal government. “A […]
BURNABY, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the launch of British Columbia’s new Provincial Forestry Advisory Council (PFAC) as a critical step toward building a stronger, more sustainable forestry industry that puts workers and communities first. The newly formed council brings together labour, industry, Indigenous communities and environmental representatives, including USW Wood Council […]
VICTORIA, B.C. – Starbucks workers at the Oak Bay location in Victoria, B.C., have filed to join the United Steelworkers union (USW), marking another significant milestone in the growing national movement of unionized baristas fighting for fairness at work. The Oak Bay application follows the successful ratification of four collective agreements at newly unionized Starbucks […]
CASTLEGAR, BC – United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1-405 members at StellerVista Credit Union in the Castlegar and Slocan Park branches in British Columbia have put up picket lines. For the unionized credit union employees, the employer’s proposed wage freeze for two years and the reduction of benefits and provisions that have been in the […]
In April, District 3 staff members Ed Kent and Mike Duhra travelled to Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico, to attend the Los Mineros Annual Memorial March, an event held each year to honour the martyrs of the 2006 strike and to advance the cause of workers’ rights across borders. In 2006, Los Mineros union members launched a […]
TORONTO – Marty Warren, Canadian National Director of the United Steelworkers union (USW), today issued the following statement: “On behalf of the 225,000 members of the United Steelworkers union across Canada, we extend our congratulations to Mark Carney on being elected as the next Prime Minister of Canada. Workers across this country are looking for […]
April 28, the National Day of Mourning, is a solemn occasion to remember workers who were killed at work, those who have been injured on the job and those who have been made ill by their work. On this day, we mourn the dead and reaffirm our commitment to fight for the living: a fight […]