Improvements needed to protect workers as Parliament resumes debate on anti-scab legislation
The USW welcomes the resumption of debate in the House of Commons on the anti-scab legislation.
The USW welcomes the resumption of debate in the House of Commons on the anti-scab legislation.
Today marks a historic day for health care in Canada, as an agreement between the Liberal government and the NDP on Pharmacare is confirmed. The steadfast efforts by the NDP will now pave the way for a universal national pharmacare program and represents an important step towards equitable access to prescription drugs for all Canadians. For many years, Steelworkers, with the broader labour movement, have worked with the NDP to push for a universal, single-payer pharmacare plan, that would reduce the burden of expensive, inaccessible prescription drugs for Canadians. The bill, to be tabled shortly, will establish the framework for a national Pharmacare program and will also introduce, in the short term, new coverage for contraception and diabetes treatment, addressing the urgent health care needs of Canadians.
The Foundations at Health Sciences North (HSN) have one million reasons to be thankful as the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 6500’s most recent donation on February 1st surpasses their lifetime giving total of $1 million dedicated to enhancing patient care at HSN.
TORONTO – Approximately 3,800 contract workers at the University of Toronto now have a strike mandate to bolster their demands for living wages and basic health benefits from the country’s wealthiest university. The workers, members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1998, work on contract at the University of Toronto and are classified by the university […]
The United Steelworkers (USW) union applauds the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal today holding that the Ford government’s Bill 124 is unconstitutional in relation to unionized employees. This is a victory and justice served for Ontario unionized workers, their families and the labour movement.
This international network is an important piece of the USW’s continued efforts to advance global union activism. Mining is an important industry for the Steelworkers, but we recognize that it is not an equal playing field for mine workers across the world. Through the Steelworkers Humanity Fund, we can help even that field by actively engaging in international solidarity initiatives to uplift and support fellow trade unionists across the globe to defend their rights.
Throughout the year, and especially during Black History Month, as a union, we take the time to reflect on how we represent Black and racialized workers. We must actively oppose racism and continue to identify the ways in which we can strengthen our racial justice work through an anti-Black racism and anti-racism lens.
Members of USW Local 6565-02, have ratified a new three-year collective agreement. The largest win for these members was in the wage category, seeing a 19% increase over the life of the contract.
United Steelworkers Local (USW) 6500 and Vale has announced that the 2023 joint fundraising campaign for the United Way Centraide North East Ontario raised a total of $747,741.
The following solidarity letter was sent to Argentina’s Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT), Central de los Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Argentina (CTA-T) and Central de los Trabajadores Argentinos – Autónoma (CTA-A). The United Steelworkers Union in Canada represents 225,000 members in various sectors of the Canadian economy. We stand in solidarity with the labour movement and […]
Jasper, Alberta – This week, the United Steelworkers union (USW), Canadian Football Players’ Association (CFLPA), and White Ribbon took the next steps in an important partnership to ‘Elevate Action’ and end gender-based violence in workplaces and communities across Canada. The first cohort of CFLPA players and USW members were trained as spokespeople and leaders in […]
Ed Broadbent inspired and was respected by so many Canadians because he shared their values and aspirations.
Our local unions are taking courageous positions with big demands at bargaining tables, with strong backing from members and have been winning. Contract negotiations across our district continue to make significant gains for our members – that’s what solidarity looks like.
Quebec Steelworkers recently won a major victory – convincing the provincial government to enact a new collective agreement decree covering all traffic control workers employed at road construction sites. This is the first such decree to be enacted in 40 years.
Members were out in force throughout the summer at Pride and Labour Day events in every corner of Western and Northern Canada. September brought a motivating week-long district school at St. Eugene in Cranbrook, B.C.
More than 130 Steelworkers from across Quebec met in Trois-Rivières in early October for the first USW District 5 Health and Safety Forum.
s part of its mandate, the SHF promotes opportunities for Steelworkers to participate in worker-to-worker exchanges with partner organizations around the world. The SHF delegation was made up of NAC members and other racialized USW staff in Canada.
The United Steelworkers (USW) is more than just a union; it's a pillar of support for the communities in which its members live and work.