TORONTO – Workers out on strike at Rexplas bottle packaging deserve a share of the pandemic profits they helped their employer rake in last year, says the United Steelworkers union (USW). After steadfastly working through the pandemic at a profitable bottle-packaging company, workers at Rexplas in Toronto rejected the company’s final contract offer that opened with […]
SUDBURY, Ont. – Contract negotiations resumed today between the United Steelworkers (USW) and mining giant Vale after union members rejected the company’s contract offer, setting off a strike by 2,600 workers. In voting held throughout the day Monday, union members voted by a 70% majority to reject a contract offer from Vale, leading to the […]
OTTAWA – United Steelworkers/Syndicat des Métallos representatives are appearing before the federal Parliamentary Committee on Industry, Science and Technology this morning to seek support for Bill C-253, a private member’s bill aimed protecting the pensions and health benefits of workers and retirees in the event of corporate bankruptcies. Steelworkers are urging all parties and MPs […]
The month of June is an important opportunity for United Steelworkers members and all Canadians to celebrate and to learn about the cultural diversity and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples as well as our own colonial legacy. June is National Indigenous History Month and June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This […]
RENFREW, Ont. – More than 300 members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 4820 have voted to end an eight-week strike against global company Magellan Aerospace at its foundry near Renfrew, Ont., an hour west of Ottawa. A collective agreement between the union and Mississauga-based Magellan includes wage increases of 4.6% over three years, pension and […]
A coalition of unions, representing a majority of Chartwell’s long-term care (LTC) staff, is calling on shareholders to vote against the company’s Chair of the Board Mike Harris at its annual meeting tomorrow. They hope the withhold vote against Harris will be part of a broader reckoning in the long-term care sector, which was particularly […]
NEW DATE: The conference “A Fair and Equitable Recovery” has been rescheduled. The new date is November 10, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET/ 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT. Calling all local unions! Steelworkers have faced a lot during this pandemic. We’ve been laid off and we’ve been declared essential. We’ve helped […]
It pays to plan your Family and Community Education Fund (FCEF) events early! Request funds for your large-scale Labour Day celebrations by June 11th. Labour Day, on September 6th, is sooner than you think. The FCEF doesn’t provide funding for events retroactively, so apply today to secure funds for your Labour Day celebration. After our […]
Health-care workers have been on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have borne the brunt of the virus front and centre and have witnessed many tragic moments of this pandemic. Late last year, some collective relief came as we heard news that vaccines to protect against COVID-19 have been approved for use. As vaccinations […]
HAMILTON – United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario Director Marty Warren says the union is mourning the death of two USW members who were killed on the job at National Steel Car. Fraser Cowan died on Sept. 2, 2020, and Collin Grayley died on April 23, 2021. “Our condolences and support go out to Fraser’s and Collin’s […]
TORONTO – In the early morning hours of May 9, 1992, an explosion ripped through the Westray coal mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia. The explosion took the lives of 26 miners and forever changed the lives of the people of Plymouth and many surrounding communities. The inquiry that followed the disaster made clear that not […]
TORONTO – Confronted with the critical situation in India, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund has provided emergency funds totalling $5,000 to Oxfam-Quebec to strengthen the COVID-19 humanitarian response, and to support economic stimulus. Besieged by a third wave, characterized by especially contagious variants, India is currently going through some very dark times. With rates exceeding 400,000 […]
Media Advisory TORONTO – Steelworkers on strike against Rexplas will hold a solidarity rally outside Rexplas’s profitable parent company, Richards Packaging, to pressure Rexplas to negotiate a fair contract. online pharmacy synthroid no prescription with best prices today in the USA WHO: Steelworkers members on strike against Rexplas WHAT: Picketing at Rexplas’s parent company, Richards Packaging […]
TORONTO, May 4, 2021 – Longtime United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director for Canada Ken Neumann announced today he will not seek re-election in the union’s international elections this fall. All USW members in good standing across Canada and the United States cast ballots in the union’s international elections, which will take place in November […]
BROCKVILLE, Ont. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) has reached a new collective agreement with Leeds and Grenville Interval House, ending a two-week strike. The new agreement was ratified by the members of USW Local 8327 in an online vote on May 3. The 20 workers, all women, are counsellors and frontline staff, providing services […]
MEDIA ADVISORY TORONTO – Labour union leaders and local politicians will be joining the picket line at Rexplas on Monday, to show support for the workers who deserve more than zero in their next contract. WHO: Labour leaders and local politicians WHAT: Solidarity Event Supporting USW Local 8300 members on strike against Rexplas WHEN: Monday, May […]
TORONTO – After steadfastly working through the pandemic at a bottle-packaging company, workers at Rexplas in Toronto have soundly rejected the company’s final offer on April 23, 2021 that opened with 0%. Farmacia Rome “These workers are sick and tired of being treated like dirt by this company. They have stood up together and said […]
Dear Steelworkers, In May each year, Steelworkers join with communities celebrating Asian Heritage Month. In Canada, Asian people include those from the following countries: East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan. South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Central Asia: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan […]