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USW Supports Team Unite the CLC!

March 17, 2021 | News Articles

The United Steelworkers union is calling on local union leaders to send delegates to the upcoming online Canadian Labour Congress Convention – June 16-18 We are counting on a strong USW delegation so we can vote together for the next team of CLC leaders. We know there is a team of strong, dedicated and experienced, […]

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Steelworkers Humanity Fund Setting Up New Partnerships to Support Women’s Rights in the Workplace in Bolivia and Peru

March 12, 2021 | Media Releases

TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is establishing new partnerships with two organizations in Bolivia and Peru to amplify women workers’ voices in the defence of their rights in the mining, municipal and retail sectors, and to raise awareness on gender-based violence issues. In Peru, THANI will disseminate information about the national labour law and […]

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USW Expresses Hopes for a More Equitable Post-Pandemic Future

March 11, 2021 | Media Releases

TORONTO – On the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, the United Steelworkers union (USW) joins people across Canada and around the world in honouring everyone who was lost to this terrible virus. In recognizing the impact COVID-19 has had on all our lives, we look with hope to […]

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We’re Choosing to Challenge: International Women’s Day 2021

March 8, 2021 | Statements

As we celebrate International Women’s Day this year, it is important now, more then ever, that we look at what the last year has been like for women.  In just one year, COVID-19 has severely impacted the lives of the world’s population and the latest statistics clearly indicate that women accounted for the lion’s share […]

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Shelter Staff Vote to Take Strike Action if Necessary

March 5, 2021 | Media Releases

BROCKVILLE, Ont. – Workers at Interval House in Brockville, Ont., have voted in favour of strike action to back up their effort to win a first collective agreement as members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 8327. The workers, all women, at the shelter for abused women and children, cite a dysfunctional work environment, […]

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Canada Had to Test Masks in Florida

March 2, 2021 | News Articles

The Department of Health was so poorly prepared for the outbreak of the pandemic it had to send masks to Florida for safety testing, say internal records. And the number of ventilators stored in a $300 million national stockpile was only one percent of what was needed. “We do not currently have a machine to […]

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Steelworkers Call Out Liberals’ Failure on Pharmacare

February 26, 2021 | Media Releases

TORONTO, 25 February 2021 – The United Steelworkers union is calling out the federal Liberals for breaking their promise to move forward with pharmacare by refusing to support the NDP’s pharmacare bill. “When the chance came for action on a policy that would save people’s lives, the Liberals failed. They teamed up with the Conservatives and voted ‘No’,” said USW […]

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Ken Neumann’s Statement for International Women’s Day 2021

February 25, 2021 | Statements

USW makes work and activism more accessible for women buy ciprodex online https://pacchettidental.onhc.it/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ciprodex.html A woman’s place is in the union … and in the workplace … and anywhere she wants to be! Our society still puts barriers in the way of women’s participation. And the USW is committed to removing those barriers. Women should be […]

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USW Sees Opportunity for Canadian Workers as Trudeau and Biden Meet

February 23, 2021 | Media Releases

TORONTO – In the lead up to his meeting with U.S. President Biden, the United Steelworkers union (USW) is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stand up for workers and defend Canadian jobs. “President Biden is showing good faith by making Canada his first bilateral meeting. The Prime Minister must not miss this chance […]

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United Steelworkers Denounces Possible Increase to U.S. Softwood Duties, Calls for Reversal

February 22, 2021 | Media Releases

TORONTO and BURNABY, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is shocked by reports that the U.S. Department of Commerce will reinstate higher duties on certain Canadian softwood lumber exports, in contravention of World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. “On the heels of recent, encouraging developments, it is appalling to learn that the new U.S. administration […]

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United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 and Huu-ay-aht First Nations Commit to Advancing Reconciliation and Job Creation on TFL 44

February 20, 2021 | Media Releases

The United Steelworkers union Local 1-1937 (USW) and the Huu-ay-aht First Nations (Huu-ay-aht) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a process for the parties to work together to ensure the Tree Farm Licence 44 (TFL 44) undercut volume is allocated to Huu-ay-aht and to develop a job creation and […]

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Elements Casino Flamboro Locks Out Workers in Shameful Attack on Benefits

February 19, 2021 | Media Releases

HAMILTON – Elements Casino Flamboro has locked out its unionized security officers in a brazen attempt to cut paid sick leave and weaken working conditions, the United Steelworkers union (USW) says. The casino imposed the lockout Thursday. “This is a shameful attack on workers and families who are already suffering the effects of the pandemic,” […]

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USW Demands Justice for Victims of Grupo Mexico

February 18, 2021 | Media Releases

The United Steelworkers (USW) union issued the following statement as workers prepare to mark the anniversary of the Pasta de Conchos mine disaster that took place Feb. 19, 2006: online pharmacy buy arimidex no insurance with best prices today in the USA Fifteen years after an explosion killed 65 workers at the Pasta de Conchos […]

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Take Action: Urge Your MP to Vote Yes to Pharmacare

February 18, 2021 | News Articles

The United Steelworkers union (USW) urges federal politicians of all stripes to vote Yes to pharmacare, so people don’t have to choose between paying the rent or mortgage and taking the medication they need to stay healthy. Momentum is growing for NDP Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Julian’s private member’s bill, Bill C-213, An Act […]

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WATCH: USW’s Earl Samuel on the power of representation

February 17, 2021 | News Articles

USW Local 2784’s Recording Secretary Earl Samuel talks about being a voice for people who don’t have a voice and his experience taking on and finding empowerment in leadership roles in the union. Don’t forget we have an upcoming Virtual Black History Month Celebration on February 25, 2021. For more information and to register, click here.

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What’s Your Work Story? Write for Our Times

February 17, 2021 | News Articles

Our Times magazine is always looking for workers’ stories about their working lives. Consider writing your work story for Our Times Magazine’s Working for a Living series. You can do it! Our Times wants stories that describe: online pharmacy order fluoxetine online with best prices today in the USA What your work is like What you […]

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When it Comes to Building Materials, Canada Has a Climate Advantage to Use (or Lose)

February 16, 2021 | News Articles

New U.S. President Joe Biden has a USD $2-trillion plan to build America’s clean economy. That’s trillion with a t. The plan is sweeping and includes, among many other things, spending on modern public buildings and infrastructure with the next generation of low-carbon building materials. What will the U.S. be buying? Aluminum, cement, steel, and […]