Audra Nixon’s desire to care for the elderly began on her paper route when she was around seven years old. Turning off the flat, rural county road into Maxville Manor and walking into the long-term care facility to drop off the day’s newspaper, young Audra felt like she was home. “I walked into that place […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – The United Steelworkers (USW) and Gateway Casinos are pleased to announce a return to operations agreement has been reached after several weeks of negotiations with USW representatives in Ontario. “Our workers at Gateway Casinos in Sault St. Marie, Thunder Bay and Sudbury are pleased with the agreement that respects workers and […]
TORONTO – During the month of June, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) contributed $15,000 to organizations in Mexico and Colombia to address the emergency needs of workers and communities affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Over the last weeks, the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic has moved to Latin America, a region known for its […]
TORONTO, OTTAWA – United Steelworkers National Director Ken Neumann told the federal Standing Committee on International Trade today that COVID-19 has exposed fundamental problems with the international trading system and Canada’s reliance on global supply chains for essential products. “We must refocus the entire trade system to one that benefits both workers and the environment, […]
Below is text of the open letter USW Ontario Director Marty Warren has written to Toronto Mayor John Tory, Toronto Ward 19 City Councillor Brad Bradford and the Toronto Police Services Board in response to a racist attack that happened to Mark Austin, a member of the United Steelworkers Local 1998, and his partner Candace […]
TORONTO, 3 July 2020 – The Toronto East community, supported by anti-racism activists and national labour leaders, is holding a rally on Monday, July 6, at noon at the local police station to protest recent racist violence. WHAT: Say No To Racist Violence: Community Protest. WHEN: Monday, July 6, 2020, 12 noon. WHERE: Toronto Police, 55 Division, 101 Coxwell Ave. (Coxwell and Dundas), […]
Let’s talk, respectfully buy chloroquine online https://www.lifespringhealthsystems.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/chloroquine.html Our union was founded in 1942 with a sacred principle that still guides us today: all are welcome. The more voices, the better! The more of us that stick together, the stronger we are. With that being said, we wanted to remind everyone of our official USW comment policy for our Facebook, Instagram, […]
BARRY’S BAY, Ont. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is calling on the provincial government to exempt the non-profit Valley Manor Nursing Home from Bill 124, the Act that holds wage increases in the provincial public sector to 1%. “The Act applies to Valley Manor but not to other long-term-care facilities in Renfrew County,” said […]
TORONTO, MONTREAL – Reports that new U.S. tariffs will be imposed on Canadian aluminum exports – in the very week that a new North American trade deal takes effect – make a mockery of the agreement, threaten thousands of Canadian jobs and ignore the real problem facing the industry, the United Steelworkers (USW) union says. […]
TORONTO – By failing to enforce health and safety protections amid a pandemic while allowing businesses and services to reopen across the province, the Ontario government is placing untold numbers of workers at risk, the United Steelworkers (USW) union says. “We cannot be opening up the Ontario economy without ensuring workers will be protected, and […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario Director Marty Warren welcomes the announcement that Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has finally recognized that Parkinson’s Disease is a direct result of exposure to McIntyre Powder. McIntyre Powder was an aluminum-based inhalant used between 1943 and 1979 in mines and other industries where workers might be […]
The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) has been extended by eight weeks, from 16 to 24 weeks. The federal government has announced the extension of the CERB for workers who: stopped working due to COVID-19 or are eligible for Employment Insurance regular or sickness benefits or have exhausted their Employment Insurance regular benefits or Employment […]
TORONTO – Canada’s provincial governments must rectify deeply entrenched, fatal flaws in the workers’ compensation system that continue to ruin lives and exacerbate the opioid crisis, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “A national media exposé this week has documented the disastrous human toll wrought by the failings of Canada’s workers’ compensation boards,” said USW National […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) union is calling on the Trudeau government to take action on Canada’s growing inequality, following a report that shows the rich hold a larger share of wealth than previously thought. The Parliamentary Budget Officer’s (PBO’s) report, Estimating the Top Tail of the Family Wealth Distribution in Canada, exposes the disparity […]
“The latest court ruling condemning ‘draconian’ violations of Canadians’ constitutional rights and freedoms must finally signal the end of government attacks on workers’ collective bargaining rights everywhere in our country,” says Ken Neumann, National Director of the United Steelworkers (USW) union. “Over many years, our nation’s courts – including the Supreme Court of Canada – […]
Below is text of the open letter USW Ontario Director Marty Warren has written to Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones. Dear Solicitor General Jones, I am writing to you to urge you to take action and ensure fairness for a group of workers who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight in Ontario: […]
2020 has been a momentous year on the part of Turtle Island we call Canada. It began with open conflict on Wet’suwet’en land that raised important issues of land sovereignty and traditional forms of leadership. And then came COVID-19. The pandemic has renewed concerns about sub-standard health services in many Indigenous communities and race-based barriers […]
TORONTO – Chaplains providing spiritual care in Canadian federal prisons have taken the unusual step of applying for conciliation in their attempt to negotiate a first collective agreement with their employer. The United Steelworkers union (USW) represents approximately 180 chaplains, from a variety of faiths and spiritual practices, who provide spiritual care to inmates in […]