MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Information picket about cuts to care hours WHEN: Friday, May 15, 2020, 12:30 p.m. WHO: Personal support workers at Maxville Manor WHERE: 80 Mechanic Street West, Maxville, Ont. MAXVILLE, Ont. – Representatives of 138 long-term care workers will hold an information picket on Friday, May 15, to let citizens know about the […]
The following letter from USW District 6 Director Marty Warren was delivered to Ontario Premier Doug Ford on May 13, 2020. The Honourable Doug FordPremier of Ontario Legislative Building Queen’s Park Toronto ON M7A 1A1 Farmacia-Sevilla.com Dear Premier Ford, I am writing to appeal to you and your government to consider an urgent matter of […]
The following opinion column by USW Ontario Director Marty Warren was published in the Windsor Star. COVID-19 outbreaks have to date claimed dozens of lives and infected hundreds of vulnerable residents and staff of long-term care homes in the Windsor-Essex County region. Hundreds more deaths and thousands of infections have been recorded at care homes […]
MITCHELL – More than 150 families in Mitchell, Ont., will see their livelihoods disappear as another giant multinational shutters its Canadian operations and moves jobs out of the country. German-based multinational Continental AG, which only purchased the Mitchell plant last year, plans to close the facility next year, and reportedly shift production to Mexico. One […]
TORONTO – Leaders of the United Steelworkers union (USW) say a study proving the link between Parkinson’s disease and the use of McIntyre (aluminum) powder in Ontario mines should be applied to compensate miners across Canada. “The study by the Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC) and released by the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board […]
TORONTO, 8 May 2029 – “The United Steelworkers Union (USW) remembers with heavy hearts the 28th anniversary of the devastating loss of 26 miners in the Westray Coal Mine explosion. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those lost and their Nova Scotia communities,” said Ken Neumann, USW National Director. “There are many […]
A Statement by the United Steelworkers Fifty years ago this month, Canadian women converged on Ottawa for Mothers’ Day to demand something we now take for granted: each woman’s right to decide if and when they become mothers. The Abortion Caravan was a protest against changes to the Criminal Code which restricted legal access to abortion. […]
As our union continues to grapple with the COVID-19 crisis, the International Executive Board (IEB) made the difficult decision to pass a resolution postponing our 2020 Constitutional Convention. The health and safety of our members and staff is our paramount concern, and there are still too many unknowns for us to responsibly proceed as previously […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario Director Marty Warren says the lack of response from the Ministry of Labour to a union request for clarification on upholding workers’ rights during the pandemic is shameful. “We asked for a response by April 28th, the National Day of Mourning for those workers killed or injured – and […]
Asian Heritage Month: Challenging Discrimination is the Steelworkers Way Each year, Steelworkers celebrate May as Asian Heritage Month. We recognize the incredible contributions Asian Canadians have made to this country, and to our union. We also recognize that there is more to be done to fight for equality for everyone, and particularly for Asian Canadians, […]
TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $50,000 to the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity in emergency relief for garment sector workers put out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the novel coronavirus spreads across the globe, garment retailers and fashion brands have cancelled orders and refused to pay for orders of clothes […]
April 23, 2020 Monte McNaughton Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Ontario Ronald Kelusky Chief Prevention Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister at Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development VIA EMAIL ONLY – monte.mcnaughtonco@pc.ola.org, ron.kelusky@ontario.ca Dear Mr. McNaughton and Mr. Kelusky, As the elected leader of 85,000 members of the United Steelworkers union […]
OTTAWA – Members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) at Ottawa-based Power Precast Solutions have ratified a new collective agreement that provides significant wage increases, opportunities for skills training, better winter clothing, along with improvements to sick days and control over mandatory overtime. A tentative agreement was reached with the company in March but, because […]
HALIFAX, N.S. – United Steelworkers (USW) members in Nova Scotia and across Canada grieve and stand in solidarity with the families, friends and communities of the victims of last weekend’s mass shooting. “Our hearts are broken, all of us, our members, our friends, our families,” said Mark Arsenault, President of Steelworkers Local 5319, one of […]
BRANTFORD, Ont. – United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1-500 members who manufacture refrigeration products will be adding production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and medical transportation coolers to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers at Koolatron Corporation’s Brantford plant are already producing face shields. Further production of masks, including N95 masks, is expected to begin as […]
USW Family and Community Education Fund Physical distancing and stay-at-home measures have made it hard for our members and our local unions. The Family and Community Education Fund (FCEF) can help. Until June 30, 2020, any local in Canada can apply to fund a project to help its members, families and communities stay connected in […]
One of the by-products of the COVID-19 pandemic is that all of a sudden people are paying attention to where things are actually manufactured. On Monday morning April 13, the lead headline on the CBC website was “Canada building its own PPE supply chain…in China.” As the Toronto Star noted in its April 7 editorial – “Canada Needs a New […]
Statement by USW National Director Ken Neumann “Solidarity Forever” is a core principle of the United Steelworkers. During the coronavirus (COVID-19), it is a principle we need to remember and count on more than ever. It is a powerful principle because it recognizes that an injury to one is an injury to all and sets the […]