USW leaders have thrown their support behind Bea Bruske and Siobhan Vipond for Canadian Labour Congress President and Executive Vice-President at the upcoming CLC Convention in Vancouver (May 4-8). “These two strong and experienced union leaders are stepping up to run for top roles at the CLC at the right time and for the right […]
TORONTO – Former employees of iconic Canadian manufacturer Barrymore Furniture, now in bankruptcy proceedings, will rally in Toronto’s financial district Thursday to demand severance and benefits payments they are owed. WHO: Former employees of iconic Canadian brand Barrymore WHAT: Demonstration to demand termination pay, severance and benefits WHERE: 150 York Street, Toronto […]
Every February, District 6 celebrates Black History Month and acknowledges the substantial contributions made by Black workers to shape our communities and the labour movement. In District 6, our diversity is our strength; through activism and leadership, Black workers have been instrumental in our efforts to fight for social change and inclusion for all equity-seeking […]
BROCKVILLE – Employees at a Brockville shelter providing services and support to abused women and children have decided to join the United Steelworkers (USW) union to improve their working standards. The employees of Leeds & Grenville Interval House, all of whom are women, include social workers, child witness workers and outreach workers. They provide emergency […]
TORONTO – Employees at the Toronto operations of manufacturing giant KIK Custom Products have voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW) union. Workers at five facilities operated by KIK in Etobicoke, in Toronto’s west end, voted last week to join the USW. The USW, which has represented employees at a KIK facility in Vaughan, Ont., […]
L’ORIGNAL, Ont. – United Steelworkers (USW) members working at TMS International Canada in L’Orignal have negotiated a new collective agreement with the company providing improvements in wages, benefits and pensions. The workers, members of USW Local 8794-01, voted Wednesday to ratify a new, three-year collective agreement that will be in effect until Dec. 31, 2022. […]
A new report released in December showed that Ontario’s personal support workers are suffering from a chronically underfunded long-term care system. The report was based on roundtable discussions held in 2019, which included long-term care home directors, owners, administrators, PSWs, union reps, and other advocates. Short staffing in the industry has long been a problem […]
OTTAWA – The United Steelworkers (USW) union is hailing a ruling by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) to prevent the dumping of Chinese extruded aluminum products into the Canadian market. In its ruling released this week, the CITT renewed a previous order that unfair dumping of subsidized Chinese exports of aluminum extrusion products threatens […]
L’ORIGNAL, Ont. – Employees at steelmaker Ivaco Rolling Mills in L’Orignal have ratified new collective agreements providing improved wages, benefits and other significant gains that will benefit hundreds of families and the entire community. The employees, members of United Steelworkers (USW) Locals 7940 and 8794, voted this week to ratify five-year collective agreements with Ivaco, […]
Today, 10 Ontario unions representing more than 250,000 affected broader public sector employees, announced their intention to launch a coordinated Charter challenge against Bill 124. As well, the Ontario Labour movement, with the Power of Many, will be initiating an aggressive campaign to repeal Bill 124. The joint Charter challenge announced today is being brought by […]
Since 2015, the USW has partnered with the Jefferson Awards Foundation, recently renamed Multiplying Good, to celebrate Steelworkers who do amazing works of community service, and to show the world that Steelworkers have big hearts. The USW is proud to have generous and compassionate members who foster a culture of giving back in our union. […]
Each year, we mark the anniversary of December 6 to remember the women murdered at Montreal’s École Polytechnique and all women lost to violence. We remember that the women killed at the École Polytechnique were killed while they were simply trying to learn at school or put in a day of work. We recognize the […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – United Steelworkers Local 2724 believes that as a community we should be taking care of each other. That’s why their motto is “Steelworkers make great neighbours.” Local 2724 has presented Sault Area Hospital Foundation with a generous gift of $45,851 to purchase a new piece of medical equipment for the […]
Winnipeg General Strike Musical Heads to Major Theatres May 15, 1919 might have started as a regular day in Winnipeg, but the six weeks that followed changed our country, and the world, forever. Over 30,000 workers participated in a what is now called the Winnipeg General Strike, walking off their jobs to protest massive unemployment, […]
Leo Gerard was 11 years old when he handed out his first union leaflets. That was in 1958, and he was living in Sudbury, a mining town. The leaflets were for the Mine Mill, the union his father belonged to. What Gerard didn’t know then was that he would spend much of the rest of […]
HAMILTON – Employees of Transcare Logistics, a Hamilton subsidiary of CP Rail, have joined the United Steelworkers (USW) union. Transcare employees voted Thursday to join the Steelworkers, in a secret-ballot vote supervised by the Ontario Ministry of Labour. Transcare Logistics bills itself as “Canada’s first automated distribution hub” and “the largest and the fastest steel […]
November 25 is International Day to End Violence Against Women. As men, we have all heard or made comments like, ”You throw like a girl,” or, ”You’re crying! What are you—a little girl?!” When making these comments, we imply that the men portraying these characteristics are weak, and that women are weak, too. If you […]
International Transgender Day of Remembrance has been observed annually on November 20 as a day to memorialize those who have been murdered as a result of transphobia. It is a day to draw attention to the continued violence endured by the transgender community. Since 1999, Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), takes place every November. It […]