Liberal broken promises particularly impactful in Indigenous communities – many Steelworkers are members of these communities and work in these areas. TORONTO – The United Steelworkers will start running ads pointing out the many broken promises Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party have broken, and how they’ve particularly let down Indigenous communities. The ads were […]
Steelworkers run ads in key battleground areas criticizing Liberals for broken promises and failure to make life more affordable. TORONTO – This week the United Steelworkers starts running ads reminding everyday Canadians that the Liberal government has broken its promises and failed to make life affordable. This follows Monday’s protest of Justin Trudeau at the […]
Labour Day’s roots are in the struggle for workers’ rights – for union recognition, for the eight-hour day, for dignity and a voice at work, for health and safety and more. Labour Day is a celebration – a holiday to spend with family and with our labour family. In 2019, it is also a renewal […]
WABUSH, N.L. – The United Steelworkers (USW) today announced a significant enhancement of a Community Fund created by the union to provide crucial health benefits to Scully Mine retirees. “This infusion of funding is an important step in building the critical mass needed for the new Community Fund to provide meaningful support to retirees who […]
This year is the 100th anniversary of the largest and most influential strike in Canadian history. The Winnipeg General Strike started on May 15 and lasted six weeks, with approximately 30,000 workers walking off the job, bringing economic activity to a standstill in what was then Canada’s third largest city. Winnipeg 1919 is the setting […]
As we move closer to the federal election in October, it is increasingly important that we, as union retirees think critically about how we use our vote. Over the course of the last year or so we have seen a trend in provincial elections away from centre left governments toward decidedly right wing governments, Quebec, […]
The Twinkie Foundation was the big winner at the second Annual Steelworkers Charity Golf Open on August 18. Hosted by the United Steelworkers local unions of Sault Ste. Marie and area, this year’s tournament raised $10,000 for the local charity. The Twinkie Foundation is a registered charity that helps local families of sick children […]
Please join USW Local 2020 Unit 79 in a Twitter blitz on August 20 in order to encourage the Ontario Health Minister to pressure CarePartners to end their lockout and get back to the bargaining table! You can participate from anywhere as long as you have internet access. The approximately 30 USW members of […]
MAXVILLE, Ont. – United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario Director Marty Warren says long-term-care facilities are better when workers are treated with respect. Warren said the recent collective agreement ratified by 119 unionized workers at Maxville Manor means improvements in working conditions, increased weekend premiums, pay adjustment for some job classifications and more vacation entitlement for long-service […]
TORONTO – Yesterday the Trump administration announced new ‘Buy America’ provisions that will restrict access by Canadian producers to the U.S. procurement market. Donald Trump signed the executive order requiring that 75% of the value of components must be sourced in the U.S., an increase from 50%. “Worse than that, the order demanded that 95% of all […]
TORONTO – University staff at three Ontario universities have reached another significant milestone towards the creation of a new defined-benefit pension, the University Pension Plan (UPP). Members of United Steelworkers (USW) locals at the University of Toronto, the University of Guelph and Queen’s University are one step closer to improved retirement security. Voting by all participating […]
“Every vote counts.” Very cliché, right? Not for the case of Jordan Brown, the newly-minted Member of House Assembly (MHA) for Labrador West (Newfoundland and Labrador). Jordan Brown is the son of Labrador Steelworkers – his father, Tony Brown, is a member of USW Local 6480 and his step-mother, Marcie Brown, is the president of […]
Workers at the Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes in Cobden, Ontario, settled two collective agreements for USW Local 6936 that recognize the growing issues of staffing and increased levels of care. “Our members are experiencing more and more stress as they deal with changing workloads, increased patient acuity and government austerity,” said USW District […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Marty Warren said Wednesday’s CBC story on the non-reporting of workplace fatalities in Nova Scotia brings back memories of May 1992 and the Westray Mine disaster. “In the subsequent inquiry, the Department of Labour and its incompetent inspections were part of the reason Justice Peter Richard called for […]
Nearly two dozen workers, all members of USW Local 2020, took to the streets on June 3 to picket their employer, CarePartners, after being locked out on May 31. The union rejected the company’s latest contract that included debilitating compensation cuts and increased weekend work, and took away the workers’ pensions. “The union was prepared […]
COBDEN, Ont. – A United Steelworkers union (USW) settlement with a long-term-care facility in Eastern Ontario recognizes the growing issues of staffing and increased levels of care, says USW Ontario Director Marty Warren. “Our members are experiencing more and more stress as they deal with changing workloads, increased patient acuity and government austerity, all at […]
Ken Neumann statement on the MMIWG National Inquiry Final Report online pharmacy kamagra-polo for sale no prescription On June 3, 2019, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its final report. The report draws a direct link between Canada’s historic and ongoing violation and abuse of Indigenous Peoples’ rights and […]
Members at Scapa Tapes in Renfrew, Ontario recently participated in a mental health training session offered and negotiated by the union. Approximately 130 members of Local 6946 took part in the half-day session, along with 20 managers and non-bargaining unit staff, on company time. “It’s something that all locals should try to negotiate into their […]