TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) has contributed $58,950 to support victims of natural and human-made disasters that have deeply impacted communities across the globe in 2019. In Canada, $10,000 was channelled through Team Rubicon to support victims of the spring floods that have affected hundreds of residents of the Ottawa River Valley in […]
Our eyes are focused on Ottawa, as we prepare to celebrate National Indigenous Day on June 21. We’re watching the Senate and the federal government to see if they will pass Bill C-262 into law, so that Canada can adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Conservative Senators have […]
BELLEDUNE, N.B. – Friends, neighbours, municipal leaders and other supporters will join locked-out Brunswick Smelter workers for a community solidarity rally in Belledune, N.B., on Tuesday, June 4. WHO: Locked-out Brunswick Smelter workers and community supporters. WHAT: Community solidarity rally. WHEN: Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. WHERE: Belledune Ball Field and […]
As we embark on another Pride month, we look forward to the celebration of the LGBTQ2S+ community and the gains made toward true equality. This year we have seen gay marriage recognized in Taiwan, and the World Health Organization remove “gender identity disorders” from its global manual of diagnosis. Here in Canada we are celebrating […]
In June this year, Steelworkers from all across Canada join with LGBT communities to celebrate Pride Month. online pharmacy zestril for sale with best prices today in the USA As a union dedicated to social justice, we have always supported equality seeking groups in our union, our workplaces, and, in society. With specific regards to […]
SUDBURY – Home care workers in Sudbury will hold a picket line rally Monday after being locked out of their jobs by for-profit service provider CarePartners. WHO: Home care workers, members of United Steelworkers Local 2020, locked out of their jobs by CarePartners. WHAT: Picket line rally and solidarity march. WHEN: Monday, June […]
TORONTO – The New Democratic Party’s climate plan released today shows it’s possible to put workers at the heart of action for our climate, says the United Steelworkers (USW). “The NDP has always been a leader with its environmental policy. Jagmeet Singh’s bold climate action and jobs plan goes even further. This plan takes real action […]
COMMUNITY RALLY TO SUPPORT WORKERS OF THE SMELTER IN BELLEDUNE, N.B. Everyone is invited to join the members of USW Local 7085: Tuesday June 4th, starting at 2:00 pm Belledune Ball Field and Recreation Centre, 2404 Main Street*In case of rain, we will be using the arena. There will be live entertainment and a BBQ. […]
BELLEDUNE, N.B. – The corporate leadership of resource giant Glencore must demonstrate the sincerity of the goodwill it recently expressed towards its New Brunswick employees, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “When Brunswick Smelter workers came to the Glencore shareholders’ meeting in Switzerland, corporate representatives assured them that they are committed to progressive labour relations and […]
Approximately 30 USW health care members met to talk about the importance of bargaining and learn how the union approaches negotiating strategies to win the best possible contracts for its members. With health care workers having no right to strike in Canada, activists must use union organizing and other grassroots efforts to obtain the language […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomes today’s agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico to lift U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel, but urges the Canadian government to impose critical measures needed to defend Canada’s steel sector against import surges and unfair trade practices. “We have fought the U.S. tariffs non-stop for close […]
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – The United Steelworkers (USW) union is disappointed by multinational giant Vale’s refusal to engage in serious negotiations with workers at Voisey’s Bay mining operations in Labrador, leading to a breakdown in contract talks. Negotiations broke off yesterday between Vale and USW Local 9508, representing 250 production and maintenance workers. “We […]
The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Young Workers Program and United Way Centraide Canada (UWCC) are pleased to present the annual CLC/UWCC Post-Secondary Scholarship. The CLC and the UWCC are long-time partners in taking action to create prosperous, inclusive, diverse and respectful communities, safer workplaces, and a fairer Canada for working people. We recognize that post-secondary education […]
Sign ITUC’s petition calling for a fair deal for all working people We know the economy is rigged against workers: people are disenchanted with a model of globalization that has put profit ahead of people. On the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is calling for a fair […]
In the early morning of May 9, 1992, an explosion ripped through the Westray coal mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, killing all twenty-six miners working the night shift. This explosion not only took the lives of those twenty-six men but it changed the lives, forever, of so many more. Families, friends, co-workers and the communities […]
The drizzle and cold weather did not discourage human rights activists from attending an urgent event in Christie Pits Park in Toronto, on May 4. Along with other prominent Canadian human rights organizations, the United Steelworkers union was present to call on the federal government to appoint an ombudsperson with real power to investigate corporate […]
TORONTO, 7 May 2019 – The Canadian Football League Players’ Association (CFLPA) and the United Steelworkers (USW) today announced a ‘strategic alliance’ that will build a closer unity of purpose between the two associations. In a demonstration of solidarity, USW National Director for Canada, Ken Neumann joined the CFLPA Bargaining Committee during the most recent […]
BELLEDUNE, N.B. – Shareholders attending Glencore’s annual general meeting on Thursday, May 9, in Zug, Switzerland will be greeted by locked-out Canadian workers protesting the company’s attacks on their health and safety and workplace rights. Brunswick Smelter workers from New Brunswick will attend Glencore’s AGM to denounce the company’s latest attempts to force concessions on […]