By Daniel Nolan No one believed Norm Jamison would win — including Norm Jamison. The Nanticoke steelworker had doubts he could win Norfolk riding for the New Democrats and unseat longtime Liberal incumbent MPP Gord Miller in the 1990 provincial election. He ran unsuccessfully for the NDP against Miller in 1987. But a series of […]
SUDBURY – Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas will visit the picket line of Local 2020 on Friday to show support for counselling staff and call for fairness. WHAT: Picket Line Support Event for USW Local 2020 on strike at Sudbury Counselling Centre WHEN: Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, 11:00 a.m. WHERE: USW Local 2020 Picket LineSudbury Counselling […]
Lobby your local town or city to endorse the campaign. If your town or city has not endorsed the USW’s Stop the Killing campaign, we want to help you make that happen. Contact us if you are interested and we can help you approach your city hall with a resolution to support. It is easier […]
SUDBURY – “A message to our clients: We care about you,” is the headline on a leaflet that counselling staff are handing to clients visiting the Sudbury Counselling Centre. Counselling staff at the centre, members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2020, are not at work today. They’re outside the building delivering apologies to their clients. The […]
TORONTO – Former miners are dying of neurological and lung diseases. Steelworkers welcome the $1 million in new Ontario government funding, but regret that those who’ve already made claims won’t be reconsidered. online pharmacy aciphex with best prices today in the USA “These miners were forced to inhale McIntyre Powder from the 1940s to the 1970s. […]
Steelworkers congratulate Jagmeet Singh as the new federal leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP)! In a letter to Singh on behalf of Steelworkers, USW National Director Ken Neumann expressed excitement about Singh’s leadership and the tremendous energy and enthusiasm the new leader brings to our proud and principled party. “You are arriving at an […]
HAMILTON – United Steelworkers (USW) officials are cautiously optimistic regarding the Stelco Holdings Inc. plan for an initial public offering that will result in capital investments in steelmaking operations and payments into pension and benefit plans. “We always support investments that expand and upgrade our manufacturing facilities and that preserve and create good, family-supporting jobs. […]
On October 4 we remember the many hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across this country. We especially remember the Steelworker sisters who have been taken from us, and we remember the Steelworker families who are grieving. Apotek Copenhagen DK October 4 is a day of sadness, but also of some hope. […]
WINDSOR, Ont. – Freedom Mobile, owned by telecom giant Shaw Communications, has threatened to lock out its call centre employees in Windsor next Friday, September 22. Freedom Mobile’s threat to lock out employees comes on the heels of its refusal to improve a collective agreement offer that was firmly rejected by those employees in a […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1998 members at the University of Toronto have ratified a new collective agreement that improves wages, job security and working conditions. The three-year collective agreement, to be in effect until June 30, 2020, covers 4,300 administrative and technical employees at the university. USW Local 1998 members voted to approve […]
There are lots of reason to celebrate Labour Day for members of a union; work conditions, the 40 hour week, stat holidays, vacations and pensions to name a few. But really Labour Day is about solidarity, coming together to recognize that when we are at work we sweat and toil for the company to be […]
The federal NDP has tripled its membership ahead of the leadership vote. The party announced that more than 124,000 members are eligible to vote for the next leader of the NDP when voting begins in September. This is more than three times March 2017 membership total of 41,000. Congratulations to the leadership campaigns, activists and […]
COME BY CHANCE, NL, Aug. 31, 2017 – The union representing North Atlantic Refining Limited employees is calling out the provincial government for ignoring concerns reminiscent of the troubling conditions leading up to a fatal explosion at the Come By Chance refinery in 1998. “Our concerns over health and safety have fallen on deaf ears […]
HAMILTON, ON – Operation Backpack, which began six years ago as a modest effort to support a few Hamilton families, has grown into a major initiative that will help 1,000 kids returning to school this year. The success of Operation BackPack 2017 will be on display Wednesday morning at the ArcelorMittal Hamilton East plant on […]
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. This Labour Day we are fighting to stop the unfairness and protect workers’ pensions. Canadians are appalled by the plight of thousands of employees […]
TORONTO – While the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) spends years on yet another study, victims of the 36-year use of McIntyre (aluminum) powder at Ontario mines are dying of neurological and lung diseases with no compensation, says United Steelworkers’ (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Marty Warren. “This is just another stalling tactic to avoid justice […]
TORONTO – After a generation of inaction, Ontario’s Liberal government must enact fundamental labour law reforms to address rising inequality and precarious work, says the United Steelworkers (USW). “Over 14 consecutive years in power, the Liberals ignored the need for meaningful, comprehensive improvements to Ontario’s labour laws, even as levels of inequality and precarious work […]
There are many things which make up a community; a sense of belonging and a chance to participate are among the two most important. The Hamilton Steelworkers Area Council has had the privilege of taking part in many events throughout Hamilton and the one common thread, whether it be In the Keith community, the Sherman Hub, […]