TORONTO – The United Steelworkers and Crown Holdings have reached a tentative agreement aimed at ending a 22-month strike at a beer can manufacturing plant in Toronto. The tentative agreement was reached Wednesday night with the assistance of the Ontario Labour Relations Board. The proposed contract will be presented to striking workers and submitted to a […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers (USW) members embroiled in a 22-month labour dispute with beer can manufacturing giant Crown Holdings are advocating for legislative changes to prevent such prolonged and devastating disputes. USW members will attend public hearings in London on Wednesday as part of the Ontario government’s Changing Workplaces Review. The review has been established […]
TORONTO – The recent conviction of a Metron Construction boss on criminal negligence charges for killing four workers in 2009 should result in a jail sentence, says Marty Warren, Ontario/Atlantic Director of the United Steelworkers (USW). online pharmacy buy suhagra online no prescription pharmacy “This case illustrates exactly why our union has been fighting long […]
PORT HOPE / COBOURG – A new three-year contract for Cameco fuel manufacturing workers in Cobourg and Port Hope includes both yearly raises and enhanced retirement benefits, says company spokesperson Carey Hyndman. The first and second years will see a 2.25% increase for 101 members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 14193 and, with a 2.5% […]
COMBERMERE, ON – Employees of Pastway Planing and Wood Preserving LP in Combermere have voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW). The Pastway Planing employees voted 63% in favour of joining the USW, in a June 17 vote supervised by the Ontario Labour Relations Board. There will be 58 members in the new union. The […]
TORONTO – The report of a rare Industrial Inquiry Commission confirms that a 21-month strike at a Toronto beer can factory is being prolonged by the illegal behaviour of U.S.-based multinational Crown Holdings, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. Commissioner Morton Mitchnick, appointed by the Ontario government in March to lead the inquiry and seek a […]
TORONTO – A veil of secrecy shrouding the bidding process for U.S. Steel assets in Hamilton and Nanticoke must be lifted immediately to protect the interests of thousands of workers and pensions, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “There are 39 potential bidders out there, but U.S. Steel doesn’t want anybody to know anything about it,” […]
KINGSTON, Ont. – United Steelworkers (USW) members employed at the Novelis aluminum manufacturing plant in Kingston have ratified a three-year collective agreement with the company. Members of USW Local 343 voted 77% in favour of the new contract, which provides annual pay increases of three per cent. “Our members believe this is a fair deal […]
Some 150 workers facing layoffs next month CBC News Hundreds of people showed their support at a steelworkers’ union rally in Labrador City on Monday evening. In early April, the Iron ore Company of Canada announced that 150 workers would be laid off in June, causing anxiety for an already economically troubled Labrador West. On […]
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – The United Steelworkers (USW) has successfully unionized the workers at Entec Inc. in Saint John. The New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board has now certified the 71 workers who make natural gas boilers in the Saint John location. Following the issuing of an interim relief order, the Labour and Employment Board […]
Our members at Crown Holdings have now been on strike for over 20 months. While the Ontario government has taken the rare step of ordering an industrial inquiry, it may not be enough to finally resolve this dispute. The Toronto and York Region Labour Council has started a new LabourStart petition reaching out directly to […]
KINGSTON, Ont. – Unions representing more than 7,000 Queen’s University employees and pensioners are joining forces to seek an agreement with the university to ensure improved pension protection and long-term sustainability for their members. online pharmacy order tadalista no prescription with best prices today in the USA A pension co-operation agreement was signed today by […]
By Rosie DiManno, The Toronto Star There’s little need right now for the old wood-burning stove in the shed’s corner. Or the split logs and kindling boards stacked up outside. But who knows? The time may come again. Another bitterly cold winter on the picket line, in a strike that has gone largely unnoticed by […]
Drawn-out dispute a worrisome example of what’s next for Canadian workers. Imagine you’ve worked hard for the same employer for nearly 30 years, and seen your factory colleagues honoured as top producers. Now imagine that your employer wants to freeze your pension, cut cost of living allowances, and bring in a divisive two-tiered wage system. […]
Families, union, company praise jury for recommendations to improve safety underground The families hugged, smiled and shed a tear as the coroner’s inquest into the deaths of Jordan Fram and Jason Chenier came to an end today with recommendations from the four-person jury today. The jury was given eight recommendations to look over last week, […]
By Carol Mulligan, The Sudbury Star Members of United Steelworkers Local 6500 will join an Oshawa MPP at Queen’s Park today when she introduces a private member’s bill that would have an impact on workers and their families in Ontario. Oshawa New Democrat MPP Jennifer French will hold a news conference to outline details of […]
RENFREW COUNTY – United Steelworkers (USW) members in Renfrew County have ratified a three-year collective agreement with Haley Industries Ltd., one of the region’s major employers. “We succeeded in negotiating a fair settlement through frank and honest discussions throughout the bargaining process,” said USW Local 4820 President Mike Byers. “We hope this sets the stage […]
SUDBURY, PORT COLBORNE, Ont. – United Steelworkers members in Sudbury and Port Colborne have approved a five-year collective agreement with mining giant Vale. The new contract has been ratified by 76.7% of USW Local 6500 members in Sudbury and 87% of USW Local 6200 members in Port Colborne. Turnout was high for the ratification votes, […]