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Steelworkers at OLG Casino Thunder Bay Ratify First Contract

July 11, 2014 | News Articles

THUNDER BAY – United Steelworkers (USW) members employed at OLG Casino Thunder Bay have ratified their first collective agreement. The casino employees, who joined the Steelworkers last November, voted by an 85-per-cent margin Thursday in favour of a three-year contract with the casino. “I congratulate these new Steelworkers on their success in achieving a good […]

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One Sault job affected by Ontera deal, says union

July 9, 2014 | News Articles

Tuesday, July 08, 2014 A bombshell at Ontera today. Workers were told that 40 jobs will be cut over the next two years from the telecommunications division of Ontario Northland, according to USW Local 1976. The cuts will come following completion of the sale to Bell Aliant in early August. That number doesn’t include managerial […]

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NL Conservatives, Liberals Weaken Workers’ Rights, Promote Inequality

July 4, 2014 | News Articles

The provincial Conservatives and Liberals have taken a page out of Stephen Harper’s ideological playbook to weaken workers’ rights and increase inequality in Newfoundland and Labrador, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “In the next provincial election, Newfoundland and Labrador families will remember how their interests have been betrayed by a Conservative-Liberal coalition that is willingly doing […]

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Standing Strong with Horwath – NDP Ran Solid Campaign

June 19, 2014 | News Articles

TORONTO – “I want to congratulate Andrea Horwath and the NDP on the recent Ontario election. The Steelworkers stand strong with Andrea, and I’m proud of our members who worked so hard for NDP candidates across Ontario during the campaign,” said Marty Warren, USW District 6 Director. “While we didn’t form government this time, the […]

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Wind Tower Workers in Thorold Join United Steelworkers

June 13, 2014 | News Articles

THOROLD – Employees who build wind turbine towers at TSP Canada Towers Inc. in Thorold have voted to join the United Steelworkers union (USW). The employees voted Thursday by a 66-per-cent majority to join the Steelworkers. The vote was administered by the Ontario Labour Relations Board. “We congratulate the TSP employees who have voted to […]

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New Poll Shows Rising NDP in Statistical Tie, Horwath as Best Premier

June 11, 2014 | News Articles

TORONTO – Momentum and voter support have shifted to Andrea Horwath’s New Democrats who are now in a three-way race with their rivals, a province-wide poll on the eve of the Ontario election shows. Horwath also is viewed as the leader who would make the best premier of the province, according to the poll by […]

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Steelworkers Ask Again – Where Have You Been Kathleen Wynne?

June 9, 2014 | News Articles

TORONTO – Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne must explain why she has ignored pleas for eight weeks to defend Ontario workers, particularly youth, from attacks by a U.S.-based multinational. A campaign launched in April resulted in 1,200 letters being sent to Wynne, asking her to support Toronto workers forced on strike nine months ago by Crown […]

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Steelworkers Ask Again – Where Have You Been Kathleen Wynne?

June 9, 2014 | News Articles

TORONTO – Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne must explain why she has ignored pleas for eight weeks to defend Ontario workers, particularly youth, from attacks by a U.S.-based multinational. A campaign launched in April resulted in 1,200 letters being sent to Wynne, asking her to support Toronto workers forced on strike nine months ago by Crown […]

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Change that Makes Sense – Andrea Horwath and the NDP

May 27, 2014 | News Articles

It’s time for change in Ontario – time for Andrea Horwath and the New Democrats who will bring change that makes sense. online pharmacy buy flexeril with best prices today in the USA People are tired of Liberal scandals and corruption, tired of Liberals who over-promise and under-deliver. The people of Ontario know that Tim […]

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USW Supports Horwath’s NDP: Time for a Change in Ontario

May 2, 2014 | News Articles

TORONTO – “I’m behind Andrea Horwath and the NDP and their decision not to support the Ontario Liberal budget,” said Marty Warren, United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario Director. “As Andrea said, it’s time for a change in Ontario. We’re tired of Liberal scandals and corruption. We’re tired of Liberals who over-promise and under-deliver,” said Warren. “Unlike […]

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USW Supports Horwath’s NDP: Time for a Change in Ontario

May 2, 2014 | News Articles

TORONTO – “I’m behind Andrea Horwath and the NDP and their decision not to support the Ontario Liberal budget,” said Marty Warren, United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario Director. “As Andrea said, it’s time for a change in Ontario. We’re tired of Liberal scandals and corruption. We’re tired of Liberals who over-promise and under-deliver,” said Warren. “Unlike […]

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Historic Miners’ Strike Led to Important Health and Safety Advances

April 14, 2014 | News Articles

40th Anniversary Forum commemorates Elliot Lake miners SUDBURY, 14 April 2014 – “The most important thing to come out of the mines is the miner,” wrote Dr. James Ham in his 1976 Royal Commission report on the Health and Safety of Workers in Mines. The United Steelworkers (USW) shares that conviction, 40 years after Elliot […]