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There’s no denying it: Indigenous children suffered and died at residential schools

September 22, 2023 | Statements

USW directors’ statement for September 30, National Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation The United Steelworkers union (USW) is committed to working for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. We know there can be no reconciliation without acknowledging the truth of what happened at residential schools. Between the late 1800s and 1996, more […]

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Metro Vancouver Rogers workers vote 99.6% in favour of strike action

September 22, 2023 | Media Releases

Members of United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1944 have sent a strong message to Rogers Communications, formerly Shaw Communications, and the Trudeau government, voting 99.6% in favour of going on strike. Members voted to give their bargaining committee the right to call for job action, up to and including a strike. “It is extremely disappointing […]

Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates $20,000 to support disaster victims in North Africa

September 21, 2023 | Media Releases

“As survivors and families now look at rebuilding their lives, we must do what we can to assist global humanitarian efforts to support them.”

USW condemns attacks on 2SLGBTQIA+ community

September 19, 2023 | Statements

As leaders of one of the largest private-sector unions in North America, we condemn the attacks that are happening on human rights across the country, targeting gender-diverse and queer youth, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, education workers and allies. 2SLGBTQIA+ peoples, education workers, school boards, labour leaders and activists and others are among those who […]

There’s no denying it: Indigenous children suffered and died at residential schools

Metro Vancouver Rogers workers vote 99.6% in favour of strike action

Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates $20,000 to support disaster victims in North Africa

USW condemns attacks on 2SLGBTQIA+ community

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