TORONTO – A decade-long campaign led by the daughter of a deceased uranium miner has led to victory for workers struck by Parkinson’s disease after being subjected to aluminum dust inhalation “treatments” in their jobs. Supported by her union, the United Steelworkers (USW), and other worker advocacy organizations, Janice Martell waged a relentless campaign to […]
ALEXANDRIA, Ont. – Employees of The Palace Alexandria long-term care and retirement home in eastern Ontario will be picketing outside the facility on February 7 to bring awareness to their efforts to improve working conditions exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO: The Palace Alexandria long-term care and retirement home employees, members of USW Local […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union, representing 800,000 workers in Canada and the USA, stands in solidarity with the members of Section 333 of the National Union of Mine, Metal, Steel and Related Workers of the Mexican Republic (Los Mineros), led by Napoleón Gómez Urrutia, who are on strike against Americas Gold and Silver, a Canadian […]
TORONTO – The Ontario Conservative government’s pledge that injured and ill workers across the province will benefit from leadership changes at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board must be backed up by decisive and meaningful action, the United Steelworkers (USW) union says. “Promises and pretty words are meaningless if they are not promptly followed by […]
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