HAMILTON – United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario Director Marty Warren says the union is mourning the death of two USW members who were killed on the job at National Steel Car. Fraser Cowan died on Sept. 2, 2020, and Collin Grayley died on April 23, 2021. “Our condolences and support go out to Fraser’s and Collin’s […]
PORT-CARTIER and FERMONT, Que. – United Steelworkers/Syndicat des Métallos members at ArcelorMittal operations in Quebec’s North Shore region have voted almost unanimously to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to take strike action. In voting held Monday, more than 99% of members rejected the company’s offer. The official voting results, by union local, were […]
TORONTO – In the early morning hours of May 9, 1992, an explosion ripped through the Westray coal mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia. The explosion took the lives of 26 miners and forever changed the lives of the people of Plymouth and many surrounding communities. The inquiry that followed the disaster made clear that not […]
TORONTO – Confronted with the critical situation in India, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund has provided emergency funds totalling $5,000 to Oxfam-Quebec to strengthen the COVID-19 humanitarian response, and to support economic stimulus. Besieged by a third wave, characterized by especially contagious variants, India is currently going through some very dark times. With rates exceeding 400,000 […]
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