BROCKVILLE, Ont. – Workers at Interval House in Brockville, Ont., have voted in favour of strike action to back up their effort to win a first collective agreement as members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 8327. The workers, all women, at the shelter for abused women and children, cite a dysfunctional work environment, […]
The United Steelworkers union is deeply saddened by the death of one of its members, Chris Bohn, on Monday, March 1, 2021, who was working at a logging site, Tree Farm Licence 19, near Gold River, B.C. “We offer our condolences to the members’ spouse, his three children, family, friends and all of his fellow […]
The David Ellis Scholarship is a health and safety scholarship award available to children and grandchildren of any Steelworker member. For 2021, District 3 Director Stephen Hunt is offering five scholarships of $500 to help selected high school students continue their education at university, college or another educational institution. The David Ellis Scholarship is part […]
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. – United Steelworkers/Syndicat des Métallos members at the Forterra water pipe manufacturing plant in Saint-Eustache have ratified a good collective agreement, negotiated in challenging circumstances. The new contract provides for wage increases of 3% in the first year, 2.75% and 2.5% in the second and third years, respectively. “The company is not at […]
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