The following letter from USW District 6 Director Marty Warren was published by the Sudbury Star: For years, Laurentian University employee and student groups sounded the alarm. They warned of dire consequences of a steady erosion of public funding coupled with reckless administrative decisions. The powers that be, including the Ontario government, dismissed and scoffed […]
SUDBURY – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is supporting calls for the Canadian and Ontario governments to stop the insolvency proceedings at Laurentian University and to provide the long-term, stable funding needed to ensure the university’s sustainability. “Laurentian University’s students, employees and their families should not have to pay for a scandal caused by years […]
GATINEAU, Que. – The United Steelworkers/Syndicat des Métallos has welcomed 125 new members into its ranks, with workers at the Weston food plant in Gatineau, who were previously affiliated with the CSD, joining the union. The new USW members have formed a new USW local that aims to organize workers throughout the Outaouais region. “We’re […]
TORONTO – Chaplains in Canadian federal prisons have negotiated a tentative agreement for their first union contract, a deal aimed at improving working conditions as well as spiritual care to thousands of inmates. “This agreement comes at a critical time for Canada’s prison chaplains and the inmates for whom they provide spiritual care,” said Ken […]
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