MONTREAL – The best approach to countering U.S. tariffs on Canadian aluminum exports is to invest funds raised from retaliatory tariffs to better position the domestic aluminum industry for the future, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. The Canadian government intends to impose countermeasures targeting $3.6 billion in American exports to Canada. Those funds should be […]
CHAMPLAIN TOWNSHIP, Ont. – Part-time firefighters employed by Champlain Township in eastern Ontario have voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW) union to improve their working conditions. Following a secret-ballot vote supervised by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, approximately 50 volunteer firefighters, based out of the township’s two fire stations in L’Orignal and Vankleek Hill, […]
VICTORIA – Workers at a Starbucks drive-thru in Victoria, B.C., have voted overwhelmingly to join the United Steelworkers (USW) union, because they believe the best way to protect their health and safety on the job is through a union. “We’re sick of being paid minimum wage to work for a multi-billion-dollar company, being understaffed during a […]
TRENTON, Ont. – Employees of the Seasons Dufferin Centre retirement home in Trenton have voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW) union to improve their working conditions. The retirement home employees have officially become USW members after holding a secret-ballot vote supervised by the Ontario Ministry of Labour. Seasons Dufferin Centre is a for-profit retirement […]
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