TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is contributing $5,000 in emergency relief to support the people affected by the massive explosions that have occurred in the Port of Beirut. The blast, linked to 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate that had been stored in an abandoned ship without proper safety measures, was felt as far […]
TORONTO – Over the month of July, the Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) contributed $42,800 to organizations in Colombia, Peru, Madagascar, Guatemala and Palestine to address the needs of communities impacted by the effects of coronavirus on local economies. Around the world, COVID mobility restrictions and lockdowns have created unwanted consequences, especially in impoverished and vulnerable […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) says charges laid against a New Brunswick employer under the Westray Law should have been applied long before now, but are still a warning to other employers who believe they cannot be held criminally accountable for workplace death and injury. “This charge of criminal negligence causing death marks […]
TORONTO, MONTREAL – The Canadian government must respond swiftly with retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products following President Donald Trump’s misguided imposition of tariffs on Canadian aluminum exports, the United Steelworkers (USW) union says. The Trump Administration’s imposition of aluminum tariffs comes only weeks after the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) came into effect last month. It also […]
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