Selkirk, Man. – Following months of praising its workers as “essential” during the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Cat Wear Parts has locked out its Selkirk workers. Over 60 Canadian workers, members of United Steelworkers Local 9074-12, have been locked out of the Selkirk plant by their employer as of midnight June 19, completely upending the lives […]
TORONTO – Canada’s provincial governments must rectify deeply entrenched, fatal flaws in the workers’ compensation system that continue to ruin lives and exacerbate the opioid crisis, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “A national media exposé this week has documented the disastrous human toll wrought by the failings of Canada’s workers’ compensation boards,” said USW National […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) union is calling on the Trudeau government to take action on Canada’s growing inequality, following a report that shows the rich hold a larger share of wealth than previously thought. The Parliamentary Budget Officer’s (PBO’s) report, Estimating the Top Tail of the Family Wealth Distribution in Canada, exposes the disparity […]
MONTREAL – As the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be drawing to a close, Quebec Steelworkers are asking the province’s Labour minister to respond to widespread demands for pandemic pay for security guards. “Security guards have had the delicate task of enforcing changing health directives, sometimes risking their health and the health […]
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