2020 has been a momentous year on the part of Turtle Island we call Canada. It began with open conflict on Wet’suwet’en land that raised important issues of land sovereignty and traditional forms of leadership. And then came COVID-19. The pandemic has renewed concerns about sub-standard health services in many Indigenous communities and race-based barriers […]
TORONTO – Chaplains providing spiritual care in Canadian federal prisons have taken the unusual step of applying for conciliation in their attempt to negotiate a first collective agreement with their employer. The United Steelworkers union (USW) represents approximately 180 chaplains, from a variety of faiths and spiritual practices, who provide spiritual care to inmates in […]
Today United Steelworker (USW) Local Unions that represent workers at five separate Teck Resources smelter and mining operations in BC met together virtually with USW District 3 Director Stephen Hunt to discuss how we build solidarity to support each other and deliver for our members. Together Locals 480 and 9705 at the Trail smelter, Local […]
USW IN THE NEWS, 8 June 2020 – USW National Director Ken Neumann appears on Sauga 960 AM radio to advocate for critical issues for workers and all Canadians during the pandemic, including workplace health and safety, universal sick leave, entrenching long-term care into the Canada Health Act and re-building Canada’s manufacturing sector. Listen to […]
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