TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) union is praising the New Democratic Party for securing a commitment from the federal government to ensure two weeks of paid sick leave for workers across Canada. Farmacia Sevilla España “For months our union and other groups have been urging the federal government to provide guaranteed, paid sick leave, as […]
REPENTIGNY, Que. – USW members working at the General Dynamics manufacturing plant in Repentigny joined forces with their employer to make a sizeable donation to help families in need in their community. Members of Steelworkers Locals 9238 and 9421, along with the company, contributed $10,000 to the Fin à la faim (End Hunger) food bank. […]
OTTAWA – The United Steelworkers (USW) and unions across Canada are demanding that the federal government rescind its punitive ban on unemployed workers receiving supplemental payments from employers during the pandemic. For decades, tens of thousands of Canadian workers have negotiated, as part of their collective agreements with employers, so-called supplementary unemployment benefits (SUB). Employers […]
TORONTO – The Ontario government’s rejection of a public inquiry into the unprecedented, deadly crisis in the province’s long-term care system is an injustice to the victims and their families, the United Steelworkers (USW) union says. The USW, which represents employees at several long-term care facilities in Ontario, today called on Premier Doug Ford and […]
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