TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union is calling for the federal government’s regulations and soon-to-come legislation to be more serious by an order of magnitude. The measures announced on March 18 and the response to date towards workers, jobs and incomes in the face of the current COVID-19 crisis, has been dangerously inadequate. “After decades […]
TORONTO – “The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is doubling our commitment to food banks in 2020,” said Ken Neumann, President of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund and Canadian National Director for the United Steelworkers (USW). “The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic disruption will affect the most vulnerable and poorest in our communities in every part of Canada […]
TORONTO – As the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) spreads around the world, unions, including the United Steelworkers (USW), call for increased protections and supports for workers. “As federal and provincial governments in Canada take actions to limit the spread of the virus, we must ensure workers are supported and protected,” said Ken Neumann, USW National Director. “The […]
A coalition of Ontario unions, coordinated by the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), and representing approximately 270,000 employees and over 40 different unions, announced today that they have filed a constitutional challenge to Bill 124, the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act. Bill 124 violates the collective bargaining rights enshrined in the […]
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