MAXVILLE, Ont. – United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario Director Marty Warren says long-term-care facilities are better when workers are treated with respect. Warren said the recent collective agreement ratified by 119 unionized workers at Maxville Manor means improvements in working conditions, increased weekend premiums, pay adjustment for some job classifications and more vacation entitlement for long-service […]
TORONTO – Yesterday the Trump administration announced new ‘Buy America’ provisions that will restrict access by Canadian producers to the U.S. procurement market. Donald Trump signed the executive order requiring that 75% of the value of components must be sourced in the U.S., an increase from 50%. “Worse than that, the order demanded that 95% of all […]
Today all fourteen civil society and labour union representatives of the government’s Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Body on Responsible Business Conduct Abroad (Advisory Body) tendered their resignations. The unanimous decision to resign is due to the erosion of trust and confidence between the organizations and the federal government in the area of international corporate accountability. The resigning […]
BURNABY – The United Steelworkers (USW) is welcoming the announcement of a “hot edict” of Western Forest Products by the BC Federation of Labour. Over 2,600 Steelworkers employed by Western Forest Products (WFP) on Vancouver Island are on strike to save their pensions, seniority rights and long-term disability from being cut by the company. According […]
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