TORONTO – University staff at three Ontario universities have reached another significant milestone towards the creation of a new defined-benefit pension, the University Pension Plan (UPP). Members of United Steelworkers (USW) locals at the University of Toronto, the University of Guelph and Queen’s University are one step closer to improved retirement security. Voting by all participating […]
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. – At a general membership meeting today in Trois-Rivières, workers at Aluminerie de Bécancour Inc. (ABI) voted by a 79.8% majority to ratify the employer’s latest contract offer, bringing an end to one of the longest private-sector labour disputes in Quebec history. “I am proud of each and every one of the workers, […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Marty Warren said Wednesday’s CBC story on the non-reporting of workplace fatalities in Nova Scotia brings back memories of May 1992 and the Westray Mine disaster. “In the subsequent inquiry, the Department of Labour and its incompetent inspections were part of the reason Justice Peter Richard called for […]
COBDEN, Ont. – A United Steelworkers union (USW) settlement with a long-term-care facility in Eastern Ontario recognizes the growing issues of staffing and increased levels of care, says USW Ontario Director Marty Warren. “Our members are experiencing more and more stress as they deal with changing workloads, increased patient acuity and government austerity, all at […]
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