BELLEDUNE, N.B. – The corporate leadership of resource giant Glencore must demonstrate the sincerity of the goodwill it recently expressed towards its New Brunswick employees, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “When Brunswick Smelter workers came to the Glencore shareholders’ meeting in Switzerland, corporate representatives assured them that they are committed to progressive labour relations and […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomes today’s agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico to lift U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel, but urges the Canadian government to impose critical measures needed to defend Canada’s steel sector against import surges and unfair trade practices. “We have fought the U.S. tariffs non-stop for close […]
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – The United Steelworkers (USW) union is disappointed by multinational giant Vale’s refusal to engage in serious negotiations with workers at Voisey’s Bay mining operations in Labrador, leading to a breakdown in contract talks. Negotiations broke off yesterday between Vale and USW Local 9508, representing 250 production and maintenance workers. “We […]
PITTSBURGH – Some 200 locked-out members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9700 from the ABI aluminum smelter in Bécancour, Quebec, drove more than 12 hours to demonstrate at Alcoa’s shareholders’ meeting today in Pittsburgh. A delegation of union representatives equipped with shareholders’ proxies also attended the meeting to address Alcoa’s role in the 16-month lockout […]
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