BELLEDUNE, N.B. – Today’s early-morning lockout of Brunswick Smelter employees culminates years of anti-worker hostility from management of multinational giant Glencore, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “People have had to endure a culture of hostility from management for the last several years. They’re fed up with the harassment, the bullying and the intimidation. And they’re […]
QUEBEC CITY – The Syndicat des Métallos/United Steelworkers (USW) will take the next few days to review a proposal from Quebec’s Labour Minister aimed at resolving a 15-month lockout of workers at the ABI aluminum smelter in Bécancour. Labour Minister Jean Boulet presented the proposed settlement today in a meeting with Dominic Lemieux, assistant to […]
VANCOUVER, April 11, 2019 – The United Steelworkers (USW) is welcoming today’s announcement by the Government of British Columbia that Vancouver lawyer Lisa Helps has been retained to assess the actions WorkSafeBC in relation to sawmill explosions at Babine Forest Products and Lakeland Mills. The explosions in 2012 killed four workers and injured dozens more […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) reacted angrily to today’s announcement by International Trade Diversification Minister Carr that a powerless special advisor has been appointed to address long-standing human rights concerns related to the Canadian corporate behaviour overseas. “It has been evident for years that an independent, effective human rights ombudsperson is desperately needed to […]
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