The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomes recommendations for changes to B.C.’s Labour Relations Code, but cautions much more must be done to bring the Code into the 21st century. The modest changes proposed to successorship must be expanded to include all sectors, including forestry where loggers face constant contract flipping, the USW says. “Every B.C. worker […]
OTTAWA – A high-level delegation of three Colombian social leaders will be in Canada from Oct. 25 to Nov. 9, 2018. These leaders represent the Buenaventura Civic Strike Committee in Colombia’s principal Pacific port city. In 2017, social organizations launched a remarkable three-week civic strike that forced the Colombian government to negotiate solutions to the […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers across Ontario are joining community and labour actions condemning the Doug Ford government’s legislation cancelling the $15 minimum wage increase and rolling back basic labour rights. “It hasn’t taken long for the Ford government to show which side it’s on, and it’s clear this government is not ‘For The People’,” said Marty […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers is calling on the federal government to take a decisive stand against U.S. quotas on Canadian steel and aluminum products. “Canada’s government must emphatically stand up for the Canadian steel and aluminum industries and thousands of families whose livelihoods are at stake,” said USW National Director Ken Neumann. News reports […]
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