Burnaby, BC – The United Steelworkers is proud to announce its support for Mike Hurley and is encouraging all working people in Burnaby to support him as the next Mayor of the city in October 20th election. “People who get up every morning and go to work need a Mayor on their side. They need a […]
TORONTO – Steelworkers will be joined by hundreds of members of unions across Toronto for a ‘Hands Off Decent Work Laws’ rally on Monday, Oct. 15 at the Ministry of Labour offices. The rally is designed to let the Ontario Minister of Labour know about the widespread support for a $15 minimum wage and strong […]
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. – Aluminum giant Alcoa is indicating clearly that it is not interested in settling a nine-month lockout of 1,030 employees at its ABI smelter in Bécancour, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. Alcoa has demanded more concessions from the locked-out workers even though the ABI smelter has the lowest labour costs per unit production […]
BÉCANCOUR, Que. – The United Steelworkers/Syndicat des Métallos is confirming a statement by special mediator Lucien Bouchard that negotiations in the labour dispute at the ABI aluminum smelter have broken off, with the parties still too far apart on key issues. Steelworkers Local 9700, representing the 1,030 locked-out ABI workers, will be meeting with its […]
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