TORONTO, MONTREAL, 16 February 2018 – Canada is not among the “bad actors” engaged in unfair trade and dumping of aluminum and steel into the United States and must be excluded from potential U.S. tariffs and quotas, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “There is no justification to include Canada with countries that systematically violate trade […]
GODERICH, Ont. – Unionized security guards at ASAP Secured Inc. in Goderich have achieved their first collective agreement, overcoming significant challenges that included a lockout imposed by their employer. The security guards, who are members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9597, voted Monday to ratify a two-year contract that includes wage increases and other improvements […]
Like many Canadians, I am troubled by the recent verdict in the Gerald Stanley trial. It sends the wrong message about the value our society places on Indigenous lives. And it undermines efforts at reconciliation being taken by individual Canadians and by organizations such as the United Steelworkers. The USW has endorsed the 94 calls […]
QUEBEC CITY – Representatives of 1,030 locked-out employees of the ABI aluminum smelter today praised the efforts of Quebec Labour Minister Dominique Viens in advocating for a negotiated settlement to the month-long lockout. The labour minister encouraged a resumption of bargaining during separate meetings today with representatives of the United Steelworkers and ABI management. The […]
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