An Open Letter to All USW Local Unions, Activists and Members: As many of you know by now, Unifor’s leadership made the decision to unilaterally leave the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) last Wednesday, Jan. 17. This is, of course, a very disappointing decision. What’s more disappointing is that Unifor attempts to justify this decision by […]
LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. – The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomes today’s jury’s acquittal of three workers charged in the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic (MMA) train derailment in the heart of this community that left 47 people dead in 2013. “Nearly five years later, this verdict is a tremendous relief for these workers and their families,” said Steelworkers’ […]
OTTAWA – The United Steelworkers (USW) is calling for quick implementation of a new Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), announced today by the federal Minister of International Trade. “The Minister is to be commended for seeing the need for an ombudsperson and for recognizing the positive contribution it can make in encouraging respect for […]
BÉCANCOUR, Que. – With aluminum giant Alcoa set to report its 2017 fourth-quarter and year-end results, the United Steelworkers is appealing to shareholders to question the ramifications of the company’s lockout of more than 1,000 Quebec employees. “Shareholders must question the company’s decisions to unilaterally pull the plug on collective bargaining that was in full […]
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