TORONTO – Yesterday’s passage of Bill 148 (the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act) by the Ontario Legislature makes changes to Ontario’s labour and employment laws that should be seen as the first in a series of necessary steps toward fairer employee rights, says the United Steelworkers (USW). “Bill 148 is not the comprehensive overhaul that […]
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que. – A tentative agreement has been reached between the United Steelworkers Local 6486 negotiating committee, representing 371 workers at the CEZinc refinery in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, and Noranda Income Fund. Union members will review and vote on the terms of the tentative agreement at a closed-door membership meeting on Saturday, Nov. 25. Details of the […]
BÉCANCOUR, Que. – Unionized employees at Bécancour’s ABI aluminum smelter have voted overwhelmingly to reject the company’s contract offer and to adopt a strike mandate. At membership meetings over the last two days, members of United Steelworkers/Syndicat des Métallos Local 9700 voted 97% to reject the company’s offer and give their bargaining committee a strike mandate. […]
TORONTO – The murders of two strikers at a Canadian-owned mine underscores the widespread repression of basic labour rights in Mexico – even when the employer is Canadian, the United Steelworkers (USW) says. “On Saturday, November 18 – four days after the Canadian government was warned of the potential for such violence – an armed […]
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