TORONTO – While the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) spends years on yet another study, victims of the 36-year use of McIntyre (aluminum) powder at Ontario mines are dying of neurological and lung diseases with no compensation, says United Steelworkers’ (USW) Ontario/Atlantic Director Marty Warren. “This is just another stalling tactic to avoid justice […]
TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $8,000 to assist hillside communities in the outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone, impacted by severe mudslides. “Mudslides have taken the lives of hundreds of people. In addition to the loss of life, many already poor families have lost everything. This calamity has received limited press coverage in […]
TORONTO – United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard and Canadian National Director Ken Neumann released the following joint statement today as the United States, Canada and Mexico begin discussions to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): “A significantly strengthened regional ‘rules of origin’ requirement should promote production in the NAFTA region, […]
TORONTO – After a generation of inaction, Ontario’s Liberal government must enact fundamental labour law reforms to address rising inequality and precarious work, says the United Steelworkers (USW). “Over 14 consecutive years in power, the Liberals ignored the need for meaningful, comprehensive improvements to Ontario’s labour laws, even as levels of inequality and precarious work […]
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