WINDSOR – Negotiations for a first collective agreement between the United Steelworkers (USW) and Freedom Mobile for its call centre employees in Windsor have stalled. Despite an intense last 19 hours of talks and the efforts of a federal labour conciliation officer, there is not yet a settlement. Freedom Mobile, previously known as Wind Mobile, […]
VANCOUVER – Leaders of the United Steelworkers (USW) say Canada has lost a fighter for justice with the death of Brian Fitzpatrick, whose 24-year-old son was killed on a Kiewit Construction site at Toba Inlet, B.C., in 2009. “Brian became a champion in our campaign to Stop The Killing, Enforce the Law,” said Stephen Hunt, […]
CALGARY – Two local unions of United Steelworkers at Evraz steel facilities in Calgary and Regina reached impasse in negotiations with their employer over the company’s outrageous concessionary demands. The union is in mediation with dates set for later in August, with the prospect of a labour dispute if mediation is unsuccessful. Both USW 6673, […]
BURNABY – In the wake of yet another closure of a B.C. sawmill due to lack of logs, the United Steelworkers (USW) is seeking a fresh approach from the new B.C. government. “Yesterday, British Columbians learned that the inability of sawmills to secure log supply has resulted in a modern-day B.C. ritual: the closure of […]
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