As the 70 workers of Samuel & Fils begin their 21st day of strike, USW District 5 (Quebec) Director Alain Croteau walked the picket line with strikers and appealed to all Steelworkers locals to support their struggle against two-tier pensions and benefits.“What is happening here is a profound injustice for the future workers of Quebec […]
LABRADOR CITY, N.L. – United Steelworkers (USW) representatives welcome today’s announcement that the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) will proceed with its Wabush 3 mine expansion project. “Our members, our families and our community are encouraged this project will proceed and that it will support good, local jobs for generations to come,” said Ron […]
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) welcomes the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s report on a 2015 CN Rail train derailment near Gogama, Ont., but also is calling for additional rail safety measures. “The Transportation Safety Board has produced an in-depth report into this disaster and we support the board’s findings and recommendations,” said USW […]
L’ORIGNAL, Ont. – Employees at the Ivaco Rolling Mills steel plant in L’Orignal have ratified new collective agreements providing improved wages, benefits and other significant gains. The employees, members of United Steelworkers (USW) Locals 7940 and 8794, have voted overwhelmingly to ratify three-year collective agreements with Ivaco, a leading producer of steel billets and hot […]
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