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Steelworkers condemn Algoma’s heartless holiday job cuts

December 4, 2025 | Media Releases

SAULT STE. MARIE – Algoma Steel’s devastating announcement of more than 1,000 layoffs will hit workers and Sault Ste. Marie hard on the eve of the holiday season. Not only will this hurt the community, it also is an embarrassment for the federal government, which has supported Algoma during a difficult trade war and transition […]

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The USW endorses Rob Ashton for NDP leader

December 2, 2025 | Media Releases

Rob Ashton is the candidate best positioned to win over working people and rebuild the NDP as a party rooted in the labour movement.

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Steelworkers union welcomes federal steel and softwood measures, urge strong enforcement and progress on softwood dispute

November 27, 2025 | Media Releases

TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the federal government’s new measures announced Wednesday to support Canada’s steel and softwood lumber sectors, calling them a meaningful step forward in the face of U.S. tariffs and global market instability. The package includes tighter import controls, a 25% surtax on steel derivatives, strengthened border enforcement, expanded […]

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