Blanket tariffs will hurt workers on both sides of the border: USW
“There is no question that we must address the holes in our global trading system, but Canada is not the problem.”
Pay equity is a fundamental human right. Pay equity is the term for the employer’s legal obligation to ensure workers’ pay is based on “equal pay for work of equal value.”
Stop the Killing is a campaign to hold people criminally accountable for the health and safety of workers.
“There is no question that we must address the holes in our global trading system, but Canada is not the problem.”
The last day of Justice 2024 conference delegates took in presentations and panel discussions on a variety of issues, including the intersections of health and safety, the environment, workplace justice and equity. In the morning, conference participants heard from District 3 Indigenous Coordinator Julia McKay leading a panel on the National Day of Action on […]
Nearly two months after members of USW Local 14241-01 walked off the job at Salit Steel in Niagara Falls, workers remain united in their fight for a fair collective agreement. For Unit Chair Dan Plett, the past several weeks have brought uncertainty and stress, but they have also demonstrated the membership’s determination. “We just want […]
TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating $30,000 to support individuals, families and communities evacuated by recent wildfires in British Columbia. Hot and dry conditions across much of British Columbia have contributed to another difficult wildfire season, forcing thousands of people from their homes and creating uncertainty for many communities. The United Steelworkers […]
Hundreds of USW Local 1998 members rallied across the University of Toronto’s three campuses to call on the university administration to respect their voices through the collective bargaining process. Approximately 500 members attended the St. George campus rally, with another 70 gathering at the university’s Mississauga campus and another 35 at the Scarborough campus. Members […]
CONTRECOEUR, Que. – Some 300 workers at ArcelorMittal’s Contrecoeur-Ouest steel plant are on strike to back up demands for real wage increases needed to reverse years of lost purchasing power. The workers, members of Local 6951 of the Syndicat des Métallos/United Steelworkers union, began their strike Aug. 1 following several months of negotiations, during which […]
