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May 15, 2025 | News Articles

All in on health and safety – Westray video from 2025 International Convention When workers die on the job, families are shattered and communities are forever changed. This powerful video shares real stories of loss, love and the urgent need to hold employers accountable through the Westray Law. Short-Documentaries Hear from the families directly how […]

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Steelworkers welcome launch of B.C.’s new Provincial Forestry Council with a focus on workers

May 15, 2025 | Media Releases

BURNABY, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the launch of British Columbia’s new Provincial Forestry Advisory Council (PFAC) as a critical step toward building a stronger, more sustainable forestry industry that puts workers and communities first. The newly formed council brings together labour, industry, Indigenous communities and environmental representatives, including USW Wood Council […]

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Starbucks workers in Oak Bay file to join the United Steelworkers union

May 14, 2025 | Media Releases

VICTORIA, B.C. – Starbucks workers at the Oak Bay location in Victoria, B.C., have filed to join the United Steelworkers union (USW), marking another significant milestone in the growing national movement of unionized baristas fighting for fairness at work. The Oak Bay application follows the successful ratification of four collective agreements at newly unionized Starbucks […]

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USW members at StellerVista Credit Union branches in Castlegar and Slocan Park go out on strike

USW members at StellerVista Credit Union branches in Castlegar and Slocan Park go out on strike 

April 30, 2025 | Media Releases

CASTLEGAR, BC – United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1-405 members at StellerVista Credit Union in the Castlegar and Slocan Park branches in British Columbia have put up picket lines.  For the unionized credit union employees, the employer’s proposed wage freeze for two years and the reduction of benefits and provisions that have been in the […]

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District 3 Mentorship, Opportunities & Union Leadership Development program (M.O.U.L.D.) 

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May 7, 2025
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Pride participation: the importance of local union involvement in Pride parades, festivals and events

April 23, 2025
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D3 Unite – March 2025

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March 31, 2025
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March 7, 2025
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