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Red Cup Day: Brewing solidarity and borrowing shifts across Ontario

November 13, 2025 | Statements

For many customers, Red Cup Day marks the beginning of the holiday season – a time of excitement, tradition, celebration and a reminder to begin their holiday shopping. But for Starbucks workers, it also marks one of the most exhausting and demanding days of the year. Behind every peppermint mocha and festive latte are the […]

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Building confidence, connection and leadership through the Women of Steel

November 7, 2025 | News Articles

This week, more than 19 women from across Ontario gathered at the Steelworkers Hall in Hamilton to participate in the five-day Women of Steel: Developing Leadership course – a program designed to help women gain confidence, strengthen their communication and leadership skills and build solidarity within the labour movement. The course, co-facilitated by Charlotte Damery, […]

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Strengthening safety through solidarity: USW Local 6571’s Craig Spulnick recognized for health and safety leadership

October 28, 2025 | News Articles

Craig Spulnick, of USW Local 6571 in Ontario’s Durham Region, was recently honoured with the Health & Safety Activist Award at the Workers’ Health and Safety Centre’s annual awards dinner. The recognition celebrates his leadership in advancing health and safety through solidarity, worker empowerment and collaboration on the shop floor. Spulnick, who serves as the […]

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Local 9316 celebrates unity and pride with “Stronger Together Party”

October 15, 2025 | News Articles

United Steelworkers Local 9316 is celebrating more than three decades of solidarity with a first-of-its-kind “Stronger Together Party” on Oct.18 – an event dedicated to honouring members, connecting generations and celebrating the spirit of unity that defines the local. The idea came from Dylan Butt, a young worker who serves on both the NextGen and […]

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

April 23, 2025
Pride participation: the importance of local union involvement in Pride parades, festivals and events
Poster with text: March 8, International Women's Day for ALL women and girls.

Poster for March 8, International Women’s Day

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March 7, 2025
Poster for March 8, International Women’s Day

USW@Work – Winter 2024

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February 4, 2025
USW@Work – Winter 2024

Ways to get active in the Ontario 2025 election

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January 29, 2025
Ways to get active in the Ontario 2025 election

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