What bring us together: An introduction by our Executive Director, Guillaume Charbonneau, shedding light on activities of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund throughout 2022. He emphasizes our global partnerships, in-person engagement, and collective advocacy.
Women Workers Leading and Connecting Globally: Celebrating the presence of international female union leaders at the National Women’s Conference in October 2022, held in Quebec City.
Advancing corporate accountability, one step at a time: The SHF efforts, in collaboration with allies, to ensure corporate accountability, with a focus on advocating workers’ rights in the Bangladeshi garment sector.
Mexico labour solidarity project supports organizing & challenges corporate race to the bottom: Updates on Mexican labor activists’ victories.
Fighting poverty: different approaches for different realities: Initiatives to combat poverty in Canada and internationally.
Emergency Relief 2022: Rapid response efforts of the SHF during global emergencies, in addition to a highlight on annual contributions to food banks across Canada in 2022.
Tribute to Doug Olthuis and Welcoming Guillaume Charbonneau: A tribute to the SHF previous Executive Director Doug Olthuis who retired last year after 18 years of service.
This report also includes an overview of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund’s financial report in 2022, as well as a graphic map presenting our partners and the nature of our projects across the globe.
United Steelworkers union vows to fight back as Trump’s trade war now targets steel and aluminum jobs
March 11, 2025| Media Releases
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is denouncing the latest escalation in Donald Trump’s reckless trade war as the U.S. government imposes devastating 50% tariffs on U.S. imports of steel and aluminum from Canada. These measures, effective after midnight, threaten the existence of the Canadian steel industry and thousands of Canadian jobs, disrupt vital […]
Standing in solidarity and raising awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples
March 10, 2025| News Articles
As we commemorate International Women’s Day, we must acknowledge that for many Indigenous communities, this day is about celebrating achievements and recognizing the ongoing struggle for justice, safety and dignity. The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Gender-Diverse people (MMIWG2S+) extends beyond national borders – it is a global human rights […]
Canada must hit back hard against Trump’s reckless tariffs
March 7, 2025| News Articles
The United Steelworkers union (USW) is stepping up its fight against U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canadian exports, calling them a reckless economic attack that threatens workers, their families and the communities that depend on the jobs under attack by the U.S. president. “These tariffs are a direct assault on Canadian workers and […]
