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.
Steelworkers union supports NDP plan for massive public infrastructure program using Canadian steel
February 18, 2025| Media Releases
HAMILTON – With job losses already a reality, United Steelworkers union (USW) representatives met today in Hamilton to underscore the urgency of a national program to protect Canadian workers from the Trump administration’s threats of devastating, unprecedented tariffs. USW members from five manufacturing and steel plants in Hamilton and the nearby community of Nanticoke held […]
Temporary foreign workers, permanent exploitation Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) in Canada are trapped in an unjust labour system that favours employers and erodes workers’ access to proper wages and occupational safety because of their immigration status. Under a “closed” work permit, their contract binds them to one employer, a situation that makes them at risk […]
District 6 Update: A year of wins and progress for USW District 6
February 14, 2025| News Articles
As the new USW District 6 Director, I am honoured to share our significant achievements over the past year. Our collective efforts have strengthened our organizing initiatives and led to notable bargaining successes that advance workers’ rights across Ontario and the Atlantic provinces. A highlight of our bargaining victories was at IMT Defence in Ingersoll, […]
