| Closing the gender wage gap, adequate funding for affordable child care, and action on pensions and care-giver leaves are some of the measures women need to be economically secure. That’s what USW researcher Meg Gingrich told the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women which had invited the USW to testify, on April 6, 2017. Submission to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women: Economic Security of Women in Canada |  Women of Steel march for economic security. |
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BURNABY, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the BC NDP’s commitments to support forestry workers and communities through new investments to keep mills operating, protect jobs and strengthen B.C.’s forestry sector. The union says the plan is a positive step toward addressing the challenges facing the industry. The BC NDP’s proposed $120-million Forestry […]
Alberta’s future is on the ballot and Steelworkers have a choice to make. We need solutions, not scapegoats. Leadership, not chaos. Our focus should be on strengthening health care, making life more affordable, protecting good jobs and building a better future for working families. That’s why the United Steelworkers union is encouraging members across Alberta […]
Local elections and their advance voting are underway across B.C. and for Steelworkers, the people who get elected in our communities matters, deeply. In the resource communities where thousands of our members live and work, municipal governments make decisions that affect our jobs, families and communities. Strong local leaders can be our champions for forestry, mining […]