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Eleven years after the Rana Plaza factory collapse, Canada’s unions honour victims and continue demands to improve conditions for workers

April 24, 2024 | Statements

April 24, 2024, marks 11 years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This terrible and avoidable tragedy killed more than 1,134 workers and injured more than 2,600, unveiling the horrific conditions of work for millions of workers in an unregulated industry, not only in Bangladesh but in dozens of other countries as well.

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Safe work now! A call to action for April 28, the National Day of Mourning

April 23, 2024 | Statements

Every year on April 28 we gather to commemorate the National Day of Mourning. This day marks the day in 1914 the first Workers’ Compensation Act was adopted. We gather to mourn for the dead and to fight for the living. 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Elliot Lake wildcat strike, where uranium miners […]

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2SLGBTQIA+ glossary: list of definitions 

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April 23, 2024
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Report of the USW Task Force on Increasing Accessibility at Union Events

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April 23, 2024
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Accessibility Checklist for USW Local Union Events

April 18, 2024
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Written submission for the Pre-budget Consultations in advance of the 2024 Federal Budget

April 8, 2024
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