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14 May 2012
Save Ontario Northland
The USW is a member of a Northern Communities Working Group that has launched a campaign to impress upon the government the importance of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission divestiture decision.
- 10 May 2012 | Media release Steelworkers Negotiate New Contract, End Strike at Haley Industries About 400 workers at Haley Industries Ltd. begin returning to work today after negotiating a new collective agreement and resolving a five-week strike.
- 9 May 2012 | CBC News Ex-Westray Miner Calls for Law Crackdown to Protect Workers A former Westray Mine worker gave an emotional account on Parliament Hill of how he tried to rescue fellow miners following a deadly explosion at the Plymouth, N.S., site 20 years ago, and urged for more to be done to protect employees.
- 9 May 2012 | Media release United Steelworkers Welcome Announcement of New Smelter in Sudbury “Thousands of jobs will be created during development of the Sudbury smelter, the chromite mine and concentrating plant in northwestern Ontario and all the related infrastructure.” - Leo W. Gerard, USW International President
- 8 May 2012 | Hamilton Spectator Ceremony Will Mark Deaths of 26 Westray Mine Blast Victims There will be a rare show of unity today on Parliament Hill by the Harper government, the Opposition and organized labour to mark the 20th anniversary of the Westray Mine explosion.
- 8 May 2012 | Media release HONOURING WESTRAY: Steelworkers Launch Campaign to Enforce Criminal Code On the 20th anniversary of the Westray Mine explosion, the United Steelworkers union (USW) is launching a renewed effort to ensure enforcement of the 2004 Westray Act.
- 8 May 2012 | Letter from the District Director South Asian Heritage Month This month gives us an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the many contributions our South Asian Brothers and Sisters have made to our union.
- 2 May 2012 | Sault This Week USW Local 9548 Re-elects President: More Hiring Expected at Algoma Tubes Hans De Feyter, recently re-elected as president of United Steelworkers Local 9548, will head to the negotiation table in spring 2014 to hammer out a new deal with Tenaris Algoma Tubes Inc. management.
- 24 April 2012 | Media Release Steelworkers Applaud NDP Improvements to Ontario's Budget The United Steelworkers (USW) union welcomes the modest tax increase for Ontario's richest and income increase for Ontario's poorest achieved by New Democrats in budget negotiations with the provincial government.
- 20 April 2012 | Media release Steelworkers to McGuinty: Our Ontario Includes the North, Does Yours? "From the lumber industry to the closing of the Kidd Creek smelter in Timmins and now the selloff of Ontario Northland, the Premier's disdain for the North can no longer be ignored."
- 18 April 2012 Agora Manufacturing Employees Join USW In a vote conducted by the Ontario Labour Relations Board, a strong majority of employees at Agora Manufacturing in Mississauga chose the USW for fairness and better working conditions.
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4 April 2012
April 21 – Ontario Day of Action
Prosperity, not austerity! Tell Premier McGuinty to build Ontario, not tear it apart. Saturday, April 21, 3-5 p.m. all out at Queen's Park.
- 3 April 2012 | Sault Star Local Steelworkers President Slams Government for Blaming Baby Boomers Letter to the editor from a Steelworker Local Union President dismayed by the federal budget released March 29.
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28 March 2012
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Media release
Steelworkers Demand Liberals Support Northern Jobs, Communities
“It is unbelievable that a government would deliberately and completely shut out an entire region from the decision-making process, then deliver such a devastating economic blow to these communities,” says Wayne Fraser.
- 27 March 2012 | Media Release Steelworkers Challenge Liberal Cuts “Both provincially and federally, we need a balanced approach to balancing the budget rather than slashing and burning needed public services,” says Ken Neumann.
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