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14 May 2013
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Media Release
Steelworkers Campaign Asks Public to Expose Abuses of Harper's Low-Wage Model
Give Everyone a Chance for Canada's Future, a new campaign responding to abuses of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, encourages workers and the public to tell their stories at www.everyoneschance.ca and 1-888-899-4405.
- 7 May 2013 | Media release Steelworkers Humanity Fund Contributes $15,000 to Assist Bangladesh Garment Workers The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $15,000 in emergency aid for garment workers and their families affected by the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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7 May 2013
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Workers Uniting Statement
Violations of Bangladeshi Workers’ Rights Must End NOW: Workers Uniting
The impunity of the multinational apparel brands and government officials and the violation of Bangladeshi workers’ rights must end NOW.
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- 7 May 2013 | YAHOO! News Canada B.C. NDP Will Make It Easier to Join Unions, Business Group ‘Fears’ NDP's election platform states the party will form a special panel, under the Labour Relations Code, that will recommend changes to allow workers to "freely exercise" their rights join unions.
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30 April 2013
BC Votes - A message from Stephen Hunt
May 14, 2013 is election day in British Columbia. For jobs, health and safety, skills training and a productive economy, Steelworkers can help make Change for the Better with Adrian Dix and the BC NDP.
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11 April 2013
April 28 Day of Mourning
As we approach another April 28th - Day of Mourning for workers killed and injured on the job I can't help but feel frustrated that we are just treading water when it comes to preventing these tragic events.
District 6 News »
- 7 May 2013 | Media release Labrador Steelworkers Put Priority on Electing Harry Borlase as Next Member of Parliament Labrador Steelworkers are sending a message to the old-style politicians and electing a dynamic new voice who will stand up for working families.
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7 May 2013
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Hamilton Spectator
Locked-Out Steelworkers Find Voice on YouTube
Lake Erie Steelworkers are taking the social media game up a notch in their latest confrontation with U.S. Steel.
- 2 May 2013 | Media release Liberals Cut Services, Fall Short on Jobs, Economy: Steelworkers Aside from progressive measures that can only be credited to the New Democrats, the Ontario Liberal government's budget fails to protect public services or promote job creation and the economy.
District 5 News »
- 24 January 2013 | media release A Major Step in Improving Health and Safety Standards in Quebec Mines Superior Court recognizes cancer caused by diesel smoke exposure as an occupational disease.
- 9 January 2013 | media release Montreal Security Screeners Unanimously Reject Contract Offer and Renew Strike Mandate Security screeners at Montreal’s Dorval airport unanimously rejected the latest contract offer from their employer and reaffirmed a strike mandate.
- 28 November 2012 | Media release Concordia’s Offers Rejected at Downtown Campus, Strike Mandate at Loyola Negotiations between Concordia University trades employees and management, which have been ongoing for more than four years, remain at an impasse.