USW@Work December 2010

In this Issue:

A Year of Facing Tougher Battles, Fighting Precarious Work and Increasing Our Solidarity
Ken Neumann, USW National Director  for Canada

Anti-Scab Campaigns
From Manitoba to Quebec, campaigns are growing. 

Int'l Women's Conference
USW holds largest North American unionized women gathering

Quebec Mining, Past and Present
Today's Métallos organizing is built on pin donations

Pensions Fight
A battle royale is shaping up for Canadian labour.  

Mining Act in Parliament
Guess who's a no-show? 

Canadian Mining Internationally
Mining is not beautiful when there's no regulation

Aiding Guatemala Labour
The brave 1% that are unionized face violence

Potash
People speak up against bad foreign takeovers

Our Hispanic Community
Our union is going where many employers don't want us to go

Kill a Worker, Go to Jail
USW files first-ever private prosecution for killing a worker

Behind the Chilean Rescue
Delight of rescue is tempered by health and safety issues