Westray Law 20th anniversary: ‘A historic failure’
Families, unions call for greater commitment from governments to stop workplace deaths
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Families, unions call for greater commitment from governments to stop workplace deaths
Members of USW Locals 5319 and 9342, who work as security screeners from 15 airports across Atlantic Canada are taking job action in response to their employer’s non-payment of wages.
Creating safer work environments is core to what we do as a union. Safety and well-being also include freedom from harassment and discrimination. Steelworker members bring a variety of life experiences and identities to their jobs and it is our duty to create positive, respectful work and union environments. At United Steelworkers union events and […]
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.
Members of USW Locals 5319 and 9342, who work as security screeners from 15 airports across Atlantic Canada are taking job action in response to their employer’s non-payment of wages.
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 […]
The United Steelworkers union is committed to advancing workers’ rights and well-being at the bargaining table, on the job and in the legislative arena. Here are some of the issues we care about. Explore how you can get more involved in your union.
