Election Season is Upon Us, Choose Wisely - by KEN NEUMANN, National Director
At press time, Steelworkers in Alberta were getting ready to go to the polls in a provincial election. Nova Scotia was looking ripe for one and BC, with its fixed term, will hold an election in 2009. ...... more

ACTRA and USW Renew Vows
The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) and USW have renewed a strategic alliance first signed at the USW International Convention in 2005....... more

SOAR in Quebec
MONTREAL -- District 5’s recent Annual Assembly became the platform to launch a Quebec-wide chapter of SOAR (ORME in French). Chapter 5-1 will be led by retired Steelworker Michel Picard....... more

No Free Trade with Colombia
With more trade unionists murdered there than anywhere else in the world, Colombia is the focus of a campaign by Steelworkers and others to stop the federal government from signing a free trade agreement with the Latin American country....... more

New Scholarship Opportunity
The Steelworkers’ proud tradition of worker education has now been enhanced by a new scholarship available to members who have been accepted into an accredited college, university, community college, or technical or trade school or accredited labour program....... more

News on the Envlronment: Lights Out for an Hour on March 29
National Director Ken Neumann says the union will support turning out the lights on March 29 as a show of support for action on climate change. ‘Earth Hour’ is a global event coordinated by the World Wildlife Federation. More than 15 major cities around the world, including Toronto and Montreal, have endorsed the idea of citizens turning ...... more