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First ever International NextGen Conference
NextGen activists are the present and the future of our union. This conference will be a powerful opportunity to meet other young activists, hear about exciting projects and be inspired.
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Honouring our Veterans of Steel
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2019 International Next Generation Conference
Honouring One of Our Own this Remembrance Day
This Remembrance Day, we would like to honour one of our own that has done outstanding work for our veterans in Canada: Scott Casey, from USW Local 7619.
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Nancy Pelosi address about USW's Leo Gerard / Allocution de Nancy Pelosi au sujet de Leo Gerard
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Carol Landry: Trailblazing Woman of Steel
Landry’s leadership skills and history of achievement inspired Steelworkers at all levels of the union, particularly women and Next Generation members.
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Leo Gerard: An Extraordinary Legacy
The lessons of those formative years led Gerard into an extraordinary, five-decade career of labour activism, including 18 years as United Steelworkers International President.
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Steelworkers Vote School in Winnipeg! #USWVotes
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#NextGen Steelworkers: you still have time to register for our first International NextGen Conference in Pittsburgh, November 18-22, 2019!
#NextGen Steelworkers: you still have time to register for our first International NextGen Conference in Pittsburgh, November 18-22, 2019! Join young workers from both the US & Canada for a week of learning, connecting, building solidarity and more. Visit usw.org/ngconference to get all the important information and to register. #NG2019 #USWUnity #canlab
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Honouring One of Our Own this Remembrance Day
This Remembrance Day, we would like to honour one of our own that has done outstanding work for our veterans in Canada: Scott Casey, from USW Local 7619.
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Carol Landry: Trailblazing Woman of Steel
Landry’s leadership skills and history of achievement inspired Steelworkers at all levels of the union, particularly women and Next Generation members.
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Leo Gerard: An Extraordinary Legacy
The lessons of those formative years led Gerard into an extraordinary, five-decade career of labour activism, including 18 years as United Steelworkers International President.
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Elections Matter – Thank You for Engaging
We are proud of our Steelworkers union members who were actively involved in this election and will continue to encourage political engagement to bring working people’s viewpoints to the discussion.
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Steelworkers Vote Fuels NDP Momentum
USW members have been volunteering in ridings across the country, knocking on doors and talking to our members about the NDP policies that will make a difference for workers and the candidates who are on our side.
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Election 2019 Voting Guide
Steelworkers make a difference when we vote! Visit the Steelworkers Vote Election 2019 website for Steelworkers Vote election materials to share with members, links to connect to your local NDP campaign, Elections Canada information and more.
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District 6 Council Partners with Ontario Agency on Worker Training and Recruitment
Richard Leblanc’s work on the District 6 Health Care Council has shown him many things, including the dire need for more health care workers in Ontario—specifically, more personal support workers (PSWs).
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Steelworkers Humanity Fund Supports the Rebuilding of the Casual Workers Advice Office, Destroyed During Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
The Steelworkers Humanity Fund has contributed $3,000 to rebuild the Casual Workers Advice Office in Johannesburg, which was ransacked and looted during the most recent wave of xenophobic violence that has taken place in the country.
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Health Care Worker Spotlight: Misty Lafond Finds Voice in Union as an Organizer
Misty Lafond first became involved with the union four years ago, in 2015, when the previous unit chair asked her to attend her first shop steward training.
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Steelworkers Union Takes Aim at Federal Liberals Ahead of Fall Vote
The USW plans to focus its ad campaign against the Liberals in key Ontario ridings, using television and radio ads to paint Trudeau as betraying campaign vows from 2015.
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The Struggle for an Ombudsperson “With Teeth” Continues in Streets of Toronto
Along with other prominent Canadian human rights organizations, the United Steelworkers union calls on the federal government to appoint an ombudsperson with real power to investigate corporate abuses abroad.
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Grand Solidarity March for ABI workers!
On May 25, D6 Steelworkers are making the trip to Trois-Rivières, Québec to bring solidarity from our district to the locked-out members at ABI. These 1,030 workers have been locked-out of their jobs at the smelter for 15-months!
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Nancy Pelosi address about USW's Leo Gerard / Allocution de Nancy Pelosi au sujet de Leo Gerard
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Thank you, Carol Landry / Merci Carol Landry
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Thank you, Leo W. Gerard / Merci Leo W. Gerard
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What you leave behind | L’héritage que vous laissez
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Red Flags TV Ad: USW Federal Election 2019 (v. 2)
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Red Flags TV Ad: USW Federal Election 2019
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Red Flags TV Ad: USW Federal Election 2019 v.2
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Red Flags TV Ad: USW Federal Election 2019 v.1
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Delivery TV ad (Indigenous Media) - USW 2019 Federal Election v.2
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Delivery TV ad (Indigenous Media) - USW 2019 Federal Election v.1
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USW 2019 Federal Election - 15 sec.
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Delivery TV ad - USW 2019 Federal Election v.2
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Steelworkers Vote School in Winnipeg! #USWVotes
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#NextGen Steelworkers: you still have time to register for our first International NextGen Conference in Pittsburgh, November 18-22, 2019!
#NextGen Steelworkers: you still have time to register for our first International NextGen Conference in Pittsburgh, November 18-22, 2019! Join young workers from both the US & Canada for a week of learning, connecting, building solidarity and more. Visit usw.org/ngconference to get all the important information and to register. #NG2019 #USWUnity #canlab
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Something lighter to share for today, from the United Steelworkers International Office....
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Canada is the only country with universal medicare that doesn't include universal #pharmacare program. Millions of Canadians are skipping medications because they can't afford them.
Canada is the only country with universal medicare that doesn't include universal #pharmacare program. Millions of Canadians are skipping medications because they can't afford them. The Liberals have been promising pharmacare since the 90's and still have not delivered. Only Canada’s NDP / Le NPD du Canada will bring in universal pharmacare by 2020. Learn more about election issues at: usw.ca/steelworkersvote #USWVotes #canlab #cdnpoli #elxn43
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Want to win some USW-made goods and a $100 gift card for a local unionized grocery store?
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The Steelworkers Humanity Fund has donated $5,000 towards relief efforts in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian. The contribution will be channeled through the Canadian Red Cross, providing survivors with basic supplies, shelter and access to clean water.
The United Steelworkers (USW) – Syndicat des Métallos – is the largest private-sector union in both Canada and North America, with more than 225,000 members in Canada.
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On October 4, we remember the many hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across this country. It should also be a time for us to acknowledge their resilience and their important contributions to all our communities, past, present and
On October 4, we remember the many hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across this country. It should also be a time for us to acknowledge their resilience and their important contributions to all our communities, past, present and future. Visit usw.to/322 to read #USW National Director Ken Neumann's statement. There are also resources like what Steelworkers can do on October 4, see the Native Women’s Association of Canada’s list of vigils, read the USW Summary of the Final Report and download this poster by Chief Lady Bird Art. #MMIWG #October4
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London stop of our 2019 Steelworkers Vote Schools! Participants got a special visit from Canada’s NDP / Le NPD du Canada candidate for London-Fanshawe, Lindsay Mathyssen. They’ve got a few more days in London, so stay tuned for more from the London crew!
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Pensions are deferred wages. Period. Canada’s NDP / Le NPD du Canada commits to ending pension theft, putting workers ahead of creditors when it comes to bankruptcies. After the Sears bankruptcy, the Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario) - Parti libéral du Ca
Pensions are deferred wages. Period. Canada’s NDP / Le NPD du Canada commits to ending pension theft, putting workers ahead of creditors when it comes to bankruptcies. After the Sears bankruptcy, the Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario) - Parti libéral du Canada (Ontario) failed to strengthen laws protecting pensioners and sided with investors instead. How many more major bankruptcies do we have to live through before the laws get fixed? #NDP #voteNDP #Elxn43
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Toronto stop of 2019 Steelworkers Vote school! #USWVotes #canlab #cdnpoli...
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The Steelworkers Humanity Fund has contributed $3,000 to rebuild the Casual Workers Advice Office in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Steelworkers Humanity Fund has contributed $3,000 to rebuild the Casual Workers Advice Office in Johannesburg, which was ransacked and looted during the most recent wave of xenophobic violence that has taken place in the country.
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On this International Day of Peace, over 45 Canadian organizations including the United Steelworker reiterated their support for the peace process in Colombia, while its fate has never been more uncertain.
On this International Day of Peace, over 45 Canadian organizations including the United Steelworker reiterated their support for the peace process in Colombia, while its fate has never been more uncertain. More: http://usw.to/31t #PeaceDay #canlab
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RT @glenhansman: Members of @SteelworkersCA here have been on out for many months now in their dispute with an employer that is being unrea…
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RT @pressprogress: 45 richest Canadians are now wealthier than the economies of half of Canada’s provinces and territories https://t.co/7e…
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Come work with us at the @steelworkers Canadian National Office. Looking for a talented, ambitious digital media specialist to fill a one-year term. Deadline: Dec 2. https://t.co/VpGtv87cMr #canlab https://t.co/GVcqQBB4hD
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RT @uswdistrict6: D6 Director @MartyWarren99: “This appalling turn of events exposes the dark side of privatization in our healthcare syste…
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An important part of our #canlab history - one that as unions and trade union activists, we work to uphold each day! @ilo #ilo #tradeunion https://t.co/4bDJNlZtPU
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RT @GabRossM: Solidarity with @SteelworkersCA members in the Bathurst area who will lose their job after 6.5 months of a truly unfair lock…
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@foodbankscanada Affordable housing would go a long way in alleviating hunger. 3. Immediately implement the Canada Housing Benefit. #HungerCount2019 https://t.co/B0jyB01CH1 #affordablehousing
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@foodbankscanada 2. Increase supports for single adults living with low incomes. #poverty https://t.co/MdB5wQM9rF #canlab #HungerCount2019
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RT @SaraMojtehedz: @latimes This is our deep dive into the impact of Canada's own seasonal worker program, which has also dramatically expa…
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Policy recommendations from today's #HungerCount2019: 1. Support the creation of affordable early learning and #childcare across the country. https://t.co/B0jyB01CH1 #cdnpoli @foodbankscanada https://t.co/foAf7X09HX
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RT @usw1944: Acting President Donna Hokiro was on a panel at the AFL “Join the Resistance” town hall. In an interview with CBC, she said th…
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Honouring one of our own this #RemembranceDay: https://t.co/pZFaEB3iEz #VetsOfSteel #USWUnity #CanadaRemembers @USW_District_3
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