The Westray Mine Song
Ronnie McEwan's tribute song to the 26 miners who perished May 9th, 1992 in the Westray Mine disaster.
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Hell's History by Tom Sandborn
An in-depth publication on the USW's fight to prevent workplace deaths and injuries from the 1992 Westray mine disaster through 2016.
April 28th, National Day of Mourning
Every year on April 28th, the National Day of Mourning, your local unions in regions across Canada honour and remember all workers who have been killed or critically injured while on the job, including workers who have died from an occupational disease.
Stop the Killing, Enforce the Law
More than 1,000 workers each year are killed at work, but police and prosecutors are not utilizing the Westray amendments that hold corporations, their directors and executives criminally accountable for the health and safety of workers.
Emergency Response Team (ERT)
The union's Emergency Response Team (ERT) relies on notification from our local unions as quickly as possible following a fatality or catastrophic incident.
New Worker Awareness Program
The United Steelworkers is the health and safety union. Many workplace injuries and illnesses happen because a worker is new to a job and unaware of the hazards.
Provincial and National Ministers Contact Information
Contact information of the Provincial and National Ministers of Labour and Environment
David Ellis Scholarship
The Steelworker David Ellis Scholarship is a health and safety scholarship award available to sons, daughters or grandchildren of any Steelworker member.
Health, Safety & the Environment | News »
District’s Incident Reporting System Tackles Chronic Problems
Like too many health care workers in Canada and the United States, health care members in District 6 struggle with short staffing, a problem that can quickly escalate into higher rates of workplace violence and patient injuries.
Rejection of Metron Appeal Welcomed, but Fight for Justice Continues: Steelworkers
USW calls on Ontario government to do more to apply Westray Law in every workplace fatality.
Steelworkers Arbitration Victory Ends Random Drug and Alcohol Testing At Teck’s Elk Valley Unionized Mines
The significant arbitration decision recognizes the importance of employee privacy rights and imposes a high bar on employers to justify random testing.
McIntyre Powder Miners Deserve More
New funding will help assess more miners but is only half of the amount OHCOW requested and existing claims for compensation won’t be reconsidered.