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Turning a blind eye to staff shortages does not help to find effective solutions to attract new screening officers and to retain those who are already trained and working.
“The United Steelworkers urges the CFL to return to the bargaining table and to commit to negotiating in good faith with its most-important asset – its players.” - Marty Warren
In the early morning hours of May 9, 1992, an explosion ripped through the Westray coal mine in Plymouth, N.S. The explosion took the lives of 26 miners and forever changed the lives of the people of Plymouth and many surrounding communities.
Message from USW District 5 Director Dominic Lemieux
The members of USW Local 9211-14 sent a message to their employer and a provincial board of arbitration that was meeting to decide the outcome of their collective agreement. The employer wanted concessions, and the workers fought back.
From hotels to sawmills and long-term care homes to call centres, workers in virtually every sector of the economy are turning to the Steelworkers union to help improve their working and living standards.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the deadly explosions at the Babine Forest Products sawmill near Burns Lake, and at Lakeland Mills in Prince George.
Two USW local unions are covered under one agreement and they are heading to the bargaining table with Securitas this spring. The USW represents airport screeners in all three districts in Canada.
A decade-long campaign led by the daughter of a deceased uranium miner has led to victory for workers struck by Parkinson’s disease after being subjected to aluminum dust inhalation “treatments” in their jobs.
From laundry workers to university employees and ski resort staff to child-care providers, Steelworkers in virtually every sector of Canada’s economy are negotiating good collective agreements to improve their working and living standards.
Building Inclusive Locals is a series of 60-minute Zoom events for Steelworkers! Join us to listen, discuss, and learn what we can do to build inclusive locals and strong communities.
Building Inclusive Locals is a series of 60-minute Zoom events for Steelworkers! Join us to listen, discuss, and learn what we can do to build inclusive locals and strong communities.
The Constitutional Convention of the United Steelworkers will be held in the MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom, Las Vegas, Nevada, from August 8 through August 11, 2022. The opening session will begin at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 8, 2022.
The 3rd National Gathering of Indigenous Steelworkers will take place in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario on October 5-6, 2022.
Women of Steel are Raising the Bar! After two years of the pandemic, we’re looking forward to get together again as Steelworkers and as Women of Steel!
District 5 Director
Dominic Lemieux