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Niagara Falls, Ont. – Forty-six members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 14241-01 are standing together for a fair collective agreement after voting by more than 91% to reject a contract that would have rolled back hard-earned workplace rights and protections. The strike began at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, following three days of bargaining […]
HAMILTON, Ont. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) proudly welcomes truck drivers at P&H Milling Group in Hamilton as the newest members of the union following certification by the federal labour board (Canada Industrial Relations Board). The successful organizing campaign reflects the workers’ commitment to obtaining a stronger voice in their workplace and improving working […]
MONTREAL – United Steelworkers (USW) International President Roxanne Brown today called on U.S. and Canadian trade representatives to return to the table to hammer out an agreement that prioritizes working families. At a press event attended by USW leaders from both Canada and the United States, she said that in this trade dispute, as in […]
HAMILTON – Workers at a downtown Hamilton Starbucks store are the coffee chain’s latest employees in Canada to join the United Steelworkers union (USW). After reaching out to the USW, workers at the Starbucks location at 112 King St. E. quickly came together to organize their union, and in a labour ministry-supervised vote, they chose […]
Union enters legal strike position the day classes resume TORONTO – More than 6,100 administrative and technical staff at the University of Toronto have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate. Fully 96 per cent of a United Steelworkers Local 1998 unit voted yes. The union enters a legal strike position on Tuesday, the […]
HAMILTON – The Hamilton Steelworkers Area Council and community partners will bring volunteers together on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, for the annual Operation Backpack packing day. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., volunteers will gather at the United Steelworkers Centre, 1031 Barton Street East, Hamilton, to pack 2,000 backpacks with school supplies for students at 55 elementary […]
