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Submit your applications now for the Family and Community Education Fund (FCEF)!
The Spring deadline for Family & Community Education Fund (FCEF) projects over $5,000 is April 16, 2021! Are you a contributing local? Click here to find out more.
Closing the Wage Gap Needs an Economic Recovery for Women: Ken Neumann’s Statement for Equal Pay Day 2021
Each year in early April, we “celebrate” Equal Pay Day, but it’s not much of a celebration, marking how many extra days into 2021 it takes the average Canadian woman to earn as much as the average man earned in the twelve months of 2020.
The Conservative Pitch For More Union Votes Doesn’t Scare the NDP. Should It?
Kyle Wolff, president of USW Local 7619, shares his thoughts about the federal Conservatives’ recent overtures to private sector union members. “Put it this way, when’s the last time a Conservative or a Liberal phoned me to talk about labour? Never.”
Steelworker Summer 2021 – Applications Now Open!
Steelworker Summer in District 3 is a wonderful opportunity for Steelworkers' sons and daughters to earn some money and learn about our Union.
Justice for Global Garment Workers Campaign
The women who make our clothes are paid poverty wages in the supply chains of Canadian retailers and fashion brands. Poverty wages are the result of decisions made by Canadian companies and global brands.
USW Supports Team Unite the CLC!
The United Steelworkers union is calling on local union leaders to send delegates to the upcoming online Canadian Labour Congress Convention – June 16-18.
We’re Choosing to Challenge: International Women’s Day 2021
As we celebrate International Women’s Day this year, it is important now, more then ever, that we look at what the last year has been like for women.
March 2021 SHF Update
Ignoring its own promises: Canada must act for corporate accountability!
Canada Had to Test Masks in Florida
The Department of Health was so poorly prepared for the outbreak of the pandemic it had to send masks to Florida for safety testing, say internal records.
Ken Neumann’s Statement for International Women’s Day 2021
USW makes work and activism more accessible for women.
Take Action: Urge Your MP to Vote Yes to Pharmacare
Momentum is growing for NDP Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Julian’s private member’s bill, Bill C-213, An Act to Enact Pharmacare. Steelworkers can help.
What’s Your Work Story? Write for Our Times
Call for submissions for USW members to write your work story for Our Times magazine.
When it Comes to Building Materials, Canada Has a Climate Advantage to Use (or Lose)
New U.S. President Joe Biden has a USD $2-trillion plan to build America’s clean economy. That’s trillion with a t. The good news for us: when it comes to the carbon footprint of these construction materials, Canada has a unique advantage.
New Project Templates for the Family and Community Education Fund
Project templates from the Family and Community Education Fund (FCEF) make planning and hosting Steelworker events easier!
Complicit in Laurentian Crisis, Province Must Step Up
Every step of the way, government representatives have been part of the disastrous, secretive and arbitrary decision-making at Laurentian that led to this crisis.
Eastern Ontario Women’s Committee Donates to Local Shelter
Thanks to the work of the USW Local 9211 Women’s Committee, a women’s shelter in Cornwall, Ont., received a $2,000 donation from the Steelworkers last December.
Steelworkers Support Laurentian University Students, Faculty and Staff Amid Financial Crisis
United Steelworkers union locals representing 12,000 university employees in Ontario call for immediate intervention by provincial and federal governments to stop scandalous insolvency proceedings at Laurentian University.
District 6 Virtual Black History Month Celebration
Join us for an exciting Black History Month virtual celebration on February 25 at 7 p.m. ET, hosted by the District 6 Human Rights Committee.
Launch of District 3 NextGen Network
We are excited to announce the launch of our second network, the District 3 NextGen Network. The NextGen Network was created to inspire and connect all of our young members (35 and under) from across Western Canada.
Marty Warren Statement for Black History Month
USW District 6 is pleased to continue its annual tradition of celebrating Black History month this February, virtually.