United Steelworkers Canada News Feed

  • USW District 6 is Seeking Applications for Casual Organizers
    If you are interested in helping other workers exercise their collective rights and grow our union, this may be an opportunity for you. If you meet the requirements below, we want to hear from you!  REQUIREMENTS:
    • Must have collective agreement leave language that allows you to take union leave for short and long term.
    • Must have the ability to be away from home for up to three weeks at a time.
    • Must be outgoing and be comfortable talking to strangers.
    • Must be able to work all different hours.
    • Must be able to work alone or in a team setting.
    • Must be a member of a USW District 6 local union. 
    If this sounds like you, please fill out this application and email it to [email protected].  USW is an equal opportunity employer and we especially encourage applications from women, workers of colour, Indigenous workers, NextGen (under 35), workers with disabilities and workers from the LGBTQ2SIA+ community.     — Dec 4
  • Winnipeg General Strike Musical Heads to Major Theatres
    Winnipeg General Strike Musical Heads to Major Theatres May 15, 1919 might have started as a regular day in Winnipeg, but the six weeks that followed changed our country, and the world, forever. Over 30,000 workers participated in a what is now called the Winnipeg General Strike, walking off their jobs to protest massive unemployment, poor working conditions and poverty wages. Stand! The Musical, follows Stefan, a Ukrainian refugee, and Rebecca, his Jewish suffragette neighbour, as they attempt to navigate love against a backdrop of deep inequality and racial discrimination. Returning soldiers are pitted against immigrants, while the rich continue to make off with massive wealth, until a movement develops that lets workers unite to fight for basic human dignity. The United Steelworkers are proud to have been one of the sponsors for this movie. Stand! premiered during the Toronto International Film Festival this past fall, and has now returned for a wider release starting November 29 in select Canadian cities: VICTORIA Silver City NANAIMO Galaxy VANCOUVER International Village   Silver City Riverport MISSION Silver City EDMONTON Scotia Bank Theatre CHINOOK Scotia Bank Theatre SASKATOON Scotia Bank Theatre REGINA Galaxy WINNIPEG Scotia Bank Theatre   Cineplex McGillivray TORONTO Yonge and Dundas HAMILTON Cineplex OTTAWA Scotia Bank Theatre LONDON Westmount WINDSOR Silver City OSHAWA Cineplex BARRIE Galaxy GUELPH Galaxy MONTREAL Forum LAVAL Cineplex ST. FOY Cineplex HALIFAX Scotia Bank Theatre ST. JOHN’S, NL Mount Pearl For more information, please visit: http://stand-movie.com/ — Nov 28
  • SOAR International Executive Board Goes to Washington!
    Four Canadian SOAR Board members joined with SOAR delegates to the Rapid Response conference in Washington, DC to lobby US House Representatives and Senators on issues important to working people and the USW on both sides of the border. The Canadian Board members played a full part as delegates with USW District 1 on lobbying, speaking up eloquently and passionately from a Canadian perspective on all of the issues, namely Improving the new NAFTA 2, the Butch Lewis Act of 2019 (S.2254), Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (HR 2474/S.1306) and Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (HR 1309/S.851). We have since been advised that the US HOUSE of Representatives adopted with overwhelming bi-partisan support (HR 1309) on Nov 11, 2019. All in all a very successful and educational experience .   — Nov 27
  • Canadian Labour Legend Leo Gerard on the Past, Present and Future of Unions
    Leo Gerard was 11 years old when he handed out his first union leaflets. That was in 1958, and he was living in Sudbury, a mining town. The leaflets were for the Mine Mill, the union his father belonged to.  What Gerard didn't know then was that he would spend much of the rest of his life as a labour leader and activist.  He began as a staff representative at the United Steelworkers (the USW) and moved quickly through the ranks. This summer, he retired as international president of the USW, a position he held for 18 years.   Gerard spoke to The Sunday Edition's Michael Enright about his life in the labour movement and the future of unions in an age of globalized trade, a collapsing manufacturing sector and precarious employment. Read more or listen to the segment that aired Nov. 24 on CBC's The Sunday Edition — Nov 24
  • [email protected] Winter 2019
    In this issue:
    • Dig Deep, Stand Strong - Marty's Message
    • Tom Conway Becomes 8th USW International President 
    • Organizing New Members Across District 6
    • USW Builds Community Fund for Wabush Retirees
    • Bargaining Successes
    • Federal Election - Steelworkers Vote!
    • Fighting Ford
    • District 6 News From the Locals
    • Celebrating Extraordinary Legacies - Retirement of Leo W. Gerard and Carol Landry
    Download the PDF     — Nov 19