Etiket: Steelworkers
Steelworkers call for a clean-up of the road sign industry
(Montreal) Tired of seeing road flaggers being injured or killed at work, the Steelworkers union is calling for a major clean-up of the industry to increase safety, training and information.…
2024 presidential election | Steelworkers union supports Biden
(New York) The metalworkers union (USW) on Wednesday supported Joe Biden for the November presidential election, where he must face his Republican predecessor Donald Trump. Posted at 12:12 p.m. “President…
Iron ore Quebec | Agreement ratified for 712 steelworkers
The workers of Ore iron Quebec endorsed by 86.7% the agreement in principle which was reached between the Steelworkers union and the company regarding the renewal of their collective agreement.…
Bloom Lake Mine | Steelworkers have 98.6% strike mandate
The approximately 700 iron ore workers at the Bloom Lake mine, near Fermont, have just given themselves a strike mandate, to be exercised at the appropriate time. Published at 11:38…
Superior Propane | Steelworkers adopt strike mandate
A strike threat looms at Superior Propane, which delivers propane to commercial, residential customers and farmers. Published yesterday at 12:41 p.m. Lia Levesque The Canadian Press The Steelworkers union, which…
Strikes in the public sector | A $100,000 boost from the Steelworkers
USW donates $100,000 to striking public sector workers. Affiliated with the FTQ, the union will distribute grocery gift cards to help a “vast majority of women […] who keeps public…
Temporary immigrants, Steelworkers’ “next battle”
The largest private sector union in Quebec will defend the rights of temporary workers, according to its national spokesperson. Interview. “We slept on gas for several years,” recognizes Dominic Lemieux,…
IOC Mining | Steelworkers reject proposed collective agreement
(Montreal) Some 1,900 workers at the IOC mine in Sept-Îles and Labrador rejected the draft employment contract that had been submitted to them following an agreement in principle. Posted at…
Canadian Pacific reaches tentative agreement with United Steelworkers
(Calgary) The Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) said Thursday that it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing approximately 550 administrative and intermodal support workers in Canada. Posted at…
Caribou protection: Steelworkers want better use of available wood to save jobs
The protection of woodland caribou does not have to be carried out at the expense of jobs in the forest industry, argues a union in the forest industry which received…
Horne Foundry | United Steelworkers support Glencore’s reduction plan
(Montreal) The United Steelworkers support Glencore’s plan to reduce arsenic and greenhouse gas emissions in Quebec and plans to participate in the government’s public consultation on the subject. Posted yesterday…
United Steelworkers support Glencore’s arsenic reduction plan
The Steelworkers Union supports Glencore’s plan to reduce arsenic and greenhouse gas emissions in Quebec and plans to participate in the government’s public consultation on the subject. This was indicated…
Raglan mine: steelworkers reject employer’s offer and continue their strike
Some 630 workers at the Raglan mine in Nunavik rejected the employer’s offers by 76.7% on Wednesday and decided to continue the strike started on May 27. The multinational Glenecore,…
Using a QR Code | The Steelworkers campaign to unionize the Alouette aluminum smelter
The Steelworkers union has just launched a new kind of campaign to organize some 900 workers at the Aluminerie Alouette in Sept-Îles. Posted at 2:11 p.m. Updated at 3:19 p.m.…
Strike at ArcelorMittal | Requests for donations from other Steelworkers unions
(Montreal) The Quebec director of the Steelworkers union, Dominic Lemieux, invites his various local sections to make donations to the ArcelorMittal strikers in Longueuil and Contrecœur, after two weeks of…