The USW is committed to promoting a clean, healthy environment, along with good community-supporting jobs today and for the future. We know that both are possible, which is why the union is out front on issues like North American procurement policies that prioritize sourcing from clean local industries, a fair and just transition for workers and their families, using energy and other natural resources more efficiently and reducing carbon.
USW advocates for putting working people at the centre of policies about the climate crisis, working alongside local Indigenous communities and those most affected to create solutions.
The USW is a founding partner of Blue Green Canada and the Blue Green Alliance in the U.S. Blue Green Canada brings together workers and environmental organizations to solve today’s environmental challenges in ways that create and maintain quality jobs and build a clean, thriving and equitable economy.
Bashing unions appears to have become fashionable lately in Quebec. The Premier is now floating the idea of restricting political activism by unions. This follows his government’s anti-union legislation (Bill 89), enacted in June, which aims to restrict the right to strike and which will likely be invalidated by the courts for violating Charter rights. […]
On a chilly February afternoon at the University of Guelph, 47 Women of Steel gathered not just for lunch but for connection, reflection and solidarity. Over plates of chicken Caesar salad and warm conversation, stories were shared, laughter echoed and for many, something powerful clicked: we are not alone in this. Hosted by USW Local […]
The era of seeking the cheapest possible imports, regardless of impact on workers or the environment, is long gone, writes Marty Warren.
