Equal Pay Day 2025: When Women Are Paid Less, We All Pay the Price
Press Release April 9, 2025 April 10, 2025, is Equal Pay Day in Canada, highlighting how far into the year women must work to earn what men did the year…
USW applauds Premier Eby and B.C. government support for forestry workers impacted by unfair U.S. softwood lumber tariffs
Press Release April 8, 2025 BURNABY, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) District 3 and the USW Wood Council locals in B.C. applaud the approach of Premier Dave Eby in…
USW National Health, Safety, Environment and Human Rights Conference
Press Release February 13, 2025 Hundreds of USW delegates gathered in Gatineau,Que., in October for the USW National health safety, environment and human rights conference, known as Justice 2024. The…
United Steelworkers union welcomes B.C. government’s initiative to fast-track major projects, advocate for forest workers
Press Release BURNABY, British Columbia, Feb. 05, 2025 — The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes Premier David Eby and the Government of British Columbia’s decision to expedite major projects, representing…
Sharing union achievements
Press Release February 4, 2025 This past year, across every USW district in Canada, local union leaders, activists and staff have had the opportunity to come together to attend a…
USW Local 6500 forging a path of solidarity with Indigenous communities
Press Release January 29, 2025 Being gathered around a sacred fire and hearing an Elder’s word carry the weight of history, grief, and hope is transformative and inspiring. At USW…
New Collective Agreement Ratified by United Steelworkers Employees
Press Release Vancouver, British Columbia – Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) (“Western” or the “Company”) announced today that its hourly employees represented by United Steelworkers Local 1- 1937 (“USW”)…
National President Lana Payne’s remarks on softwood lumber trade dispute to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade
Press Release December 4, 2024 Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) “Recent Developments Concerning the Canada–United States Softwood Lumber Trade Dispute” Good morning, members of the Standing Committee on International…
Convention 2025 awards nominations
Press Release November 19, 2024 Every year at convention, OPSEU SEFPO honours locals and individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the union. Nominations for the 2025 awards are…
Apply for the Sector 18 Health and Safety Conference (Dec 2-3, 2024)
Press Release November 15, 2024 The leadership of the OPSEU/SEFPO Mental Health and Addictions Division would like to invite you to participate in our health & safety conference. Date(s): Monday,…
