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Welcome to USW Local 6500
Local 6500 has over 2600 members in the Sudbury area alone, representing production and maintenance workers in mining, milling, smelting and refining at Vale’s Sudbury operations.
Local 6500 members take pride in being good neighbours and helping to build a strong, vibrant community. Please feel free to drop by to speak to your Union Representatives; that’s what we’re here for!
USW Canada
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Connecting the dots through worker-to-worker exchanges
Delegations and worker-to-worker exchanges organized by the SHF serve a wide range of purposes but truly come down to building solidarity among union activists. Through those opportunities, Steelworke... —
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Providing trades education to support war affected youth in Liberia
The USW has long ties to the West African country of Liberia, where an enormous rubber plantation owned by Firestone supplies raw rubber to US tire factories where USW members work. In the aftermath o... —
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Navigating global challenges and fostering solidarity for social change
As these lines are being written, not a day passes without its share of anxiety-inducing headlines on the state of the world. The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) has an important role to play in this... —
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Steelworkers claim key victory as the government responds to union demands
United Steelworkers National Director Marty Warren speaks with Prime Minister Mark Carney about the government's response to the steel crisis in Canada. The post Steelworkers claim key victory as the... —
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USW members at StellerVista Credit Union in Castlegar and Slocan Park overwhelmingly reject employer offer
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 1-405 announced today that the 11 USW members at StellerVista Credit Union at the Castlegar and Slocan Park branches have overwhelmingly rejecte... —