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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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Quebec Steelworkers win key legal challenges of Rio Tinto policies
USW Local 9344, representing mining and transportation workers at Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company (IOC) operations in Quebec’s North Shore region, recently won key legal challenges of company policies on... —
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Women of Steel Conference builds power, connection and a “New Era” of leadership
More than 850 activists from across Canada and the United States gathered in Toronto for the United Steelworkers National and International Women of Steel Conference – a space defined by learning, sol... —
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Canada’s industrial future depends on action today
The following statement was released jointly today by Canada’s two largest industrial unions, Unifor and the United Steelworkers: U.S. sector-based tariffs (“section 232 tariffs”) have hit Canadian ma... —
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Steelworkers union enlightens space agencies on labour conditions behind Artemis II moon mission’s maple syrup
PLESSISVILLE, Que. – As the Artemis II space mission brings Quebec maple syrup to the moon, the workers who produce the world-renowned product are alerting the Canadian and American space agencies of... —
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A great humanitarian and champion of workers’ and human rights everywhere: Steelworkers mourn the loss of Stephen Lewis
TORONTO, March 31, 2026 – Marty Warren, United Steelworkers (USW) National Director for Canada, issued the following statement today on the death of Stephen Lewis: The United Steelworkers and our memb... —