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Welcome to USW Local 6500
Local 6500 has over 3000 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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Steelworkers welcome tariff pause, call on the government to hold the line for Canadian workers and jobs
Our test for those negotiations remains straightforward: Canada must protect Canadian jobs and industrial capacity, secure meaningful reductions in U.S. tariffs and give workers and industries the cer... —
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Nearly two months on strike, Salit Steel workers remain united
Nearly two months after members of USW Local 14241-01 walked off the job at Salit Steel in Niagara Falls, workers remain united in their fight for a fair collective agreement. For Unit Chair Dan Plett... —
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Steelworkers Humanity Fund donates $30,000 for wildfire relief in British Columbia
TORONTO – The Steelworkers Humanity Fund (SHF) is donating $30,000 to support individuals, families and communities evacuated by recent wildfires in British Columbia. Hot and dry conditions across muc... —
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USW Local 1998 members rally to support their bargaining committee
Hundreds of USW Local 1998 members rallied across the University of Toronto’s three campuses to call on the university administration to respect their voices through the collective bargaining process... —
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Steelworkers on strike at ArcelorMittal over lost purchasing power
CONTRECOEUR, Que. – Some 300 workers at ArcelorMittal’s Contrecoeur-Ouest steel plant are on strike to back up demands for real wage increases needed to reverse years of lost purchasing power. The wor... —