USW Local 6500

 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! 

Recent News

LABOUR DAY IN THE PARK

On behalf of Nick Larochelle and your Local 6500 Executive Board, the Labour Day Committee would like to let you know that Labour Day is coming upon us, the planning has started and we are looking to make a huge impact at this year’s event on September 2nd at Bell Park.

Thank You, Leo and Carol!

Northern Lights Festival - Special Price for Members!

2019 Northen Lights Festival
July 4-7, 2019
Bell Park

This PhD student is using the stage to explore city's tumultuous labour history

Rich Duthie uses the 1958 and 1978-79 Inco strikes as backdrop to 'explore the past' as part of his dissertation.

There's a lot of anniversaries intersecting right now when it comes to Greater Sudbury's mining labour history.

The 60th anniversary of the 87-day-long 1958 Mine Mill-Inco strike was last year. The 40th anniversary of the end of the nine-month-long 1978-79 USW-Inco strike is this month.

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