6500 Blog

 

40th Annual Day of Mourning

Hundreds attended the USW Local 6500 Day of Mourning event to remember and honour those who lost their lives, were injured or became ill due to occupational disease while at work. We also remember

USW Local 6500 and Vale Partner on a Plasma Donation Pledge Challenge

Local 6500 Members Support Striking Members of IUOE Local 973

On May 11, 2022, in a show of solidarity, Local 6500 Members Eric Delparte, Sean Staddon, Goncalo Valentim and Ray Hammond joined striking members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 973 who have been on strike since May 2nd.

 

May 2022 Membership/Health & Safety Meetings

USW Local 6500 & United Way Centraide Celebrate 40-Year Partnership

2022 National Day of Mourning

A special message from your Political Action Committee

Please join us on May 1, the province-wide day of action for a better Ontario.

May 1, or May Day, is the traditional workers’ holiday, a day that working people celebrate the gains they have won over the years and commit to fighting for a better future for everyone.

It’s also just one month before the June 2 provincial election.

April 2022 Membership & Health & Safety Meetings

Research Study on Job Satisfaction

We have received a request from Sarah Colton, a graduate student at Laurentian University, who is conducting her thesis under Dr.Josée Turcotte and Dr. Bruce Oddson.  They are running an online research project investigating job fit and satisfaction and are looking for Northern Ontario workers to complete the survey.

At the current time, they have an excess of management worker responses and they are looking for a more accurate picture by encouraging workers to complete the survey.