An Ontario labour arbitrator has ruled he lacks jurisdiction to hear eight grievances from welders at National Steel Car who claimed they… …
Steelworkers
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OpinionFeaturedLabour RelationsThe Throughline
The last one out used to turn off the lights. Now the robot stays — and the union wants a word
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberSomewhere on a shop floor in Kitchener, Ont., on a Saturday night this past February, a machine kept working after everyone went… …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Magellan Aerospace robot-cell grievance allowed to proceed, but narrowed by arbitrator
An Ontario labour arbitrator has refused to summarily dismiss a United Steelworkers grievance against Magellan Aerospace but narrowed it to a single… …
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Workers at BWXT Precision Manufacturing Inc. in Oakville have voted to join the United Steelworkers (USW). The vote gives them collective representation… …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Algoma Steel loses bid to dismiss late union grievance filed months after incidents
An arbitrator has dismissed a preliminary objection by Algoma Steel Inc., allowing a union grievance over the treatment of probationary employees to… …
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Labour RelationsFeatured
Porter Airlines customer service workers at Pearson join Steelworkers union
One hundred and forty-six Porter Airlines customer service workers at Toronto Pearson International Airport have joined the United Steelworkers union (USW) following… …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM United Steelworkers and Air Liquide Canada finalize three-year collective agreement covering London, Ont., plant workers
The deal runs from November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2028 and includes annual wage increases across all classifications plus updates to… …
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Collective Agreements
PREMIUM United Steelworkers Local 2020 and Northway Bus Lines finalize three-year collective agreement covering school bus drivers and monitors
The deal runs from Sept. 1, 2025, to Aug. 31, 2028, and includes wage increases totalling more than $3 per hour for… …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM ‘Burn it to the ground’: PSW says union took sarcastic remark at face value, withdrew termination grievance
A personal support worker’s complaint that her union mishandled grievances arising from her termination will proceed to a full consultation, after the… …
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Labour Law
PREMIUM Osgoode Care Centre workers to receive wage increases under interest arbitration award
A long-term care centre in Metcalfe, Ont., will provide its unionized workers with general wage increases totalling more than seven per cent… …

