USW Raising the Bar on Women’s Health and Safety: A National Campaign Launch

USW Raising the Bar on Women’s Health and Safety: A National Campaign Launch

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Steelworkers Dental Centers Holiday Closure<br />December 24th 2020 to January 3rd 2021

Steelworkers Dental Centers Holiday Closure
December 24th 2020 to January 3rd 2021

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Newsletter: Summer 2020

Newsletter: Summer 2020

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Steelworkers Talk Politics

Steelworkers Talk Politics

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OFL Events

OFL Events

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Temporary Office Closure

Our local executive has been working continuously during the pandemic, however to limit the transmission of COVID-19, we are not offering in-person office hours at this time. If you require assistance, please call our offices at 416-593-7587 or 905-629-3892. Please leave a voicemail message, which will be responded to as soon as possible. You can also email us at office@uswlocal5296.ca, or email your union representative directly

Joint Health & Safety Representative positions
for Paladin Security

Members of United Steelworkers Local 5296 with Paladin Security are needed to fill roles as Joint Health & Safety Representatives across all sites. This is a great learning and growth experience with offered training, and compensation for time doing Health & Safety committee duties. Interested Paladin members can email their questions about the role, and their interest in participating to Jana Papuckoski at janap@uswlocal5296.ca or call (416) 593-7587.

 

PDF – Multi-Workplace Joint Health and Safety Committee Information

Securitas 2020 – 2024 Collective Agreement Ratified

Our local’s Securitas bargaining committee would like to announce that the collective agreement between Securitas and the United Steelworkers 5296, 9597, 2020, 5481 has passed with an 80% approval from the membership across Ontario. Thank you to everyone’s support and the hard work of our bargaining committee. Updated CBA’s will be posted to the website members portal and mailed out as soon as possible.

Gardaworld Internal Job Postings

For present GardaWorld members, please contact Jana Papuckoski at janap@uswlocal5296.ca to request the weekly job postings by email. The company will be offering the ability to post for jobs internally at their offices soon, but was delayed due to COVID-19 office closures. If you no longer require the job postings emails, simply email Jana advising of this.

Ratification of Tentative Collective Agreements with GardaWorld and Paladin Security

Our local union is excited to announce the ratification of our tentative collective agreements with GardaWorld and Paladin Security. They go into effect on July 1st 2020. Please read the letter from the President here.

JOIN OUR MONTHLY LOCAL MEETINGS VIA ZOOM

Join us for our monthly local membership meetings, the 3rd Tuesday of each month, by Zoom or conference call. Please log in to your members portal to get the information for the conference line and access code to the call to participate. If you do not have a members portal account, please contact janap@uswlocal5296.ca to get access.

Steelworkers Dental Centres – Re-opening with COVID-19 precautions in place

The Steelworkers Dental Centres are re-opening with COVID-19 precautions in place. Starting June 22nd 2020, only patients that require immediate care for emergencies, essential services and ongoing treatments will be seen for appointments. Please login to your members portal to get more information.

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USW 5296 represents over 7,000 security guards who provide surveillance and protection for organizations and companies in all industries. Established in 1994, USW 5296 is a local of the United Steel Workers, the largest private sector union in North America.