Steelworker Summer 2010 Student Intern Program
Steelworker Summer is an educational and training internship in which participants develop skills useful for union growth by experiencing firsthand the kinds of struggles workers face while trying to win a voice at work and in the community....... more

30 JULY 2009 – District Hosts Summer Intern Program: Students Exposed to Trade Union Issues
BURNABY, BC – As three daughters of union members wrap up their three-week Steelworkers’ Summer intern program at the District 3 office, they are all thankful for the opportunity to be exposed to trade union issues through the United Steelworkers. The program is designed to give participants an understanding and appreciation of the positive impacts the union has had on their parents’ working lives and offer some education on how to organize and mobilize for progressive change in society....... more

26 JUNE 2009 – District 3 Summer School a Success: Over Half Students Attended for First Time
KIMBERLEY, BC – Despite the global recession which has hit District 3’s resource and manufacturing sector membership hard, there were over 90 students in attendance at this year’s summer school held between June 7-12, at the Trickle Creek Lodge here. Twenty-eight local unions, mainly from the prairie provinces, sent members to the annual school. USW District 3 Director Stephen Hunt says the union is encouraged that some many local unions participated during “extremely hard economic times.” Hunt notes that 56 of the 90 students were first-time participants in the Summer School....... more

The Meltdown Chronicles - An Analytic Series on the Deterioration of Our Global Economic System
The Meltdown Chronicles is an is series of publications analyzing the deterioration of our Global Economic System and its impacts on workers. Written by USW Canadian National Office researcher Kim Pollock, the series kicked off in November 2008 as the global economic crisis grew worse and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper assured Canadians that our economic fundamentals wer "fine."...... more

3 JULY 2008 – International Convention Wraps Up: Jack Layton Speaks, Leo Gerard Urges Members to Mobilize
LAS VEGAS, NEV – Today the United Steelworkers International President Leo Gerard said that it’s important to take the resolutions and the policies of the international convention back to workplaces and communities. “This is about the future,” he said. “We need to be able to feel that the world is changing in the next year. We cannot afford to fail. Your kids, community and planet are calling on you.”...... more

2 JULY 2008 – District 3 Woman of Steel Sworn in as International Vice President, Global Union formed, Obama and Napoleon Gomez Address Delegates
LAS VEGAS, NEV – Today the United Steelworkers International Convention was highlighted by the swearing in of the first-ever woman to the union’s International Executive Board, the formation of the world’s first global union and keynote speeches by Senator Barack Obama and Napoleon Gomez....... more

1 JULY 2008 – USW International Convention Day 2 Marked by Resolution Debates and Constitutional Changes to Strenghten Strike and Defense Fund and Add a Woman of Steel as Vice President
LAS VEGAS, NEV – On Tuesday the United Steelworkers International Convention kicked off with the countries' two national anthems and an ovation for Canada Day, July 1. Following an early morning rally on Las Vegas Boulevard supporting cab and limousine drivers working for Yellow, Checker and Star cabs in the city (USW Local 711A and IPTE Local 4873), the convention unanimously passed a resolution calling for work training, retraining and career development. The resolution called for Steelworkers in Canada to build on it track record of supporting effective sectoral councils, bring unions, governments and community colleges together....... more

30 JUNE 2008 – USW International Convention Kicks-Off Day One: Union Sets Agenda To Build Bargaining Power
LAS VEGAS, NEV – Today over 4,500 delegates and visitors attended the first day of the United Steelworkers International Convention at the Bally’s-Paris Convention Centre here. Among the delegates were over 150 District 3 members from Western Canadian provinces and the territories, led by Director Stephen Hunt. International President Leo Gerard’s opening address dealt the convention’s major them of Building Bargaining Power in the age of an increasingly globalized economy which is seeing an increasing an assault on workers by what Gerard termed “robber baron” corporations, global financiers and right wing governments....... more

Secondary School Scholarship Winners 2007
Dominc Gee, LU 1595 Jeff Profili, LU 480 Jessica Keegan, LU 2004 Colleen Twamley, LU 7619 Logan McNair, LU 1-425...... more

13 JULY 2007 – First-time delegates praise summer school experience
KIMBERLEY, BC – Five first-time delegates at this year’s District 3 summer school found their exposure to Steelworker educational courses interesting and informative. Sister Amandeep Sandhu of USW Local 2952, who works as an office employee at the Burnaby, BC-based Canadian Office and Professional Employees Local 378, was enrolled in the Leadership Training Class – a class of 20....... more

28 JANUARY 2008 – District 3 Forms Working Group to Promote Amalgamated Unions
BURNABY, BC – In practically every population centre throughout Western Canada you will find a United Steelworkers operation. Along the Trans-Canada from Victoria to Edmonton to Regina to Winnipeg and from north to south USW operations dot the map.Get out on major routes like the Yellowhead and the Crownest and you’ll find the same thing. Ditto for many of other routes in the district. The 2004 merger of western Canadian IWA Canada locals into District 3 saw many more dots, and some 30,000 members added to the USW map....... more

14 NOVEMBER 2007 - District 3’s Senior Leadership Development Studies (LDS) Participants Consider Program a Major Boost to Growth and Knowledge
SASKATOON, SK/SPARWOOD, BC – For the first three years, Brothers Kelly Reynolds and Chris Nand were enrolled in the same courses at one of the United Steelworkers’ most advanced educational programs. Last month, one completed his final year in the Leadership Development Studies (LDS) program while the other hopes to finish where he left off at some time in the future. Today both are presidents of major USW local unions in resource sectors. ...... more

9 JULY 2007 – District 3 had over 140 participants at Annual Summer School
KIMBERLEY, BC – District 3’s four-decade long tradition keeps on getting more popular. This year the district’s Summer School, held here at the Marriott Trickle Creek Residence Inn, witnessed 122 students among over 140 participants. The students came from 32 local unions across Western Canada. ...... more

8 November 2007 – District 3 Trains Thirteen New Course Instructors
BURNABY, BC – Over the next several months many of District 3’s newly-trained instructors will be testing out their wings as trade union education classes take place across the District. In mid-October thirteen Steelworkers from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC were given five days of instructor training in Winnipeg. Their instructors were District 3 Education Coordinator Darren Patrick and Sue Milling, the Steelworkers’ national department head for Education, Equality and Political Action....... more

District 3 David Ellis Scholarship 2007
Why we Remember David.Every year in Canada, 60 young workers are killed on the job. David Ellis was killed on his second day at work. He was 18. Every year in Canada, 60 young workers are killed on the job. More than 60,000 are injured, many of them seriously. David Ellis didn’t get the chance to fulfill his dreams. But in his memory – ...... more

Secondary Scholarship Winners Further Their Studies
(posted on 9 January 2007) BURNABY, BC – Six daughters and sons of Steelworkers in Western Canada are just starting their second terms as post-secondary students. No doubt they worked very hard during their first terms and needed a holiday break to visit family members, some far away from where they are now studying. ...... more

16 JUNE 2008 – District 3 Summer School a Success with over 140 in Attendance
KIMBERLEY, BC – This year’s District 3 Summer School was a smash hit with over 140 participants at the weeklong event, which wrapped up on Friday. Local union members from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba enrolled in six classes, held at the Marriott Trickle Creek Inn here. In addition to the classes, instructed by homegrown USW instructors, special guests included BC NDP leader Carol James and visitors from the National Confederation of Forest Workers of Chile. District 3 Director Stephen Hunt appeared at the school and visited each class in session. Brother Hunt made a brief presentation to each class, highlighting current events in the district. He also encouraged all participants to become politically active in supporting the New Democratic Party in their provinces and on the federal scene....... more

19 JUNE 2007 – Southeastern BC Local Continues Tradition of Educating Membership
CRANBROOK, BC – Earlier this month the USW's Local 1-405, with headquarters here, held its annual Job Steward School for members from all over the local union. Forty local activists and instructors took part on June 2 and 3. The school was held at the College of the Rockies campus, which has state-of-the-art classroom facilities. ...... more

Steelworkers form Aboriginal Working Group in Western Canada
(posted on 5 January 2007) WINNIPEG, MB – If we are to build our union then we need to know what we are all about, District 3 Director Steve Hunt told a group of delegates to the union’s Western Canada conference in Winnipeg, which was held in early October of last year. He said that includes the union needing to know more about diversity and issues that aboriginal workers face in Canada. ...... more

District 3's Education Program Trains 1,300 in First Half of 2006 - Department Gears Up for Fall
(posted 15 August 2006) BURNABY, BC – As the summer months wind down and many Steelworkers enjoy the last of their family vacations, District 3's Education Department is in a period of reflection. It's been a time to review this year's programs, analyze feedback from participants, review course materials and plan for the coming fall months. ...... more

A Whole Lotta Education's Been Going On
There seems to be no end to the demand for educational services in District 3 Western Canada. Since the merger with IWA Canada in September, 2004, the demand for educating the membership has shot up to unprecedented levels. In 2005 there were a grand total of 151 classes held across our vast district, involving 3,293 participants. All told, that’s a saturation level of over 5 per cent of the district membership! ...... more

Steps to Building Steelworker Power: List of Steelworker Courses for District 3
YOU AND YOUR UNION Regardless of whether you’re new to the union or you’re a long-time member, this course will help you find out what the union is all about. The theme for this one-day course is: What You Should Know About Your Union. Members will have an opportunity to learn more about the Steelworkers. The course looks at the structure of the union, ...... more

District 3 David Ellis Scholarship Winners
Carol-Lynn Beilman Local 7106 Lisa Feather Local 1-3567 Robyn Jensen Local 9705 Andrew James MacDonald Local 6166 Leah Pile Local ...... more