Sep. 14, 2006 — Salaried employees working at Stelco's operations in Hamilton and Nanticoke are engaged in discussions with the United Steelworkers (USW) regarding the potential of joining the USW.

"Support is strong and growing for this campaign, and we are committed to helping these employees," said USW Ontario/Atlantic Director Wayne Fraser. "Together we'll help them build their own new local union and develop a collective agreement that meets their unique needs.

More than 700 office, administrative and technical employees work for Stelco in Hamilton and Nanticoke.

"These are hard-working people who have given years to Stelco," said Fraser. “They deserve to have a real voice in the decisions that affect them at work. They have watched our locals at Lake Erie and Hilton Works win good new collective agreements, which protect their terms of employment and secure strong increases and improvements, even during bankruptcy protection proceedings.”