“Both the CWA Canadian Region and the USW in Canada are progressive forces that fight in the political arena as well as collective bargaining, and are dedicated to protecting their Canadian members,” said CWA/SCA Director Arnold Amber. “Members of my union look forward to working closely with the USW. We have long been allies. Now our partnership is even stronger.”

Ken Neumann, USW National Director for Canada, said the USW is proud to join forces with CWA/SCA Canada.

“Our union has a history of developing partnerships that are flexible and constructive with like-minded organizations throughout the world,” said Neumann. “Through these closer ties we are better able to work toward building justice and better working conditions for working people.”

The Alliance was signed during a two-day international convention of the CWA, in front of more than 1,500 people at Toronto’s Convention Centre.

CWA/SCA Canada represents about 9,000 workers in every aspect of media, including newspapers, broadcasting, news agencies and online media. Other members are in social work, interpretation services and light industry.

The USW is the largest private-sector union in both Canada and North America, with more than 280,000 members working in every economic sector in Canada, and more than 800,000 members continent-wide.

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