For us Steelworkers, international solidarity runs deep in our veins. It is the lifeblood of our union… Currently, we are facing tremendous challenges on both sides of the border. Here in Canada, our jobs are facing a great deal of uncertainty and the cost of living has continued to rise, with little affordable housing available in the backdrop of a contracting economy. Members and people across Canada more generally are worried and reasonably so. In the U.S., hundreds of thousands of jobs are being cut from the public sector, rights are being rolled back with each passing day, immigration raids are terrorizing communities and life is growing more expensive, worsened by an ongoing trade war. That is why our union has taken on this tariff fight with such gusto. …I have worked alongside USW International President Dave McCall and [others] on the issue of the reckless tariffs levied against Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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