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A Special Election Issue for United Steelworkers

SPECIAL ALBERTA ELECTION ISSUE

ELECTION DAY TUESDAY APRIL 16 VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP • VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP • VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP • VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP

Rachel Notley Jason Kenney is on is OUR SIDE. NOT.

In thisA election, Clear Albertans have ChoiceAll of that progress is on the line because a choice to make. And it’s an Conservative leader Jason Kenney wants to go important one. After decades backwards to a time when issues important to of right-wing, anti-worker workers and their families didn’t matter. governments, Rachel Notley’s NDP government has for four years So now, it’s up to us. Steelworkers Vote brings worked hard to make life better for working people. together USW members to talk to other USW members about why it’s more important than ever It’s no surprise that under Premier Notley’s leadership to get out and vote and make our voices heard. there has been tremendous positive change for Alberta’s working families – after all, Rachel Notley is This election – we have a clear choice. Together, a Steelworker. we can continue to make life better for Alberta’s working families. The Rachel Notley NDP Government Record: Get active. `` Standing up for pipelines and workers Get involved. Get out and vote! `` New, modern employment standards that support working families In solidarity,

`` The strongest health and safety laws in Canada to keep workers safe

`` Critical investments in health care, education Stephen Hunt and infrastructure USW Distict 3 Director

Steelworkers Vote isn’t just about ensuring USW members and their families get out to vote, it’s also about making our voices heard. One of the best ways to ensure that the priorities of USW members are front and centre is by electing Steelworkers as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

We’re proud that the Rachel Notley NDP government has strong Steelworker voices in it already, with more looking to join it.

Support these fellow USW members in the Alberta election.

Rachel Notley Shaye Anderson Steve Durrell Premier of Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs NDP candidate Airdrie-Cochrane MLA, Edmonton-Strathcona MLA, Leduc-Beaumont Member of USW Local 1944 Member of USW Local 1-207 Member of USW Local 1944 stevedurrell.albertandp.ca rachelnotley.albertandp.ca shayeanderson.albertandp.ca

The Premier of Steel, Rachel A telecommunications A father of three with strong Notley has been leading technician with TELUS, Shaye family roots in Cochrane, Steve the way standing up for was a long-time shop steward is a long-standing shop steward Albertans and fighting for with USW Local 1944. He was with USW Local 1944. Steve working people. Since her elected in May 2015 and has is running for Rachel Notley’s election as Premier, Notley’s served as Minister of Municipal Alberta NDP because he government has focused on Affairs since 2017. Shaye is says the party shares his core making life better for regular a strong voice for the issues values of social responsibility Albertans by modernizing important to working people and working with and for the legislation to protect workers, and Steelworkers in Alberta. working class. He wants to fight investing in critical services and for Albertans to have a pipeline infrastructure and advocating to tidewater and to actively for the energy industry. work to diversify the economy.

USW@Work • SPECIAL ALBERTA ELECTION ISSUE VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP • VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP • VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP • VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP Rachel Notley’s NDP Government – On Our Side Premier Notley has never projects get built. She toured needing leave to care for a forgotten who she is working for. Tenaris Prudential Steel in Calgary loved one. After decades of right-wing, anti- in support of USW Local 7226 `` Parental leave extended to worker governments, Alberta has members and she strongly 62 weeks. made progress with a government supports our members at Evraz. `` Workers are entitled to one that is on our side. 30-minute or two 15-minute Updating Employment breaks for every five hours Standing Up for Standards worked. Previously, there were no breaks under Pipelines and Workers After decades of Conservative Alberta law. USW members in Western Canada attacks on workers, Rachel make the highest-quality steel Notley’s government made `` People with disabilities pipe in the world to the highest major improvements to Alberta’s are no longer treated as environmental standards – Employment Standards Code, second-class workers; they manufactured with a lower-carbon which had not been updated are entitled to the same footprint than imported products. since 1988. minimum wage as other workers. Rachel Notley has stood up to `` New leaves after 90 days attacks on the Trans Mountain of employment to support The Alberta Employment pipeline, standing with workers workers in unstable jobs. and calling on the federal Standards Code is now one of `` Job protection extended the strongest in Canada and government to ensure pipeline to 27 weeks for workers

USW@Work • SPECIAL ALBERTA ELECTION ISSUE VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP • VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP • VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP • VOTE RACHEL NOTLEY AND ALBERTA’S NDP Rachel Notley’s NDP Government – On Our Side will benefit all Albertans for `` Restoring a balance of generations to come. representation at the board. `` No earnings maximum for Critical Investments WCB benefits. `` More autonomy for injured After decades of underfunding, workers to choose medical Notley’s government has providers. made critical investments in infrastructure, hospitals and `` When in doubt, claims are education that will improve health approved in favour of the care and Alberta’s competitive worker, rather than rejected. advantage. The government is reviewing procurement policies to Supporting Unions Our Progress ensure it’s Albertans who benefit Alberta now has the most is On The Line from government spending. modern Labour Relations All the progress made for Alberta Code in Canada, following workers and families is on the Protecting Workers’ improvements including: line as Albertans go to the polls. Health and Safety `` Amending the definition Conservative leader Jason Kenney Occupational Health and of ‘employee’ to allow wants to move the province back Safety Act changes include contractors to unionize and to a time when the concerns of improvements to joint worksite bargain collectively. workers and their families did not health and safety committees, `` Union certification if over matter. harassment and violence 65% of employees sign It will be up to Steelworkers to measures, and strengthening the cards. Employers won’t be talk to our co-workers, families right to refuse dangerous work. given the chance to threaten and friends to make sure Alberta their employees. The purpose of the Workers’ continues to have a government Compensation Act was clarified `` Facilitating a union’s that’s on our side. and improvements made to the ability to communicate Workers’ Compensation Board, with workers in remote or including: inaccessible locations.

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Kenney is Ruthlessly Anti-union Kenney wants to bring in American “right-to-work” laws and expand the use of Temporary Foreign Workers. Jason Kenney has made no secret of his admiration of the anti-union “right-to-work” laws that reduce wages, eliminate benefits and hurt workers throughout the United States. He plans a full review of labour legislation, wants to repeal the new, positive changes that the Rachel Notley NDP government has introduced and move towards to the US model of labour laws. Kenney has announced his desire to expand the use of Temporary Foreign Workers in the province – a program that has been widely abused by employers.

After 20 years as a politician in Ottawa, Jason Kenney for them because they had more than enough is out of touch with reality. His long record paints money. a clear picture: Jason Kenney only looks out for `` His party whip and Calgary-Hays candidate himself and is ruthlessly anti-union. Ric McIver was fined for breaking conflict of Kenney’s Education Cuts means larger classrooms interest rules. The ethics commissioner ruled and underpaid teachers. that he was trying to use his position as MLA for his own political gain and handed out a `` Kenney has previously said that “education rare fine. will be the toughest to cut, but it will also be `` He was forced to pay back $7,000 after he was the most important.” His plan for cuts would caught using taxpayer money to hold himself mean 4,000 teachers fired. It also means school an elegant partisan political banquet. closures and delays. `` When Kenney first came back to Alberta, he Kenney’s Health Care Cuts and Privatization refused to give up his taxpayer-funded salary will mean longer wait-times and diminishing and perks, even though he was no longer quality of care. showing up to work. He ended up pocketing `` As an MP, his party’s health-care cuts were more than $40,000 of Albertans’ money. called “cruel and unusual” by the courts. He’s said the cuts of the ‘90s were “a good start” but didn’t go far enough, and he even criticized Jason Kenney Plans to Attack Workers the government for slowing their cuts down. and their unions on Day One. `` Last year, UCP delegates voted in favour of `` Kenney has a long anti-union, anti-worker expanding private health-care in Alberta, and record. He is already promising to roll back Kenney’s said all along that he “supports the the minimum wage for Alberta’s lowest-paid idea of private health care”. Kenney seems workers and has vowed to eliminate all of the intent on taking Alberta on a dangerous path new protections for workers’ health and safety. toward U.S.-style, two-tier health-care that `` He’s praised the working conditions in the favours the richest people over everyone else. southern United States where wages are low and benefits and protections non-existent. Kenney Has One Set of Rules for Himself and `` If elected, Jason Kenney would unleash another for everyone else. the most anti-worker/anti-union agenda that Canada has ever seen. It will mean less `` Conservative insiders and even his own MLAs protection, fewer benefits and lower wages for have referred to Kenney as “undemocratic”, every worker in Alberta. “self-centred” and they’ve criticized his “dictatorship-like-control.” Jason Kenney has the `` During his leadership run, his own party fined WRONG PRIORITIES. him $5,000 for breaking the rules. Instead of apologizing, he doubled down and blamed the party for making the rules. His campaign Jason Kenney is organizer said “fines wouldn’t be a problem” WRONG FOR ALBERTA.

USW@Work • SPECIAL ALBERTA ELECTION ISSUE Rachel Notley. Premier of Steel.

The Rachel Notley record: `` Standing up for pipelines and workers `` The strongest health and safety laws in Canada `` New, modern employment standards `` Critical investments in health care, education and infrastructure

Rachel Notley is on OUR SIDE. Jason Kenney is WRONG for Alberta.

VOTE for Rachel Notley and the NDP

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