Careers Of The Future

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Careers Of The Future

• Steelworker Organized Workplaces

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United Steelworkers History

• The great depression of the 1930s hit working
  families particularly hard. For many there was
  no place to turn for help. Only through
  collective action could they maintain their
  dignity as working people.

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Steelworker History

• In 1936, the Steelworkers Organizing Committee
  (SWOC) in Canada was formed to respond to this
  urgent crisis particularly in the steel industry.
  

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Steelworker History

• In September 1936, SWOC organized 3,000 members
  at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie to form Local
  2251.
• In 1949, the Steelworkers were successful in
  negotiating a 44 hour work week and in the
  following year they were among the first to
  achieve a 40 hour work week at both the Stelco
  and Algoma steel mills.

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• Today the United Steelworkers represent more than
  240,000 members across Canada and more than
  500,000 in the United States

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Steelworker History

• Steelworkers are proud of their history and their
  victories won by people standing together through
  collective bargaining, political action.
• Steelworkers are committed to fight one day
  longer for decent wages, pensions, benefits and
  safe working conditions.

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Where are the Steelworker JobsIn Sault Ste. Marie
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• ESSAR Steel Algoma
• Tenaris Algoma Tubes
• Seamless Cylinder
• Soo Foundry
• Great Northern Retirement
• Great Northern Nursing
• Collegiate Heights

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• Aeroquard
• City Transit Bus Barns
• Algoma Community Legal Clinic
• Mintec
• Midway Lumber (Thessolon)

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• For the last 3 years our employers have seen
  steady growth but the collapse of the North
  American economy has ground the work sites to a
  halt
• We do anticipate employment opportunities at most
  of the employers.

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Type of Jobs AvailableCommunity First Credit
Union

• Wage scale 36 to 60,000 annually
• Pension and Benefits over and above salary
• Tellers
• Administration Clerks
• Bookkeeping
• Investment Assistant
• Investment Advisors

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Work Environment

• Financial Institution
• Office environment
• Stable workforce (both union and salary)
• 9 am 5 pm work Schedule

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Type of Jobs AvailableNursing Homes

• Wages 15-20 per hour (30-40,000)
• Pension and Benefits over and above salary
• RPNs (Registered Practical Nurse)
• PSWs (Public Services Worker)
• Housekeeping
• Cook
• Maintenance

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Type of Jobs AvailableSoo Foundry Machine Shop

• Wage range is 15 to 24 per hour
• Pension and Benefits over and above salary
• Helpers and burners
• Fitters and machine operators
• Welder / Burners
• Machinist
• Millwrights (23 - 24 per hour)
• Electricians (23 per hour)

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Type of Jobs AvailableMintech

• Wages are 24 per hour
• Pension and Benefits over and above salary
• Refractory applicators in the Steelmaking
  facilities at ESSAR Steel Algoma

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Type of Jobs AvailableDDI Seamless Cylinder

• Production wages are from 10.50 to 16.50
• Maintenance wages are from 23 to 28
• Pension and Benefits over and above salary
• General production jobs promote through the
  process from general labour to machine operators.

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Type of Jobs AvailableAlgoma Community Legal
Clinic

• Wages range between 39 and 55,000
• Pension and Benefits over and above salary
• Clerical
• Administration
• Legal Worker

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Type of Jobs AvailableAlgoma Seamless Tubulars

• Wage range between 18 and 24 per hour
• Pension and Benefits over and above salary
• Supporter
• Operator
• Specialized Operator

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Algoma Seamless Tubulars

• They make seamless pipe for the gas and oil
  industry
• They employ general labour, quality inspectors,
  loaders, operators, clerical and all of the
  trades.

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Type of Jobs AvailableESSAR Steel Algoma

• With a workforce of more than 3000 ESSAR Steel
  runs like a small city and as such employs almost
  every job type that you can think of from
  gardener to fire fighter.
• About 800 people work on each shift to produce
  steel coil and plate products

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ESSAR Steel Algoma

• The bulk of the jobs are in direct production
  jobs but most of these jobs are operators of
  machinery and process flow controls
• They are not the laborious tasks that once
  existed in manufacturing of steel steel
  products.

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ESSAR Steel Algoma

• The Future of Trade jobs is bright
• We presently have over 80 apprentices enrolled
  with the MTCU
• Many of our Trades personnel have reached
  retirement eligibility.

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ESSAR Steel Algoma

• Wages
• Production jobs pay between 24 - 38
• Clerical type jobs pay between 23 -35
• Maintenance jobs pay between 30 - 32
• Employees also share in a profit sharing plan

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ESSAR Recruitment

• Preference is given to applicants with college
  diplomas and university degrees for all jobs
• General production job applicants are advised to
  take the College course called Manufacturing
  Technology.(1 or 2 year)

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ESSAR Recruitment

• Applicants for apprentices in the trades should
  be taking the 2 or 3 year mechanical and
  electrical technologist or technician courses.
• Most clerical jobs require typing and computer
  skills including word processing and spreadsheets.

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ESSAR Recruitment

• Salary jobs many of which are part of the
  unionized workforce include Frontline
  Supervisors, information technologist,
  metallurgist, accountants and engineering as
  well as Human Resources all of which require a 3
  year College Diploma or a 3 year relevant
  University Degree.

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ESSAR Steel Algoma

• Salaries ranges between 60,000 and 90,000
  annually per hour plus profit sharing
• Pension and Benefits are over and above

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Surrounding Area Jobs

• Job opportunity in the mining sectors both east
  and north of our city are great.
• We recently had a platinum mine close in the
  north and Vale Inco hired them all for their
  plant and mine in Thompson, Manitoba.

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Forestry

• Many of the plants are preparing to increase
  production levels and are looking at recalling
  their employees early in the new year.
• This will again add pressure to the Trades
  shortage in Ontario and across Canada.