April 10, 2026
The 19-month dispute at packaging company Crown Packaging in Canada is set to rock the boat at the annual meeting of Carnival Cruise Lines in London on Tuesday (14 April). The United Steelworkers (USW) union is campaigning on behalf of 120 workers at the Toronto site of Crown Packaging who have been on strike since... Read
March 31, 2026
(TORONTO) – The boycott of Carnival Cruises gained significant new support and momentum today as the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) officially threw its support behind it. The one-million member OFL joins a growing list of supporters in endorsing the boycott to protest the role of Carnival’s chief executive in a nearly seven-month labour dispute in Toronto. Carnival... Read
March 14, 2026
OTTAWA, MARCH 4, 2026 – The 500,000 member strong Congress of Union Retirees of Canada (CURC) announced today it is endorsing the growing boycott of Carnival Cruises until a six-month-long labour dispute at Crown Holdings is resolved. “We are sending a strong message with this boycott,” said CURC President Pat Kerwin. “Carnival’s CEO Arnold Donald... Read
March 5, 2026
OTTAWA, March 5, 2026 /CNW/ - The 500,000-member Congress of Union Retirees of Canada (CURC) is endorsing a boycott of Carnival Cruises to protest the role of Carnival’s chief executive in a six-month labour dispute in Toronto. Carnival CEO Arnold Donald is a key director of U.S.-based manufacturing giant Crown Holdings. Crown Holdings provoked a strike at its Toronto factory last September... Read
February 20, 2026
TORONTO, 20 February 2026 – A packed house of Toronto and York Region Labour Council delegates voted unanimously at their last monthly meeting to boycott Carnival Corporation cruises until the nearly six-month long labour dispute at Crown Holdings is resolved. Labour Council President John Cartwright congratulated the delegates on taking such a decisive position. “Tonight,... Read
January 16, 2026
TORONTO - The United Steelworkers (USW), North America’s largest industrial union, is asking thousands of travel agents across the continent to consider whether they should recommend Carnival Corporation cruises to their customers. “Given the string of tragedies that have plagued the world’s largest cruise ship operator over the past two years, you may not want... Read
January 6, 2026
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers (USW) is launching a letter-writing campaign focused on a key director of Crown Holdings which despite record profits forced union members on strike in September 2013 by demanding wage cuts as high as 42 per cent and a permanent lower wage for youth and new workers. LabourStart campaign: Stop Carnival... Read
January 4, 2026
Workers employed by Crown Holdings in Canada are asking the CEO of Carnival cruise lines to help end an attack on their wages and pensions. A RadioLabour interview with Joe Drexler, the head of the Strategic Campaigns department of the United Steelworkers - Canada. Listen Read