Honouring the First Successful Commercial Pouring of Steel in Canada - 1883

Honouring the First Successful Commercial Pouring of Steel in Canada - 1883. . This interpretive panel erected on July 11, 2019 to commemorate the designation by Trenton Town Council of this area as a Trenton Heritage Site, where the first successful commercial pouring of Steel in Canada occurred in 1883, within the Steel Plant., A Brief History between United Steelworkers and Trenton Works , The United Steelworkers is an international union/organization that strives to negotiate better wages, benefits, health and safety and working conditions for all its membership. On May 22nd, 1942 the employees of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company and Eastern Car Company officially became Local 1231 of the United Steelworkers of America. Stanley Hessian and Alphonse Murray, two Trenton residents and members of the original 1231 executive later moved on to hold positions with the Steelworkers union on a national level, working in Eastern and Atlantic Canada., In 1963 on June 14th the office and technical workers at Trenton were certified as Local 4253 of the United Steelworkers of America. In 2004 the Marine Forge and Finish departments of Trenton Works were sold to a Texas company and renamed Nova Forge. The shop workers there later became Local 3172-1 of the United Steelworkers., A notable program of the United Steelworkers is their Humanity Fund. All members contribute from each hour they work to this fund. Donations from this fund are given to many charities, an example being the local food bank., Information courtesy of Trenton Heritage Museum , With great respect and appreciation to the United Steelworkers of Canada for their kind donation. , Mayor, Council and Economic Development Committee - Town of Trenton , Interpretive panel design – Ashton Creative Design, Bridgeville, Pictou County, Nova Scotia