Articles

Historic Anti-Scab Legislation comes into Law Today

On June 20th, after decades of relentless activism, organizing, and advocacy, Bill C-58 will officially ban the use of Scabs in federally regulated se...

Local 1944 Rogers Technicians in Abbotsford On Strike for Equal Pay and Fair Bargaining

Rogers technicians in Abbotsford, B.C., members of Local 1944, are on strike as of 12:01 a.m. this morning.

Over 30 Workplace Accommodation Grievances Resolved!

Last year, Telus rolled out a Return to Office policy impacting nearly 1,000 Customer Experience workers — and redeployed over 150 Ontario members to...

Recent

27 Sep, 2021

Articles

EI available while waiting for Short Term Disability claim approval

September 27, 2021 - The Union is seeing an increase in grievances regarding denial of Short Term Disability claims. As we know, the appeal process can in some cases take considerable time. With these wait times, some members have felt the need to return to work prior to their medical leave end date since they are often unsure of the appeal outcome, and are not receiving pay.

EI available while waiting for Short Term Disability claim approval

23 Sep, 2021

Articles

Voter HelpLine opens Monday for USW International Election nomination

September 23, 2021 - Over the last week, USW Local 1944 members should have received a package containing voting instructions and a unique PIN for the upcoming USW International Election nomination vote on Wednesday, September 29th.

Voter HelpLine opens Monday for USW International Election nomination

10 Sep, 2021

Articles

Have you received your Cost of Living Pay Increase?

September 10, 2021 - On June 16, 2021, the USW Local 1944 released a Hotline entitled “Cost of Living Pay Increase”. It has been brought to our attention that a number of members covered under Appendix B (ON/QC) have not received their 0.6% wage increase pursuant to Article 24 Cost of Living Allowance of the collective agreement.

Have you received your Cost of Living Pay Increase?

03 Sep, 2021

Articles

President’s Statement and events on Labour Day 2021

September 3, 2021 - “As mentioned previously, bargaining with Telus will start next month.

President’s Statement and events on Labour Day 2021

02 Sep, 2021

Articles

Telus should treat National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a full stat holiday, rather than offering half-measures

September 2, 2021 - The federal government recently made September 30th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a statutory holiday, as a small step toward reconciliation with the First Peoples of Canada.

Telus should treat National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a full stat holiday, rather than offering half-measures

01 Sep, 2021

Articles

Telus Vaccination Policy announcement

September 1, 2021 - Local 1944 has reviewed yesterday’s Telus Vaccination Policy announcement, and we are in support of it. It is very important that members read the Policy and related explanatory documents carefully to fully understand what the Policy is and what it isn’t, as there already appears to be some misunderstanding of what is being required.

Telus Vaccination Policy announcement