April 14, 2018 - Steelworkers helped build the NDP; now we want to keep it growing. Together, we can elect a government that is on our side.
The USW District 6 is inviting our Local 1944 members in Ontario interested in getting more involved in politics, to apply for a week-long USW Election School. The schools will take place from Wednesdays to Tuesdays, on the following dates:
April 13, 2018 - Over the past week, USW Local 1944 members should have received a package containing voting instructions and a unique PIN for the upcoming Election
April 10, 2018 - In 2018, Equal Pay Day is on April 10, the 99th day of the year, because it took an average 99 more days for Canadian women to earn what men earned in 2017.
In 2018, Canadian women still earn 30% less than men. The gender wage gap is even greater for women of color (over 35%) and Aboriginal women (over 40%).
However, Canadian women are as well or more educated than men, women's work is undervalued and the gender wage gap persists.
April 9, 2018 - USW Local 9700 members from ABI Smelter in Bécancour, Québec, are currently on tour around Québec to reach out to our USW Brothers and Sisters, in a call for massive solidarity.
April 4, 2018 - Seven more members from Local 1944 will be attending the prestigious USW's Leadership Development Scholarship four-year program in 2018.
Participants are selected based on their activism, interest, and commitment within our Local and their communities.
The program provides our members with the opportunity for specialized activist training in a classroom of rank and file Steelworkers from various workplaces across North America, where they will learn with and from fellow USW members.
March 23, 2018 - Last Thursday, our Local Union Delegated Meeting (LUDM) started with a rally around the Shaw Communications headquarters in Vancouver, to show support for our Shaw Unit 60 members as they are negotiating a new contract.
Three buses filled with USW Local 1944 delegates, staff and guests gathered at 9:00 am, marching and chanting.
"If Shaw does not agree to negotiate a fair contract for our members, they have no idea what we have ready for them," said Lee Riggs, National President of the USW Local 1944. "We know that it takes more than one million Freedom Mobile customers to pay the top 5 Shaw executive salaries. In the face of such outrageous social inequality, we have never been so united. We've got Unit 60's backs for this round of bargaining."
March 22, 2018 - Our Local Union Delegated Meeting (LUDM) continued yesterday in Burnaby.
The day started with a report from our Secretary-Treasurer Michael Phillips, explaining the cost-saving measures and investment strategies that were implemented over the previous year.
Delegates heard speeches from the nominees for TWPP Pension trustees, Czar Loquia (from Unit 10) and Candace Knoll (from Unit 51).
The report from the Executive Board commenced following the TWPP Pension trustees' speeches.
