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Scholarships

USW Local 1944 2026 Annual Scholarships

Every year, USW Local 1944 offers 7 scholarships to members’ children graduating from high school and registering in any post-secondary public institu...

Did you participate in the Union’s Pay in Lieu program between 1992 - 2018?

Did you participate in the Union’s Pay in Lieu program between 1992 - 2018?

Women of Steel

USW Local 1944 Women of Steel:  2025 Year in Review & 2026 Outlook

The WOS committee is committed to encouraging women members to be leaders within the local union, as a way to make the local and our union stronger.

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Ongoing Departure Programs at Telus Hurt Communities
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Ongoing Departure Programs at Telus Hurt Communities

The prosperity of Canada’s economy is founded upon good, stable, Union jobs. With that in mind, USW Local 1944 expresses its deep disappointment that Telus, while professing that they ‘Give Where They Live’, has announced that it is offering nearly 2,000 Voluntary Severance Packages and Early Retirement Incentive Packages to Local 1944 members across the country.

Ongoing Departure Programs at Telus Hurt Communities

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Celebrating Our Wins
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Celebrating Our Wins

One of the greatest benefits of unionization is our collective ability to hold the employer accountable. Not only does Local 1944 fight hard at the bargaining table, we also engage in a vigorous defense of our members on many other fronts. Most recently, the Union has been able to achieve settlements from the Company via the grievance and arbitration process. Here is a summary of some of our recent wins:

Celebrating Our Wins

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An Open Letter to Telus Managers
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An Open Letter to Telus Managers

USW Local 1944 is ready and waiting to reopen negotiations with Telus to conclude a fair Collective Agreement. If you are already aware of our position on the issues you can see that we are not asking for anything outrageous: wages that account for the increasing cost of living, some improvements of little cost to Telus, and we’re seeking that Telus drop further concessions to health benefits, pension and other items, which are wholly unnecessary given Telus’ present financial success.

An Open Letter to Telus Managers

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Online Bargaining Support Kit Part 2 - Media
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Online Bargaining Support Kit Part 2 - Media

Participation in the Online Bargaining Support Kit Part 1 – Awards was fantastic. We filled the social media and inboxes of many organizations that have given Telus awards recently, and we hope that this makes them reconsider the ethical aspect of who they choose to honour in the future. It’s apparent that members are wanting to do what they can to make Telus act fairly towards its workforce.

Online Bargaining Support Kit Part 2 - Media