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2018 Municipal Elections in BC

October 5, 2018 - The 2018 Municipal Elections in British Columbia are now underway. We encourage all Local 1944 members to vote for labour-friendly candidates. Please check with your local District Labour Council for a list of endorsed candidates in your region.

2018 Municipal Elections in BC

National Day to commemorate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

October 3, 2018 - October 4 is the National Day to commemorate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (hereafter MMIWG).

In Canada, Indigenous people are twice as likely to be victims of violent assault than non-Indigenous people, especially Indigenous women and girls.

National Day to commemorate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Pre-planned power outage to affect Local 1944 operations on October 4th

October 3, 2018 - BC Hydro has notified us that they will be performing emergency work around our Burnaby Head Office on Thursday, October 4th.Unfortunately, this will result in the loss of power to the office.  Our office will be closed for the day and the outage will affect our servers and

Pre-planned power outage to affect Local 1944 operations on October 4th

Administration Update – October 2, 2018

October 2, 2018 - We appreciate the patience from USW Local 1944 members as we worked through Administration over the past few months. We have spent a great deal of time investigating issues, responding to inquiries and performing day-to-day activities that keep this Local strong and moving

Administration Update – October 2, 2018

October is Women’s History Month

October 1, 2018 - In Canada, October is Women’s History Month, a time dedicated to honour the achievements and contributions of women and girls today and throughout our history.

October is Women’s History Month

Reminder: October 1 is the 2018 provincial general election in Québec

September 28, 2018 - USW Local 1944 encourages our members in Québec to make their vote count on Monday, October 1, 2018, for the 2018 provincial general election.

Reminder: October 1 is the 2018 provincial general election in Québec