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Equal Pay Day 2018

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.

Equal Pay Day 2018

ABI’S Locked-out Steelworkers look for support

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.

ABI’S Locked-out Steelworkers look for support

Congratulations to the 2018 Leadership Development Scholarship Students

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.

Congratulations to the 2018 Leadership Development Scholarship Students

Election of Local Union Officers and Unit Officials 2018

April 3, 2018 - The election of the USW Local 1944 Local Union Officers and Unit Officials 2018 will be held on Thursday, April 19, 2018.

The list of nominations can be viewed here.

Election of Local Union Officers and Unit Officials 2018

2018 Local Union Delegated Meeting – Day 3

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.

2018 Local Union Delegated Meeting – Day 3

2018 Local Union Delegated Meeting – Day 2

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.

2018 Local Union Delegated Meeting – Day 2