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Payroll Arbitration Update

The Arbitrator has issued a decision on the Union’s preliminary request for an independent audit of company payroll information. While the Union’s req...

New Local 1944 Trustee

The Local 1944 Executive Board has appointed Isabelle Chayer of Unit 250 (ADTbyTelus) to the position of Executive Board Trustee. She is replacing Ter...

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...

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31 May, 2017

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31 May, 2017

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2017 Local Annual Delegated Meeting - Day 2

May 31, 2017 - Our Local Annual Delegated Meeting (LADM) continued yesterday in Edmonton.

2017 Local Annual Delegated Meeting - Day 2

30 May, 2017

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30 May, 2017

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2017 Local Annual Delegated Meeting - Day 1

May 30, 2017 - Our Local Annual Delegate Meeting (LADM) kicked off yesterday in Edmonton, Alberta with 156 delegates, guests and staff in attendance.

2017 Local Annual Delegated Meeting - Day 1

29 May, 2017

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29 May, 2017

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Statement on the BC NDP and BC Green Party’s agreement

May 29, 2017 - We are very pleased to hear of the agreement reached with the BC Greens to support a New Democrat government led by John Horgan.

Statement on the BC NDP and BC Green Party’s agreement

26 May, 2017

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26 May, 2017

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Lack of Test and Treat Maintenance Programs for Poles

May 26, 2017 - Is this what the inside of your pole looks like?

Lack of Test and Treat Maintenance Programs for Poles

12 May, 2017

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12 May, 2017

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Health & Safety Bulletin - May 12, 2017

May 12, 2017 - USW Local 1944 National Health and Safety Committee would like to remind members of some reasonable safeguards when entering a premise or worksite that has been flooded.

Health & Safety Bulletin - May 12, 2017

09 May, 2017

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09 May, 2017

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25 Years Since Westray

May 9, 2017 - 2017 marks a sad milestone. Today is election day in BC, but it also marks 25 years since the early morning explosion that ripped through the Westray Coal Mine in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, killing an entire shift of 26 men, 11 of whose bodies were never recovered.

25 Years Since Westray