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Local Union Officers and Unit Officials 2024 Election Results

Today, Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024, USW Local 1944 conducted the Election of Local Union Officers and Unit Officials 2024. Voting ran from 5:00 am to 8:00 pm (Pacific Time) by electronic ballot using Intelivote.

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Your Local Union Officers and Unit Officials 2024 Election is tomorrow

Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024, members of the USW Local 1944 will be electing the Local Union Officers and Unit Officials.

Final election results for Unit Officials

June 27, 2018 - The Administrators of Local 1944 have begun their review of the April 19, 2018 elections.

National Indigenous Day

June 15, 2018 - June 21st is National Indigenous Day. Local 1944 invites all our members to recognize and celebrate the heritage and culture of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in our communities.

"On June 21, as we should do so on any other day, we acknowledge that many of our workplaces are located on Indigenous land," said Lee Riggs, President of USW Local 1944. "National Indigenous Day is also an opportunity to reflect on the dark legacy of residential schools and to honour the survivors. Our duty, as a union, is to advance our members' rights, inside and outside of the workplace. On National Indigenous Day, let's renew our commitment to pressure our governments for overdue equitable policies favourable to our Indigenous communities."

Local 1944 to be placed under temporary emergency administration

June 14, 2018 - On June 12, 2018, the USW International addressed a letter to officially inform our membership that Local 1944 is being placed under temporary emergency administration.

Vice-President BC Betty Carrasco announces her retirement from Local 1944

June 14, 2018 - Betty Carrasco, Vice-President BC of Local 1944, longest serving-member of our Executive Board, and Chair of our Local's Women of Steel Committee, will retire this month on June 30, 2018, after working for our Local for over 20 years.

For over 37 years, Betty has been active in our Union and dedicated herself to helping people. She started working for BC Tel in 1981 and quickly got involved in the labour movement as a Shop Steward in Unit 50. She later became a Counsellor/Delegate and the Vice-President of the Unit. In 1994, Betty was elected to our BC Tel Bargaining Committee, and four years later, she was elected as Business Agent.

Remembering our Sister Brenda Forward

June 6, 2018 - It is with great sadness that USW Local 1944 announces the passing of Brenda Forward, the Local's Regional Executive Officer for Ontario, on June 6, 2018.

Additional date for Executive Board to hear protests

June 4, 2018 - The USW Local 1944 Executive Board will continue deliberations on the remaining election protests that were filed on Wednesday, June 6th. 

USW response to expressed concerns about USW Local 1944 Election

May 30, 2018 - Members expressed their concerns about the USW Local 1944 Election, conducted on April 19, 2018. USW wishes to provide both an explanation and an update on this election procedure.

USW District 6 Conference 2018 Application

May 30, 2018 - The USW will be holding its District 6 Conference on the theme “Power Up – Don’t stop, until you’ve changed the world!”.

It will be held in Blue Mountain, Ontario, on September 4 - 8, 2018. The Conference will start with registration on Tuesday, September 4th and continue until noon on Saturday, September 8th.