Articles

RealityCheck Survey Prize Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in the RealityCheck Survey! Your feedback is incredibly valuable, and we’re excited to begin analyzing the results. The insights you’ve shared will play a crucial role in shaping the future priorities of our Union and ensuring we continue to represent your interests effectively.

AFL 54th Constitutional Convention Application

The Alberta Federation of Labour is looking forward to welcoming Local 1944 delegates to it's 54th Constitutional Convention. This year’s theme is Pushing the Workers Agenda.

Telecommunication Workers Pension Plan: Basics, Insights, and Updates

Curious about how your pension plan works, its current status, and what it means for your future? Join us for an engaging session where we break down the fundamentals of the Telecommunications Pension Plan, provide updates on its standings, and answer your key questions.

Local Union Delegated Meeting Delegates Election results

Please see the list of acclaimed or elected Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the 2024 Local Union Delegated Meeting.

Shop Steward Level 1 Training (online)

Collective Agreement with Rogers is Ratified – Lockout Ends

Hello Members, USW Local 1944 is pleased to announce that a new Collective Agreement for our locked-out Vancouver/Richmond and Surrey/Langley technicians at Rogers has been ratified! 95% of Vancouver/Richmond members and 98% of Surrey/Langley members voted to support the deal, a testament to the membership’s trust in their Bargaining Committee’s recommendation.

LUDM Delegate election

Hello Members, Please note that the deadline for acceptance or decline of nominations for Local Union Delegated Meeting delegate has now passed, and the LUDM delegate elections will take place on Tuesday, November 21. Some Units’ candidates have already been acclaimed, while others are proceeding to the ballot.

Ongoing Payroll Issues

Dear Members, Once again, Telus payroll problems persist with no end in sight—a glaring testament to their ongoing cost-cutting policies or overall poor planning. Our Union is tirelessly fighting to untangle the mess and ensure every member's issues are not just acknowledged but fully rectified.

Federal Anti-Scab Legislation Introduced

Dear Members, 

Yesterday, the federal government introduced anti-scab legislation that prohibits the use of replacement workers in both lockouts and strikes for federally-regulated workplaces. This is a monumental win for our cause and a win that will establish fairness at the bargaining table. 

2024 AFL/CLC Winter School - January 7 - 12, 2024

logoupdated.jpeg

Once again this year, the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL), in collaboration with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), will host students from across Alberta at their Winter School. The event is set to take place at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge from January 7 to 12, 2024.
 
USW Local 1944 is inviting its members to apply for attendance.

Lockout Notice issued by Rogers

Local 1944 Members, Our brothers and sisters from Unit 60 working at Rogers Communications (formerly Shaw) in Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, and Langley served 72-hour strike notice to their employer on Friday in an effort to achieve a fair collective agreement. After 26 days at the Table over the past nine months, Unit 60 members remain resolute in their refusal to live in a world where they can lose their jobs and watch contractors continue to do their work. The Strike Notice let the company know that we’d begin a series of rotating strikes next week.