British Columbia

November 8, 2017 - Today, November 8th, is the one year anniversary of the Shaw reorganization that resulted in 54 of our members being laid off.

November 7, 2017 - The Board of Trustees of the Telecommunications Workers Pension Plan (TWPP) approved a 3.50% pension increase for all members who retired prior to January 1, 2010.

October 31, 2017 - The USW Local 1944 Bylaw Ratification vote for 2017 will be occurring on November 21st by electronic ballot, between the hours of 5:00 am and 5:00 pm (Pacific Time).

October 27, 2017 - Telus Communications announced to its call centre employees that it is taking the issue of call centre abuse seriously.

October 26, 2017 - The Tellers for the 2017 USW International Executive Board vote have announced that the following positions have been acclaimed

October 26, 2017 - This is a reminder to all members that the deadline for resolutions to the Local Annual Delegated Meeting is approaching earlier than usual this year.

October 23, 2017 - You may have seen any number of local news articles regarding the problem of aging elevator systems in the Greater Vancouver Area.

October 20, 2017 - Today, the USW Local 1944 became aware of the settlement that has been signed between International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 213 and Shaw on Wednesday, October 18, 2017.

October 12, 2017 - USW Local 1944 congratulates our members from Unit 60 for ratifying a new collective agreement with Shaw Cablesystems.

October 10, 2017 - The Scholarship Review Committee at the Columbia Institute completed the selection of recipients for this year’s awarding cycle.