British Columbia

Congratulations to Nancy McCurrach

April 7, 2017 - Congratulations to our very own Nancy McCurrach of unit 51 for being selected as USW District 3’s 2017 USW Cares Jefferson Award!

BCFED seeks “Alive After Five” Facilitators

April 7, 2017 - The BC Federation of Labour (BCFED) and the BCFED Health & Safety Centre are seeking young union workers, 18-30 years old, to apply to become facilitators in the “Alive After Five” program.

Upcoming Steelworkers Vote training opportunities in BC

March 14, 2017 - There are a number of training opportunities coming up for members who want to get involved in the upcoming British Columbia election on May 9, 2017.

Abbotsford, Unit 60 Bargaining Update #1

March 9, 2017 - On Tuesday March 7th, bargaining began for TWU, USW National Local 1944 Unit 60’s Abbotsford group.

#BeBoldForChange International Women’s Day

March 8, 2017 - International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated annually on March 8th, is a campaign to help create a more gender inclusive world

The 2016-2021 Collective Agreement for our Telus members is now available online

March 2, 2017 - The Telus-TWU, USW National Local 1944 Collective agreement 2016-2021 is now available online.

Former Business Agent Chris Andersen

February 28, 2017 - The TWU, USW Local 1944 is saddened to announce that former Business Agent Chris Andersen has recently passed away. 

JARR Training and What You Should Do

February 24, 2017 - The Union has learned members are being instructed and pressured by Telus management to complete the Job Assessment Risk Review (JARR) training and forms on an ongoing basis.

Steelworkers Vote for a better BC

February 22, 2017 - The next BC provincial election will be held on May 9, 2017.

Safety Bulletin - February 17, 2017

February 17, 2017 - It has been brought to the attention of the TWU, USW National Local 1944 Health and Safety Committee that Telus has introduced a health and safety initiative (training and forms) referred to as the Job Assessment Risk Review program (JARR).