May 29, 2018 - The USW will be holding its International Women's Conference at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto, Ontario, on October 14-17, 2018. The Conference will start with registration on Sunday, October 14th and continue until 1:00 pm on Wednesday, October 17th.

This year, the Conference's theme is "Women of Steel - A Call to Action". It will focus on skills enhancement, global solidarity and strengthening the labour movement, all of which contribute to your Local Union's capacity to better serve the membership, influence politics and legislation, and strengthen the labour movement as a whole. The program will include high profile motivational speakers from the US and Canada along with women from countries and unions where the USW is forming global alliances. Participants will have the opportunity to choose among many skill-building workshops.

May 29, 2018 - Every year, USW Local 1944 offers three educational scholarships of $750 and four scholarships of $1,000 to children of union members graduating from high school.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Applicant must be a child of an active member of USW Local 1944;
• Applicant must be graduating from grade 12;
• Applicant must be registering for courses at a public post-secondary institution.

May 16, 2018 - The USW Local 1944 Executive Board met on Monday, May 14th and Tuesday, May 15th, 2018. During this meeting, the Local Union Election Tellers presented their report of the recent 2018 Local Union Officers and Unit Official Elections.

May 1, 2018 - In May, we celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to honour and connect our diverse communities, and learn from each other.

Asian immigration in Canada started more than 150 years ago, when Chinese workers arrived on the west coast to help with the construction of the railways that contributed in the building of Canada as a nation. They worked under terrible conditions for ridiculously low pay. People of Asian descent were subjected to discrimination and had to fight for human rights and social justice in Canada. May is a month to reflect on these diverse struggles.

April 27, 2018 - Every year on April 28, we celebrate the National Day of Mourning throughout Canada. This day is dedicated to remembering and honouring those who have lost their lives, or suffered injury or illness on the job.

The statistics from the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada show that 905 workplace deaths were recorded in 2016 in Canada. There were more than 241,500 claims for lost time due to a work-related injury or disease - this figure only includes the cases reported and accepted by the compensation boards. In Canada since 1985, over 25,000 workers have died due to work-related injury or disease.

April 26, 2018 - International Labour Day will be celebrated in Montréal on Saturday, April 28, 2018, a date that coincides with the National Day of Mourning. This year, the march for International Labour Day will focus on the 5 following demands:

• $15 minimum wage;
• Reinvesting in public services and social programs and implementing concrete measures to put an end to work overload;
• Finding work-family-study balance;
• Fighting against tax havens;
• Enabling a fair environmental transition for workers.

April 23, 2018 - Yesterday the Company and the Union formally requested assistance from the Federal Minister of Labour by filing for conciliation

April 19, 2018 - Today, Thursday, April 19th, 2018, USW Local 1944 conducted the Election of Local Union Officers and Unit Officials 2018. Voting ran from 5:00 am to 8:00 pm (Pacific Time) by electronic ballot using Intelivote.

The election results can be viewed online.

The newly elected officials will take their positions in May, for a three-year term.

April 18, 2018 - Tomorrow, Thursday, April 19th, 2018, members of the USW Local 1944 will be electing the Local Union Officers and Unit Officials. The vote will be occurring between the hours of 5:00 am and 8:00 pm (Pacific Time).

This will be a secret ballot electronic vote and your vote will remain confidential.

The list of nominations can be viewed here.

April 13, 2018 - Over the past week, USW Local 1944 members should have received a package containing voting instructions and a unique PIN for the upcoming Election