Hello Members,
Every year, USW Local 1944 offers 7 scholarships to members’ children graduating from high school and registering in any post-secondary public institution:
Hello members,
USW District 3 (Western Canada) is excited to announce that registration has opened for their 2024 District 3 School, a weeklong event taking place at St. Eugene Resort in Cranbrook, B.C.,
Hello members,
We invite you to be part of Justice 2024, the USW’s National Health, Safety, Environment, and Human Rights Conference. This event will take place from October 2-4 in Gatineau, Quebec.
Hello members,
We are thrilled to announce that our newly elected Local 1944 officers were installed on May 28th at our head office in Burnaby BC, commencing their three-year terms. This momentous occasion was marked by the presence of our District 3 Director, Scott Lunny, who joined us to witness the transition of leadership within our Local.
The Raising the Bar project was initiated from discussions at unit meetings on Vancouver Island and in the Interior of British Columbia. Women of the Craft shared their experiences and challenges, sparking immediate action from our leadership. President Donna Hokiro, having attended these meetings, recognized the urgency of these issues.
On this day, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we are reminded of our collective responsibility to work toward ending all forms of racism. Despite progress over the decades, the battle against racial discrimination continues, particularly for Indigenous peoples, racialised, and religious minority communities across Canada.