Reminder: October 22 is the 2018 municipal and school board election in Ontario

October 19, 2018 - USW Local 1944 encourages our members in Ontario to make their vote count on Monday, October 22, 2018, for the 2018 municipal and school board elections.

Get prepared before going to the polling station. Check if you are on the voters’ list and learn more about the labour endorsed candidates in your ward. Also, don’t forget that every worker in Ontario is entitled to 3 hours of voting time on October 22.

Five Steelworkers are running for municipal office in their wards:

  • Phil Pocock, a member of USW Local 1944, Unit 503, is running for Deputy Mayor for the Town of Essex (www.facebook.com/philpocockfordeputymayor).
  • Jim McColl, a member of USW Local 1005, is running for Hamilton City Council in Ward 7 (http://mccollforward7.com).
  • Dennis Van Meer, a member of USW Local 1005, is running for St. Catharine’s City Council in Ward 5 (www.electvanmeer.ca).
  • Walied Khogali, a member of USW and a NextGen activist, is running for Toronto City Council in Ward 13 (www.votewalied.ca).
  • Jeff Richardson, from the USW Canadian National Office, is running for City Council in Cambridge in Ward 2 (www.jeffrichardson.ca).

Your vote counts to create positive change in your province!

In Solidarity, 

USW Local 1944

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