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Did you participate in the Union’s Pay in Lieu program between 1992 - 2018?
Under this program participants earned a payment in exchange for volunteering personal time to assist with Union business. While these payments are recorded by the Union, they must be formally claimed by the individual.
If you think you might have taken part in the Pay in Lieu program, please email contact@usw1944.ca to confirm if there is an amount owing to you.
Please note that if you do not contact the Union by March 31, 2029, the Payment will be deemed abandoned and you will be considered to have fully relinquished your rights to it.
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Unit 51 & 52 Regular Meeting - October 20, 2026 - 6:30 PM PDT
LUDM Delegate Nominations and Resolutions
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Steelworkers Humanity Fund update – September 2026
Retired workers in Bolivia fighting for pension justice All workers should have the right to rest and security after years of work. Yet many workers in Canada and around the world are excluded f... —
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Life after the factory closure: Honduran women rebuilding their future
The garment industry is a major source of employment for workers in Honduras. Women make up over half of the maquila workforce in factories in industrial cities like San Pedro Sula, where companies ma... —
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B.C. Advance Voting starts tomorrow – Vote for good jobs and strong communities!
Advance voting starts tomorrow and Steelworkers have an important choice to make in B.C.’s provincial election. The United Steelworkers union represents more than 30,000 workers across B.C. in forestr... —
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United Steelworkers union welcomes BC NDP plan to protect forestry jobs and communities
BURNABY, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the BC NDP’s commitments to support forestry workers and communities through new investments to keep mills operating, protect jobs and stre... —
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Alberta Referendum: Advance voting starts Tuesday – Vote REMAIN. Vote NO to the nine.
Alberta’s future is on the ballot and Steelworkers have a choice to make. We need solutions, not scapegoats. Leadership, not chaos. Our focus should be on strengthening health care, making life more a... —