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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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USW Canada
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An innovative approach to supporting Coast Salish youth
As Canada continues to face many challenges on the global scale, continued progress on issues affecting Indigenous workers and communities must remain a priority. In this context, the Steelworkers Hum... —
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Teck Resources strike enters first full week
Strike began Saturday for 1,200 workers at Canada’s largest open pit mine Logan Lake, B.C.—A strike at Teck Resources Highland Valley Copper Mine, Canada’s largest open pit mine, entered its first ful... —
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Steelworkers urge province to save, modernize eastern Ontario long-term care homes
PLANTAGENET and ALEXANDRIA, Ont. – The United Steelworkers union (USW) is urging the provincial government to reject a proposed closure of long-term care (LTC) homes in eastern Ontario and to instead... —
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Tomorrow is Election Day in B.C. Steelworkers, make your vote count!
Tomorrow is Election Day in British Columbia and there’s too much at stake for Steelworkers to sit this one out. Across our province, working families are facing real challenges. Forestry communities... —
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Steelworkers at Highland Valley Copper issue 72-hour strike notice
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 7619 has issued 72-hour strike notice to Teck’s Highland Valley Copper (HVC) operation near Logan Lake, B.C., following unsuccessful negotiations... —