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Advocate Fall 2026
Mark your calendars for this October 17! It is municiple election day in British Columbia, and the time to make your voice heard through your vote. Find out who the labour endorsed candidates are with our handy endorsement insert! Take it with you to the polls. With sadness we say goodbye to three amazing union…
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Advocate Summer 2026
We are very pleased to share with you an article by kind permission of IndigiNews about an important Indigenous fire keepers gathering and one Lytton First Nation member’s work with BC Wildfire Service to safeguard cultural heritage; learn about the BCGEU‘s fight to have wildland firefighters considered firefighters under Canada’s National Occupational Classification; enjoy highlights…
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Report on the BC FORUM 2026 AGM
Gallery is under construction BC FORUM’s 2026 Annual General Meeting, held June 17, began shortly after 9:55 a.m. following minor technical delays. Thanks to USW staff Brett and Iman, the meeting opened smoothly with a Territorial Acknowledgement by First Vice-President Gord Savard. Members attending in person and online were welcomed, along with special guests representing…
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AGM 2026
Mark your calendars for this year’s Annual General Meeting! When Wednesday, June 17, 2026 9:45 am-12:30 pm Where USW 2009 Hall, 2nd Floor #202-9292 200th Street, Langley, B.C In our efforts to make the AGM as accessible as possible, we will be conducting a hybrid meeting. In person parking is limited. The location is accessible…
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April 28 Ceremony: National Day of Mourning
From the Day of Mourning BC website: Every year, on April 28, workers, families, employers, and others come together at events held around the province to remember those who have lost their lives on the job, and to renew our commitment to creating safer workplaces. The 2026 provincial Day of Mourning ceremony, hosted by BC…
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Advocate Spring 2026
This is our first edition for 2026. Already, the year has been full of events that leave the world feeling precarious. In this edition we look at some of the issues that seniors are facing here at home; the BC Budget 2026 and the impacts on seniors living in poverty, elder abuse and how to…
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On March 16, rally with BC Health Coalition and tell Hedy Fry: Enforce the Canada Health Act.
From the BC Health Coalition website, and invitation and a call to action. On Monday, March 16 at 10:00 AM, we’re rallying nationwide at MPs’ offices to demand they stand up for universal public health care. One health card for all of us. That was the central victory of the medicare movement led by Tommy Douglas. It…
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Advocate Winter 2025
We made it to the final edition of The Advocate for 2025, and through this tumultuous year. Featured in this edition is the BC public service strike that demonstrated the power of solidarity, the federal NDP leadership race and why the labour-NDP partnership is crucial to working people, and we share ways to keep you…
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December 6 | The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
The following is an excerpt from the Governement of Canada website /https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/commemorations-celebrations/16-days/national-day-remembrance.html It has been over 30 years since the murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal (December 6, 1989). This act of violent misogyny shook our country and led Parliament to designate December 6 as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on…
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Webinar | Fighting for public health care
The Canadian Health Coalition is hosting a webinar Dec 8 on public health care. The following is from their recent mailout: With unprecedented attacks on Canada’s public health care system, hear from frontline defenders of public health care in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and B.C. who are using various strategies to protect Canada’s universal public health…