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VOL.69 NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 2004

NEWS FROM THE IWA COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA

National referendum ballot of [WA rank-and-file members ratified

THE RESULTS ARE IN and it’s official.
IWA Canada mbers are “now
Steelworkers! The s cet of:steel and
wood united! On August 30 the IWA’s
national penis board assem mbled in
Burnaby, B.

results of a ane referendum ballot
on the essential questi ion: Are you in

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the some 245,000 members in its three

The majority of the union’s member-
ship in 20 geographical local across the
country said yes! Bias Gat athe

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“We're el happy that the majority A bership will be bolstered
su merger and the merger __y. All inall, this i fe q ited about t ‘biliti
process, ‘ivard, the former both uni d for tk \bersk lt 1b d
IWA mada ame president who is _parts of the country.” working people across the fae said
now the IWA unc! chainman. “The is the time fc il partici USWA Canadian Director Ken
in tk tt union,” says ek
PP local d th Brother Rivard. i dian lak llas th
Tan Al on dit i ll of part to federal and sortie
ew chapter in ma is te bt aon op d to tt k ahead of
Caton labour history,” says Brother fD ee on the proud legacy of the

Steel additional

Rivard. “The IWA gives Si
strength in central

in Westem Canada. In

In combining the IWA’s more than
50,000 members the USWA now has

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Combining our strengths

The United Steelworkers and the IWA Canada
are consolidating to provide quality services

1WA ” added Steelwo orkers Internati ional

‘LET'S MAKE THIS MERGER WORK FOR
THE MEMBERS OF ONE UNIFIED UNION’

It’s onwards
and upwards as
part of USWA

ss Ue S NATIONAL Executive Board has
fied a merger agreement with the United
ee of America, one of be or America’s
largest and most respected trade unions. At what
would be the union’ s last national executive board
on August 30, f the

national-wide ee held between July 12
pai ae 27, was pass

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aka Neumann, the USWA’s Canadian Director,
eel the addition of the WA Canada members! ship
to an al

tion in the country.
“We have members in

virtually every sector of

for the union’s national membership the Candia <cononti, 225) samen
‘Manufacturing, mining, hospital, Ppost-sec-
dary instituti health care, call centres, securi-
W. A Canadian Director Ken the ae h in tk banki d credit uni it, we're
Neumann says that the | crosshairs. “\ i there It doesn't matter whether you work in a
merger between IWA Canada a the ship within tk 1,” l ct ffice, a factory,
a er “wil ivard. “ denti learly going ie does matter ie you | have die ital of Hee
of organizing new members, educating i tt pow f living and
ai training existing members and creating a Brother Neumann says the aie will rights on the job Tt
be a powerful lobbying voice and i tt
working men and women.” merger withi IWA locals, N dded
The I, ee d the TWA Council TT tie a of iewe allt 1 pera: TWocal
ill work i; j . i 1 Fe yey cS 1. m embe shi) iP, the adn L 1 1, 1
vith staff. P Chott I aa PSs power help bring th

The USWA will

USWA’s Western Canada a 3) ae
ters. The IWA office i ‘ll i

the merger document,” he said. ali ae look for-

se tatincel oes and

upon further assessment.

ther the workers’ agenda.”