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:: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 ::

CUPE BC gears up for 41st convention Canada NewsWire
Frustrated and angered by three years of Liberal slashes and worker bashing, the largest union in British Columbia meets here this week to plan a year of action leading up to the provincial election next May.

Georgetti in St. John's in Solidarity with Public Sector Workers on Strike Canada NewsWire
Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, the country's largest organization of workers, is in St. John's, to show the solidarity of Canadian workers from coast to coast with the Newfoundland and Labrador's public sector workers who have been on strike for three weeks.

Stelco Inc.: Stand up for workers and retirees Canada NewsWire
National leaders of the United Steelworkers are urging as many people as possible to attend an all-important rally at Hamilton's Copps Coliseum on Saturday, May 1st, as a community gesture of solidarity with active Stelco employees and retirees, who are committed to preserving their pensions and benefits in the wake of the restructuring of Stelco Inc.

United Steelworkers National Policy Conference - Our Union Our Voice CNW Telbec
Among the special guests at the United Steelworkers National Policy Conference this week in Vancouver (April 21 to 24) is Dave Haggard, national president of the Industrial, Wood and Allied Workers of Canada (IWA), currently involved in merger discussions with the Steelworkers.

The IWA's National Executive Board voted in late February to enter into negotiations to merge the two unions. Haggard will be at the Steelworker conference during its opening on Wednesday afternoon.

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