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hat tip: ufcw.net - "Steelworker Merger Mania"

Steelworkers National Policy Conference Vancouver April 21-24, 2004 uswa.ca
HAGGARD HIGH ON STEELWORKERS

Dave Haggard, national president of the 55,000-member Industrial, Wood and Allied Workers of Canada (IWA), said the 67-year-old union’s search for a merger partner led to one union that stood out among the rest – the United Steelworkers.

"Your union’s beliefs, the way you do business, and the way you challenge employers across this country, were very compelling for our national executive board," Haggard told NPC delegates, adding that any differences are cancelled out by how both unions care about members and their communities.

"The most important thing a union can do is to improve our members’ lives and to make their communities better places to live," he said.

The IWA National Executive Board decided in late February to enter into merger talks with the United Steelworkers. The IWA can be found on the Internet at www.iwa.ca.

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