United Steelworkers Local 1-417

06/15/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us today at Kamloops Pride
We had a blast marching with you, testing your knowledge, and challenging your Corn-Hole skills! Can't wait to see you next year!

06/14/2026

Come celebrate Pride with us at Riverside Park and play a game of trivia co****le! 🌈

06/13/2026

Come join us for the Kamloops Pride Parade!!

We will be assembling on St. Paul between 2nd and 3rd in the “B” Section.

We hope to see you there!!

06/01/2026

USW is proud to welcome the workers at Wiidookodaadiwin Services to our union family! ✊🏽

Wiidookodaadiwin, meaning “Working together and Helping One Another” in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibway), reflects the very heart of union solidarity.

As an Indigenous-owned and operated agency with firsthand understanding of the impacts of child welfare systems and residential schools, Wiidookodaadiwin Services workers provide critical support rooted in community, culture and care.

We look forward to working together, helping one another and building a stronger future in solidarity.

Wiidookodaadiwin Services members will be part of USW Local 1-417 in Kamloops, B.C.

02/13/2026

Great news for Forest Industry Members.

The board of trustees of the IWA–Forest Industry Pension Plan is pleased to announce proposed pension benefit improvements for benefits earned up to December 31, 2025.

Thanks to strong investment returns in 2025 and the plan’s fully funded status, the trustees were in a position to consider the third round of improvements in four years.

The following benefit improvements are retroactive to January 1, 2026, have been approved by the board of trustees, and are subject to approval by British Columbia Financial Services Authority (BCFSA), the provincial pension regulator:

An increase of 3.1% to accrued pensions or pensions in pay for most members with service up to December 31, 2025

Benefit rate increases from $72 to $82 per month for most members with service from 2014 to 2021, and from $85 to $100 per month for most members with service from 2022 to 2023.

When determining the 2026 benefit increases, trustees wanted to provide an improvement to pension benefits across the plan’s membership, while better aligning the benefit value for members impacted by the contribution increase in 2014. Once the benefit values for members between 2014 and 2023 were more in line with earlier accruals, the trustees could focus on providing increases more broadly across the plan.

The improvements highlight the strength of your pension plan and demonstrate the board of trustees’ commitment to building a better future for you in retirement. See full announcement here: https://www.iwafibp.ca/what-s-new

01/26/2026

01/14/2026

Congratulations to the Members at Molycop Kamloops on ratifying their new Collective Agreement.

Highlights include:

16% Wage Increase over 5 Years

Increases to Hot Meal Allowance, Shift Differential, First Aid Premiums, and Benefits.

Major improvements to Severance Language

7 Paid Sick Days - Paid Out if not Used

12/20/2025

USW Local 1-417 and Local 7619 had an absolute blast cooking up 1200 hot dogs for our amazing Kamloops community! We got to enjoy awesome tunes from the Ba*****ed Ladies, share tons of laughs with great friends, and support the Kamloops Foodbank. Additionally, we were proud to donate $ 3,000 from the USW Humanity Fund to help feed families in need within our community. Huge thanks to everyone who came out, you made it an unforgettable day!!!