CMAW Local 2300

Only one week left to get your David G Flynn Memorial Bursary application in! This bursary is for any member or immediate family member (including grandchildren) who is taking post secondary education or training.

https://ccu-csc.ca/spring-2025-edition-of-ccu-connections-magazine-focuses-on-housing-and-union-jobs/

Check out the Spring 2026 edition of CCU Connections Magazine, the official voice of the Confederation of Canadian Unions. This is the special issue on affordability and the price that working people are paying for near all time high corporate profit margins.

And this is the first issue that we’re printing. 2,500 copies will be made available at the CCU Labour School and Executive Board meeting taking place in Winnipeg from June 6 to 7. CCU affiliates will take hundreds of hard copies back to their communities.

Read on the website at the link above. Please Like and Share widely online.

In this edition:

Shawn Sly – Health and Safety in Construction
Mike Jensen – The Real Cost at the Pump Isn’t Tax — It’s Profit
Spotlights – YUSA and PPWC Local 26
Paula Gowdie – Coping in the Work Environment
Kristopher Stevens – Affordable Home Ownership in a Cost-of-Living Crisis
Tracy King – Rising Gas Prices, Impacts on Workers and the Cost of Commuting in the West Kootenays
Geoff Dawe – A Final Farewell to the PPWC and CCU
Raquel Torres – Grocery Bills and Gas Tanks: The Hidden Stressors Impacting Engagement and Solidarity
Interview with NSUPE President Christina Covert
Spotlights – NSUPE and CUSW-BC
Jenn Ferdinands – Affordability, Work, and the Decisions Families are Making Today
Shivani Bhukhureea – Affordability Crisis: The Rising Cost of Gas, Food and Housing in Canada
Spotlights – PPWC Local 15 and PPWC Local 1

Public and Private Workers of Canada - PPWC Nova Scotia Union of Public & Private Employees Canadian Union of Skilled Workers Association of Employees Supporting Education Services CUSW Health, Safety & Wellness Construction, Maintenance & Allied Workers Canada - CMAW Canadian Union of Skilled Workers British Columbia CMAW Local 2300

Basic & Standard First Aid training opportunity at the Robson Hall June 18th. Contact SummitAidXpert to book.

Contact SummitAidXpert to book your Basic or Standard First Aid training on May 28th at the Kinnaird Hall

https://www.clra-bc.com/builders-of-tomorrow-bc-foundation/
Looking to pursue a career in the Trades?
Builders of Tomorrow BC Foundation offer annual scholarships and bursaries to support youth (17-30) pursuing careers in construction, with a focus on academic excellence, financial need, community impact, and commitment to the unionized construction industry. Applications close at 11:59 PM on May 31, 2026.

Builders of Tomorrow BC Foundation Welcome to the Builders of Tomorrow BC Foundation! Founded in 2024 by CLR, the Foundation operates independently under a volunteer board of directors, committed to advancing education and career…

CMAW 2300 took part in this year's Day of Mourning March to the Worker's Memorial Monument on April 28th. Thank you to USW Local 480 for organizing this important annual event.

Fellow CMAW Members- With raiding season approaching in July and August, and the UBCJA International Carpenter’s Union (CRC) vowing to poach our members and contractors this year, please remember that the choice is clear.

• If you want to support and be represented by a humungous un-democratic American bureaucracy that uses your dues to buy 4 MILLION $$ homes for it’s $350,000/ year officers, then choose the UBCJA/CRC!

• If you prefer to be represented by a democratic, 100% Canadian Union that fights for worker’s rights, then make sure to tell them to go back to America!

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your Local CMAW rep for more information on the UBCJA raiding process.

Mark Miller
Business Agent
CMAW Local 2300