USW Local 1-2017
Suite 100, 1777 3rd Avenue, Prince George, BC,
V2L 3G7
Phone Numbers
Prince George:
Tel: 250.563.7771
Toll-free: 1.800.565.3641
Fax: 250.563.0274
Williams Lake:
Tel: 250.398.8248
Toll-free: 1.888.398.8248
Fax: 250.398.6218
E-mail:
USW oppose BC Forest Industry position on 5 Paid Sick days
BC Government’s addition of paid sick leave could leave out thousand of unionized workers
The B.C. government announced on November 24, 2021, that all employees covered by the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”) will be provided with a minimum of five days of paid sick leave per year beginning on January 1, 2022. This is a result of thousands of submissions and support for paid sick days coming on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic in which three (3) paid sick days for those who had the Covid-19 virus and had to miss work.uploads/BC%20Wood%20Council%20-%20Five%20Paid%20Sick%20Days%20Bulletin%20-%20January%2016%202022.pdf