Thompson Local News

Day of Mourning service taking place tonight

 

United Steel Workers Local 6166 is recognizing today as a Day of Mourning.

 

The local union office will be running a service to mark remembrance for labourers that have lost their lives on the job.

 

Union President Les Ellsworth explains the importance of attending the service.

 

“The reason we commemorate in Thompson is to make sure we continue the work of providing the proper education to our members and the information to the public that in 2016, we are still having people being killed on the job across this country, and we need to continue to do what we’re doing between industry and unions to make sure that we don’t lose anyone else.”

 

The service will be held at the union hall beginning at 7 pm and will feature guest speakers, including Ellsworth and Kirk Regular, manager of Human Resources, Safety, Health and Environment at Vale Manitoba Operations.

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