February 11, 2014
TFW Program Done the Right Way
Over the last few years we have been seeing examples of the wrong way the Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) program is being used by some employers. A recent case in point was when 65 Ironworkers were laid off on a project in Alberta. International Vice President, Joseph Maloney, recently wrote an article in the Edmonton Journal, published February 9th, explaining the correct way the TFW program is being used by the Boilermakers. To read the article, click here.
Another article in the Journal, published on February 10th, interviews IVP Maloney and Harry Tostawryk. the Business Manager of Ironworkers Local 720, whose
members were laid off in place of TFWs. For the article, click here.