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National Truth and Reconciliation Day: September 30

August 15, 2023

Show your support for September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Orange Shirt Day – by ordering USW orange T-shirts for your local union. The day honours the Indigenous children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities that were and continue to be affected. 

T-shirts are proudly union-made by USW members, with artwork by USW kinfolk Alyssa Jérôme.

At least $5 from the sale of every T-shirt will be donated to support an Indigenous organization working with survivors or an organization that aims to preserve knowledge and promote awareness of residential schools, as recommended by the USW National Indigenous Committee.

Order deadline: Friday, Sept. 8

Visit usw.to/4p1 to order shirts for your local.

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