United Steelworkers union (USW) District 3 Director Scott Lunny issued the following statement today:
“The United Steelworkers union joins the calls for action urging all levels of government to commence a search for the remains of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and an unidentified woman who has been named Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe (Buffalo Woman) in the Prairie Green landfill.
“We are deeply concerned with the inability of governments to provide support and closure to the families of the missing and murdered Indigenous women. Governments have stalled their responses and are getting caught up in excuses as to why they won’t be searching the Prairie Green landfill as opposed to how they can make a search possible. There is no reason the search cannot be done and these delays are unacceptable, especially when we have seen similar searches occur safely and successfully.
“The United Steelworkers believes it’s time for the government to take action to ensure the searches are completed as soon as possible. At the very least, an attempt should be made to bring closure to the families and the community.”
The USW represents 225,000 members in nearly every economic sector across Canada and is the largest private-sector union in North America, with 850,000 members in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean.
Each year, thousands of workers choose to join the USW because of our strong track record in creating healthier, safer and more respectful workplaces and negotiating better working conditions and fairer compensation – including good wages, benefits and pensions.
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