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United Steelworkers’ humanity fund benefits West Kootenay food banks

The United Steelworkers’ humanity fund is helping our food banks.

Local 1-405 president Jeff Bromley says the fund comes from small deductions off employees’ paycheques.

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The fund also contributed to USW’s $100,000 donation to BC’s Canadian Red Cross branch.

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Cash for the humanity fund is deducted from the paycheques of USW employees.

The fund has also raised over $5,500 for food banks in the East and West Kootenays.

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