The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) delivered a webinar in support of Black Lives Matter. The fight against anti-Black racism and police brutality is based in the long history of slavery, oppression, and colonization of Indigenous communities and Black people in North America.
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Are you familiar with cybermisogyny? This is your opportunity to learn more about it. The IFPTE Women’s Solidarity Network (WSN) is spotlighting an upcoming online presentation on June 17 at 5:30 EDT hosted by the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) and YWCA Canada on cybermisogyny and COVID-19.
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Join the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) in calling on the federal government of Canada to ensure human rights are part of the COVID-19 response.
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Canadian Labour Congress President Hassan Yussuff will host a webinar on May 12 to discuss labour’s recovery plan that puts workers first.
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On April 28th, WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162 president Richard Mahe gave a heartfelt video message to members of the local and community.
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The Canadian Labour Congress is campaigning to stop the Canadian Pharmacists Association from charging extra dispensing fees for its recent decision to limit prescription refills to 30 days instead of 90.
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Because Manitoba is the only Provincial government in Canada not offering financial assistance to workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL), of which IFPTE Locals 161 and 162 are affiliated, is asking activists and members to call on Manitoba premier Brian Pallister to “help working families at a time when they need it most.”
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Hassan Yussuff, president of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), issued a statement in regards to the COVID pandemic that provides an outline of the work that the CLC has been doing to respond to the pandemic on behalf of workers and their families.
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The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL) is calling on the provincial government to implement a sweeping COVID-19 response focused on workers.
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These protocols came on the same day as the province of Manitoba declared a State of Emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The City of Saskatoon sent out a communication to all city staff encouraging them to do everything they can to stop the spread of COVID-19. This was on the same day that the province of Saskatchewan declared a State of Emergency in response to the pandemic.
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In providing the Ford Government with a comprehensive list of measures to be taken to protect workers and the most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic, the OFL warned Premier Ford and his top leaders that, “Now is not the time to be worried about balancing the budget; in the short run, critical next steps, resources, and protections are required and required immediately.”
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