WAPSO/IFPTE Local 162 held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the membership. As with most AGMs, Local 162 was required to hold their meeting online via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fall has not been kind to Manitoba and cases have been spiking since Labour Day.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour and the Fight for $15 & Fairness are co-hosting online decent work organizing meetings every 4 weeks. The next meeting is taking place on November 10 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is calling on all Ontarians to contact Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Finance Rod Phillips about Ontario’s Fall Budget 2020.
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As part of the Forward Together campaign, the Canadian Labour Congress will be hosting a webinar titled, A Disaster-Proof Social Safety Net For Canadians. The discussion will focus on education, housing, child care and other programs that can level the playing field.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and the Fight for $15 and Fairness have been co-hosting online decent work organizing meetings every 4 weeks. Don't miss the opportunity to add your energy and activism to the strength of the movement.
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On October 7, Canada’s unions marked World Day for Decent Work with a call for a robust economic recovery plan.
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Under its 'Forward Together' campaign, the Canadian Labour Congress held a webinar discussion to talk about what needs to be done to ensure that Canada's income support programs work better, work for everyone, and are built to withstand the next economic crisis.
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Every September 30, communities and organizations all over Canada participate in Orange Shirt Day. Established in 2013, Orange Shirt Day was created to educate people and promote awareness in Canada about the Indian residential school system and the impact it has had on Indigenous communities for over a century.
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The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) will be hosting a webinar focused on “Replacing Lost Jobs With Better Ones” as part of the organization's Forward Together campaign.
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Officers of TEAM/IFPTE Local 161 informed members this week of union related news items and updates, including encouraging members to apply for eight scholarships available to members and family.
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Canada’s unions applauded last week’s decision by the BC Supreme Court to uphold the integrity of the country’s single-payer health care system. The Cambie Surgeries Centre case put Canada’s public medicare system on trial and threatened the principle of universal and equal access to health care.
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The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has launched a new campaign calling on all levels of government to focus on investments and community supports to help restart our economies and protect Canadians.
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August 1st is Emancipation Day in Canada. Emancipation Day marks the abolishment of the enslavement of African peoples in all British colonies worldwide. Emancipation Day was formally recognized in Ontario in 2008, and it took another decade before it was marked across Canada.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is outraged by Bill 195 that has been rammed through the legislature by the Ford Conservatives.
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Join Canadian Labour Congress President, Hassan Yussuff, as he provides an update on what Canada’s unions have been doing to ensure workers are central to the government’s pandemic response and recovery plans.
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The TEAM Board (TEAM/IFPTE Local 161) has announced that Erin Spencer, TEAM’s current Labour Relations Officer, has been selected to be the next Executive Director, taking over from Bob Linsdell when he retires in early August. Erin is the first woman to serve as TEAM's Executive Director.
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On June 23, join the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and the Fight for $15 and Fairness for online organizing meeting centered around wages and working conditions of front-line workers who keep us fed, cared for, and protected.
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Manitoba’s labour movement has won an important victory for workers and their Charter-protected right to collective bargaining. In a major decision, a Manitoba judge threw out controversial legislation that sought to freeze the wages of more than 120,000 public sector workers.
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The Society of United Professionals (IFPTE Local 160) was invited to present to the Ontario legislature’s Justice Policy Standing Committee on Bill 161, an omnibus law reform bill that will hamper access to justice.
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The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is calling on the Government of Ontario to fund, collect, and publish provincial data on the impacts of COVID-19 on Indigenous, Black, and other racialized Ontarians.
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