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Negotiations are the only way forward to bring lasting security, democracy, respect for human and trade union rights, peace and prosperity for the people in Ukraine, Russia and Europe. We are sure that bombs, bullets and boots do not.
The largest shareholder in a French for-profit long-term care company which is using shell companies to expand its European property portfolio, while facing allegations of understaffing, diverting public funds and rationing food and sanitary items, is the investment arm of the CPP.
To show solidarity, join the call to demand that Fresenius immediately and unconditionally denounces these and any other threats against its workers and negotiates in good faith with union representatives.
“Our members have been on the front lines battling the pandemic on behalf of their colleagues, friends and family. The last 2 years have been difficult for everyone, but to see NBU/NUPGE members rise to the challenge each day is remarkable and inspiring.” — Susie Proulx-Daigle, NBU President
"This significant pay increase is a long-awaited acknowledgment of the value of the crucial work that you do, each and every day." — Jason MacLean, NSGEU President
The hardest hit sector was health care and social services where 13.3% of all workers were absent in January. That represented a 34.3% increase in absences.
You can help us to achieve better by sending a letter to your college president to demand more #Time4Students:
https://collegefaculty.org/write-your-college-president
"How much public money is going to guaranteed profit for DynaLIFEDX? The province must release contract details so Albertans can see how much of their money is going to profits instead of patient care." — Mike Parker, HSAA President
"It is long past time an Alberta government got to work on solving the EMS crisis in Alberta. Our advocacy to expose the state of EMS by reporting red alerts has made the need for action clear." — Mike Parker, HSAA President
If you were part of the protest and you made no move to counter the disgusting behaviour, if you knew this was happening and you stayed because you were having so much fun, as one protester put it, then you were part of the problem.
Privatization, for-profit medical facilities, ‘experiments’ with for-profit care, and for-profit care delivered through virtual health care systems, should be red flags for us all. We need to look no further than our patchwork systems of long-term care to see the damage done by chronic underfunding, the lack of national standards, and profit-based health care.
While workers were expressing concerns about staff shortages, Sienna Senior Living paid out $43.6 million in dividends to shareholders.
"Investing in expanding high-quality public services will be a key part of climate change adaptation. This requires investing in the workers who deliver these critical services, including ensuring fair wages and working conditions as well as the resources they need to do their jobs.” — Larry Brown, NUPGE President
Even though Medavie is receiving over $1 billion a year in public funds, information on decision making, including how public funds are being spent, is being kept from the public.
