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"The theme going into this round was ‘bargaining for better,’ and I’m proud to say that’s exactly what we were able to do." — Lisa Lavigne, OPSEU/SEFPO chair of the part-time college support bargaining team.
“MGEU/NUPGE is thrilled to begin working with this new local to ensure they have a strong voice and receive the respect they deserve while on the job." — Michelle Gawronsky, MGEU President
“This agreement includes a wage offer and language improvements that are reasonable and recognize the significant contributions health care workers make each and every day." — Jason MacLean, NSGEU President
The intensity of this latest heat wave, the wildfires, and the tragic, unequal impacts make clear the urgency of acting on climate change.
"Companies like Uber and Lyft shouldn't be allowed to get a free ride when it comes to paying their fair share of taxes." — Larry Brown, NUPGE President
"After demanding an unreasonable and unnecessary strike deadline extension, Ms. Davis walked away from the table, indicating with high-handed arrogance that they would take their “sweet time” in considering the union’s offer, effectively forcing the workers onto the picket line." — Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU/SEFPO President
Halifax (06 July 2021) — After hailing health care workers as “heroes” for the past 16 months, the Nova Scotia government refuses to negotiate a deal that will mean that many of these workers will no longer be amongst the lowest paid in the country.
PSI affiliates in Canada join residential school survivors and Indigenous communities who are grieving after the horrifying discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves on the grounds of former residential schools in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
"Collectively, we need to honour these children who never made it home and their families who have lived and breathed their loss for decades." — Larry Brown, NUPGE President
“The COVID-19 crisis has given the public a glimpse into the horrors of private, for-profit care” — Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida, OPSEU First Vice-President/Treasurer
“Workers are feeling stressed. If we truly want to get ‘back to normal,’ this government needs to bring in structural changes that will support working people through the rest of this pandemic, and afterwards.” — Tracey Sauer, SGEU President
Our deepest condolences are with the officer's family, community and the members of the Conservation Officer Service.
From testing drinking water to plowing roads in the winter to maintaining provincial parks, public services keep us safe and add to our quality of life.
Canada is at a crossroads. Indigenous peoples are calling for reconciliation and a path to healing after decades of systemic racism and cultural genocide as exemplified by the residential school tragedy. The labour movement stands in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and calls for governments to move beyond words and to take action towards reconciliation. — Larry Brown, NUPGE President
"This new team of leaders at the CLC is exciting! We've elected people who are firmly committed to our core values of fairness, equality and respect. They are inclusive and determined to focus on organizing the unorganized, continuing the fight for workers’ rights and for giving the tools to members to activate in their own communities.” — Larry Brown, NUPGE President
