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“The lack of backfill, inadequate resources and crushing workloads are resulting in children and their families being put at risk. BC's most vulnerable people are falling through the cracks.” — Stephanie Smith, BCGEU President.
Instead of acknowledging the flaws in the privatization schemes, Social Impact Bond supporters are proposing governments provide incentives or guarantees to encourage people to invest in them. In other words, subsidize privatization schemes.
Twenty new members join NSGEU/NUPGE!
The national All Together Now! bus tour visits B.C. for 38-days starting mid-August. Be sure to check it out when the Fairness Express stops in your community!
Members will be able to vote on the tentative collective agreement once a ratification meeting is scheduled.
To avoid unwanted calls from businesses, you can register to be on the Do Not Call List. You can register or check the status of your registration on this website.
“Our position all along has been Ontario Place is, foremost, a public space and must remain that way.” — Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU President.
"The public needs to connect the dots between the broken provincial revenue system and the broken Misericordia Hospital." — Michael Parker, HSAA Vice-President Human Resources.
Join the Fairness Express at the Legislature to call for quality public services, tax fairness, good jobs and strong labour rights!
Members negotiate wage increases, improvements to leave provisions and contract language.
NSGEU/NUPGE says that keeping good unionized jobs in rural Nova Scotia, and keeping the sale and distribution of alcohol out of private hands, are important to all of us.
The British Columbia Labour Board rules IKEA commits unfair labour practices and orders damages to be paid.
In what may be another black eye for the Conservative government, there are reports that the German government may reject the proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) over the inclusion of Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions.
A recent survey showed that 49.7% of 797 adolescents surveyed had at least one workplace injury in the previous year.
