Special wage adjustments have been determined for MGEU/NUPGE members employed in the civil service.

“We know from painful experience that taking away from the front-line workers who deliver a service leads to a weakened service,” says Jessome. “These workers are willing to stand firm to protect themselves and the people they serve. We stand with them.”

"We strongly request that you should insist that the rush to sign this new Comprehensive Agreement be halted until at least the unacceptable features we refer to are removed from the table."

Owner and supervisor of Filsinger's Organic Foods & Orchards agree to a plea bargain after the death of two migrant workers in 2010.

“Over the last two years, our members have suffered a real wage cut of five per cent. What we need this time around is a fair and reasonable agreement for our members that takes into consideration the sacrifices that they had to make in 2010 bargaining,” said Walker.

Presentations to the Commission on Quality Public Services and Tax Fairness range from child care and health care, children and women's rights, workers and the justice system for two days of hearings in Toronto.

Students should have access to affordable education no matter where they live in Canada. But that is currently not the case!

"Our members who work in provincial jails are telling us that the number of inmates with mental health or addiction problems is growing dramatically," said NUPGE's National President James Clancy. “It is an inhumane way to deal with people who need treatment, not jail time.”

Toronto (26 Jan. 2012) - Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE) Region 4 Executive Board Member Chris Cormier, takes on the corporate gravy train in the following letter printed in the Jan. 13 edition of the Toronto Sun. Cormier is one of the National Union of Public and General Employees’ All Together Now! campaign's Writers 4 Change. 

Members receive 7.9 per cent wage increase over four years through interest arbitration.

“HSABC/NUPGE has advocated for us as specialized health care providers, fought hard to expand our job opportunities and for the application of psychiatric nursing in the health field."

Activists from across Canada are grieving the passing of Manitoba labour activist Kathleen Ducharme.

Public invited to town hall meetings on the future of health care.

Bridgewater (24 Jan. 2012) - On Jan. 19, in Bridgewater, the Nova Scotia Citizens' Health Care Network kicked off the first in a series of traveling town hall meetings discussing the 2014 Health Accord and the future of public health care. There will be four town halls in total: Bridgewater, Truro, Berwick and Tatamagouche.

"These cuts are a direct result of chronic underfunding,” said Debbie Morphew. “Milloy can be blamed for the long waiting list for developmental services in London and the rest of Ontario.”

"The rights of the affected members have to be protected and that’s where we’ve been focusing our efforts for the last few days,” said BCGEU President Darryl Walker.