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Action to restrain the cost of generic prescription drugs in Canada's largest province draws serious interest in a growing number of other provinces.
All direct and indirect employees will be paid at least $16.74 an hour, well above minimum wage rates in B.C. and across Canada.
'When the going gets tough, OPSEU members have the courage, the commitment and the brains to do anything they set out to do.' - Warren (Smokey) Thomas.
'Everyone liked Cliff.... He thought it was important to start every day with a smile.' - Fred Upshaw.
'Just shut up - that's been this government's style right from the start.' - NUPGE president James Clancy.
The Climate Change Accountability Act requires that the Canadian government implement regulations and policies to attain a long-term target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.
'If you're cutting back on the public service's spending power, then you're stalling out the whole recovery of the recession.' - Lois Wales.
'Join us in demanding that the federal government impose restrictions on companies doing business in Colombia to require that human rights are respected.'
Union represents more than 1,500 workers in over 100 child care centres across the province.
Schedule for ratification meetings announced in various communities across the province.
“This law is not only an affront to American values of fairness and respect for the U.S. Constitution, it severely undermines workers’ rights,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
Provided washroom services, life skills advice and some nursing care for many of Vancouver's most needy residents.
Members of the NSGEU/NUPGE Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Committee met with Hon. Marilyn More, the Minister of Labour and the Environment on April 28, following the National Day of Mourning ceremony held at the Nova Scotia Legislature.
