Twenty-five years ago, in 1984, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) launched what was to become a worldwide remembrance for workers killed on the job.

'The public system isn't broken but the way the provincial government continues to underfund it is.' - Friends of Medicare. UPDATED

Lieutentant General Roméo Dallaire receives OPSEU's the prestigious Stanley Knowles Humanitarian Award for his extraordinary humanitarian efforts as UN Commander in Rwanda

“This award is not just about me. It’s about teaching every person within OPSEU that as a member of the union you can make a difference. All you have to do is say you want to.”

Vaisakhi marks the birth of Sikhism and the beginning of the New Year

'This clearly shows a lack of respect for the members who provide police services.' - Joan Jessome

'If any government wants to kick working people when they’re down, they will have a fight on their hands the likes of which they have never seen before.' - Warren (Smokey) Thomas.

Urges members to get active in their union and communities to make a difference.

'It’s brutal, dishonest, economically asinine and painful to observe.... Union wages account for about 7% of the cost of a car.' - Larry Brown.

HSAA hopes laboratory company will now engage in meaningful negotiations.

Hands-free devices will continue to be allowed.

The latest emissions calculations are now in for 2007 and Canada has exceed their Kyoto target by 34.2%. By 2012 Canada has committed to meet a Kyoto target of 556.5 Mt of greenhouse gas emissions, but since 1990 has risen steadily topping 747 Mt in 2007.

Warren (Smokey) Thomas says convention theme dedicates union to moving members forward.

Canada has one of the lowest child care access rates in the industrialized world and fees are among the highest.

Economic crisis brings together public and private sector unions to protect wages, benefits, pensions and basic labour rights.