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March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

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Darryl Walker says it might work in some offices and ministries if it was voluntary and benefits were protected.

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The Ontario Public Service Employees Union responds to the report of the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions.

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Vote March 3-4 by more than 150 employees of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.

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Canadian Blood Services plan to let unregulated employees perform health screening and assessments of blood donors is 'misguided' and should be abandoned.

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Campbell government deregulated recovery homes in British Columbia after winning power seven years ago.

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Approximately 750 employees at laboratories across central and northern Alberta voted last summer to join the province's most progressive health care union.

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'We made a commitment before the last election that we would not be privatizing the liquor stores.' - Dan D'Autremont.

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Investigation indicates widespread abuses by private operators who are benefiting from millions in public funding.

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OPSEU local honours the first black trade unionist to lead a major Canadian union. Upshaw was president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union from 1990 to 1995.

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NSGEU women's conference April 24-26 at Debert Hospitality Centre. Helping women play a more assertive and active role in their union, workplaces and lives.

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'The bargaining team asked the members for support and that’s exactly what we got.' - team chair David Kerr.

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Focus of meeting on building strong network of equality and human rights activists across the country

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Eight health care groups are participating, including the Health Sciences Association of B.C.

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Friday, February 27th, 2009 marks Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) awareness day. On this awareness day the National Union joins labour unions across Canada to urge employers to take these soft tissue injuries seriously.

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