3.5 million Canadians can’t afford the medication they need. Canada’s unions are proud that we’ve won health insurance coverage for many of our members. But we believe anyone with a health card should have coverage for the medicines they need. That’s why we’re working to win a universal prescription drug plan that covers everyone in Canada,…
MoreApprentice Survey: Share Your Experiences with the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum is a non-profit organization promoting apprenticeship training across Canada. To better understand the experiences of apprentices, collect insights, ideas and feedback as well as to help identify new ways to overcome training and workplace challenges, the Forum is looking for apprentices to participate in surveys on their Apprentices in Canada ePanel….
MoreOntario Workers Stand with Tim Horton’s Employees on Employer Attacks
The Ontario Federation of Labour has organized actions today (Wednesday, January 10, 2018) to speak up for workers at Tim Hortons. They are calling on the Tim Hortons corporation to intervene at once, so that such staffing policies aimed to intimidate and punish workers are halted. Tim Hortons already determines the price of everything for its franchisees from…
MoreStatement by the Prime Minister on the 20th anniversary of the Great Ice Storm Includes Praise of Hydro Workers
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Ice Storm: “On this day, twenty years ago, freezing rain began to fall in Eastern Canada. For the next five days, the rain fell, coating cars, homes, trees, power lines – everything – in as much as…
MoreIP Stephenson: 2017’s Good News
I’ve traveled all over North America in the past 12 months, and I’ve met a lot of people who were eager to put 2017 in the rearview mirror. But before we bury it, there were plenty of wins we can build on and valuable lessons that will make this Brotherhood stronger. First, we welcomed 60,000…
MoreCongratulations on your Retirement Brother Power!
First District International Representative Michael Power retired Oct. 1, capping almost 50 years of service. Brother Power was initiated into St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Local 2330 in 1970, then transferred to Churchill Falls Local 2351 in 1972 so he could do electrical maintenance work for the local utility company. In 1976, he was elected…
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