CLC president to address rally on bargaining rights
BURNABY—Canadian Labour Congress president Ken Georgetti will be among the guest speakers tomorrow (Wednesday) at a public rally focusing on the BC Liberal government’s attack on collective bargaining rights through Bill 21. The rally, to be held outside Burnaby City Hall at 12 noon, will be hosted by BC Federation of Labour secretary-treasurer Angela Schira. […]
O’Neill to address local economy at Comox event
COMOX—The president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, B.C. division, will provide the keynote address at Monday’s Professional Development Day event, to be held at Highland Senior Secondary School in Comox. Each year, CUPE Local 439 organizes a themed event for Professional Development Day in the Comox Valley school district. This year’s theme for […]
New resources to fight privatization
BURNABY—Activists across the province are gearing up to protect public services and working with communities to stop privatization of health care, water and wastewater and other areas. The good news is that there are many reasons to say NO to privatization and there is a growing body of solid research demonstrating that public-private partnerships (P3s) […]
Governments continue to shortchange Canadian women
BURNABY-Women in B.C. and across Canada have a lot of reasons to take to the streets on International Women’s Day, March 8. And CUPE members will be participating in IWD events across the province. Check the CUPE BC events page for up-to-date information. While the Campbell government continues to ignore domestic violence, as evidenced in […]
