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- Published on Friday, 28 October 2016 03:15
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WHY WE TURNED OUR BACKS ON TRUDEAU
In the waning hours of Monday evening at the Canadian Labour Congress’s Young Worker Summit, a surprise guest was announced. The 400 young union activists who had gathered in Ottawa to address the issues facing their generation would be face-to-face with the most influential decision maker in the country: Justin Trudeau.
As Prime Minister Trudeau began to speak to the large crowd on Tuesday morning, dozens of young workers representing various unions across sectors stood together and turned our backs to protest the hypocrisy of the Liberal government’s actions while in office. Read more!
THE BC NURSES' UNION USES SCABS AND PITS UNIONS AGAINST ONE ANOTHER
By Daniel Tseghay
When an employee of the BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) was diagnosed with cancer she had many medical appointments to keep. After returning to work, she still has to go to the Cancer Agency every 3 months for a check up. While she and her colleagues originally had medical appointment leave in their collective agreement the employer wants to roll that back. Read more!
NOVA SOCTIA TEACHERS GRAPPLE WITH WORKPLACE CHALLENGES
The following was written by a teacher in Nova Scotia, and a version of this first appeared at Teachers of Nova Scotia
Over a period of three weeks, teachers at my school contributed their concerns on workplace conditions that they wanted articulated to our union leadership and to the government. Some common themes emerged. Read more!
INOCULATE YOUR CO-WORKERS AGAINST THE BOSS' TACTICS
By Alan Hanson
The last time you organized a petition or voted to strike, were any of your co-workers caught off guard by the way the boss reacted? Was someone disciplined—or promoted? Did the CEO send out a misleading letter, or show up on night shift to shake everyone’s hand?
Whenever we take action at work, we can expect management to fight back—though the tactics vary widely. Read more!
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