As we announced in mid-March when the COVID-19 pandemic began to shift most of our lives into quarantine, President Kelly Johnson wrote a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and all provincial health and labour ministers on COVID-19 and how it’s affecting workers’ rights and well-being. With the COVID-19 crisis taking up the overwhelming amount of […]
After discussions with affiliate Presidents and among us officers, we have decided to post-pone the Executive Board meeting scheduled in May to the Fall. This means we will be headed to Prince George, BC for the Oct. 17/18, 2020 EB. We will be headed to Toronto for the Feb. 20/21, 2021 EB instead. This fulfills […]
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Originally from the Broadbent Institute website Applications for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) were opened on Monday, April 6th, and officials have estimated that up to 4 million people may apply for the emergency support. Since March 15th, more than 2 million workers had already applied for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits. Thanks to the […]
CCU President Kelly Johnson’s letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and all provincial health and labour ministers on COVID-19 and how it’s affecting workers’ rights and well-being has received some important responses. With the COVID-19 crisis taking up the overwhelming amount of time and resources of provincial governments, we didn’t expect to receive much response, but […]
Join allies from coast to coast to coast for our first Equal Pay Day Virtual rally on Saturday 4 April at 1:00 p.m. EDT. We’ll have exciting speakers! Real-time interactions! Community building actions Register for the Virtual Rally Equal Pay Day draws attention to the gender pay gap – how much all women’s work is […]
The CCU-CSC is acknowledging the contribution of black workers in Canada as part of Black History month through a three-part series highlighting the impact of black Canadians in our country. After releasing editions on East and Central Canada, this is final edition of the three-part series, ending with the West. A Ship-load of Trouble in […]
Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in the ‘CCU Union Steward Training Manual’ and there is a commitment to keep it up to date, legislation and professional regulations are subject to change and therefore the committee cannot guarantee its correctness and completeness at all times. It is […]
With the COVID-19 health crisis shutting down parliaments, businesses and almost everything else in countries throughout the world, it’s easy to miss out on some other important news events taking place. Last week, NDP Member of Parliament Don Davies introduced an opposition motion on Pharmacare for All, which acknowledged the government’s intention to introduce a […]
By CCU President Kelly Johnson Last week, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, with over 182,000 cases currently being reported worldwide, including 424 in Canada – and these numbers are increasing every day. Although the spread of this illness in Canada has been relatively low compared to other countries, the […]