CCU President Kelly Johnson called on BC Premier John Horgan to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. The CCU gave a very good review of the 2017 BC NDP election platform. The question is: what is the government waiting for? Read the letter below. ——————- Premier John Horgan PO Box 9041 Stn Prov […]
CCU President Kelly Johnson wrote an open letter to Restaurant Brands International (RBI), owners of Tim Hortons, to address the recent minimum wage increase and the responses of several franchise owners in Ontario, who have reduced benefits, paid breaks and other incentives for workers. January 22, 2018 Restaurant Brands International Owners of Tim Hortons 226 […]
By CCU President Kelly Johnson It all started three weeks ago. Effective January 1, 2018, the minimum wage in Ontario increased to $14 an hour, a policy long overdue that will help tens of thousands of workers, or almost 12% of the province’s workforce who make the minimum wage, not to mention tens of thousands […]
CCU President Kelly Johnson wrote open letters to the Premiers of Alberta and Ontario for their recent policies increasing the minimum wage. Read the letter to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley below. January 17, 2018 Premier Rachel Notley Office of the Premier 307 Legislature Building 10800 – 97 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6 Re: Minimum Wage […]
By CCU President Kelly Johnson Download report (PDF) The 28th Biennial CCU Convention taking place at Winnipeg in late October 2017 was a perfect time for affiliate members of our federation to come together, discuss important issues and ongoing struggles that matter to working people, and renew our commitment to building an independent, democratic labour […]
Premier Brian Pallister 204 Legislative Building 450 Broadway Winnipeg, MB R3C 0V8 Re: Bill 28 Dear Premier Pallister, Bill 28, the Public Services Sustainability Act, recently passed its third reading in the Manitoba Legislature and is awaiting proclamation. This anti-union, anti-worker bill imposes a two-year wage freeze on approximately 120,000 public servants in the province […]
It’s been a very important week for the labour movement in Canada and throughout the world. In the last few days, we have marked both the National Day of Mourning and May Day. On April 28th, CCU members from around the country attended events remembering workers who have been killed on the job and reaffirmed […]
By CCU President John Hanrahan On January 12, 2017, the Confederation of Canadian Unions was contacted by the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change and asked to send a letter in support of Gina Bahiwal, a migrant worker activist who was scheduled to be deported by the Canadian government on January 15, 2017 at 9:30 pm. […]
Turkey now has more journalists in jail than any other country in the world. Since the failed coup in July of this year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used his extended powers to stifle opposition and free speech. Part of this purge of the government’s opponents has been the arrest, detention and harassment of […]
The Trans Pacific Partnership, the Canadian-European trade agreement, and a new free trade agreement with China are all on the agenda of the Trudeau Liberals in the near future. One wonders how a federal government that ran on a platform of “building the middle class” can be so blindly supportive of trade deals that are […]
Earlier this week, members of NSUPE Local 19 voted to return to work at Canadian Blood Services (CBS) in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island after nearly 12 months on the picket line. Their brave struggle, in which they demanded guaranteed hours and health benefits from an employer determined to take these basic rights away, inspired CCU […]
On May 7 to 9, CCU Vice President Frank Robertson and I were fortunate to attend the 2016 LabourStart Global Solidarity Conference, held at Ryerson University in Toronto Ontario. LabourStart is the global labour movement’s news and campagining service, and the conference was attended by labour activists from around the globe. Workshops were held on […]
On this April 28, the official Day of Mourning, Confederation of Canadian Unions mourns those workers who have been killed at work, and renews the commitment to fight for the living. Three Canadians die every day as a result of workplace “accidents,” and more still from industrial illness. These deaths are preventable. There can be […]
By John Hanrahan In spite of recent Supreme Court decisions stating that the right to strike and bargain collectively are protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Nova Scotia Liberal government of Premier Stephen McNeil is in the process of passing legislation that strips these rights from virtually every government worker in […]
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed economic agreement between the countries of Canada, the United States, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand, Chile, Australia, Peru, Vietnam, and Malaysia. The deal is a product of years of secret negotiations between governments under the advice of corporate lobbyists. The text of the agreement has only […]
The following article, written by CCU President John Hanrahan, was featured in the June 2015 edition of Media Planet, situated on page 7 across from an interview with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair. Download the Full Issue of Media Planet By CCU President John Hanrahan Unions and the collective bargaining they […]