Category Archives: Labour History

Lastest Edition of Northwest News Published

Posted on 13/01/2012 by Alastair

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B.C. Federation of Labour Supports Occupy Wall Street

Posted on 14/10/2011 by Alastair

B.C. FEDERATION OF LABOUR STATEMENT ON OCCUPY WALL STREET
The Occupy Wall Street movement expresses an underlying desire for fairness and equality in the economy and our society. The B.C. Federation of Labour stands in solidarity with that desire, and calls on the governments of British Columbia and Canada to act swiftly and decisively to narrow [...]

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Why Unions Matter

Posted on 04/10/2011 by Alastair

October 3rd, 2011

Bruce Campbell and Armine Yalnizyan
Are unions more of a problem than a solution today?
Anti-union sentiment has accelerated since the global crisis of 2008 brought economies to their knees and left public finances in a mess.
Widespread frustration with fragile growth and soaring debt has been channeled towards unions, which are increasingly characterized as an [...]

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Canadian Labour Congress Constitutional Convention 2011

Posted on 16/05/2011 by Alastair

Over 2,000 Union Delegates Met At Canada Place In Vancouver For the Week of May 9-13
Delegates concentrated on several important areas of business:

Introducing new mechanisms to resolve inter-Union raiding
Restructuring of the CLC Executive to make it more accessible for smaller Unions 
Preparing for the Harper government’s attacks on workers and their families
Promoting improvement to Pensions for all [...]

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The Northwest News – Winter 2011

Posted on 18/02/2011 by Alastair

Winter 2011 PDF
In This Issue:       

CLC Campaign to Improve Pensions
In Memoriam Brother Bruce Richards
President Alan Wheatley’s Message
Reflections on Bad Decisions 
Meet Retiree Frank Corrado 
Profile of a Long Time Members 
9th Annual Joseph Mairs Memorial
Canadian Labour’s Political Struggles
Retirement Income In Canada 
Bargaining Updates 
Arbitration Award Wins Stat Pay

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