Category Archives: Labour

March 28th – Day of Mourning – VANCOUVER AND NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCILS

Posted on 10/04/2012 by Alastair

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Directions
By car:
Driving from Vancouver
• Drive towards New Westminster on Highway 1 or Kingsway
• Drive south on 8th Street towards Fraser River
• Turn east on Columbia Street
• Turn south on Begbie Street
• Turn west on Quayside Drive
Driving from Coquitlam and Surrey
• Drive towards New Westminster on Highway 1
• Exit Brunette Avenue (Exit #40B)
• [...]

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IAMAW LL764 and the BCFED ask BC Legislators to Co-operate for 350 family supporting jobs

Posted on 29/03/2012 by Alastair

This article was first published by the BC Federationist, the new online journal of the BC Federation of Labour
http://www.bcfederationist.com/iamaw-ll764-and-the-bcfed-ask-bc-legislators-to-cooperate-for-350-family-supporting-jobs/
March 27 brought a rare moment in Question Period, the usually combative 30-minute battles where the opposition throws pointed questions and the government replies with partisan non-answers. The basis of unity was the cause of more than [...]

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Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives Releases Counter Budget

Posted on 28/03/2012 by Alastair

 
In anticipation of tomorrow’s release of the Federal Budget, the CCPA has produced a counter budget.
There is a also a two page summary of the 10 priorities which guided this counter budget.
1)    Reduce Povery and Inequity
2)    Bring Down Unemployment
3)    Restore Fairness to the Tax System
4)    Create a National Accessible Child Care Program
5)    Expand Our Public Health [...]

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NDP URGES CONSERVATIVES TO UPHOLD AIR CANADA PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACT

Posted on 26/03/2012 by Alastair

Machinists Rally at the Manitoba Legislature March 23, 2012 Against the Aveos Closure
TORONTO – The Aveos shutdown breaches key sections of the Air Canada Public Participation Act, New Democrats argued today. The Act mandates that Air Canada’s overhaul operations must remain in Winnipeg, Mississauga and Montreal. This ensured that Canadians would continue to benefit after [...]

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Submission by Dave Ritchie to the Senate Concerning Bill C-33, An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of air service operations.

Posted on 16/03/2012 by Alastair

On behalf of the International Association on Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), we would like to thank the Committee for giving us the opportunity to express our views on Bill C-33.
As the union representing the 8,600 members of the Air Canada Technical, Maintenance and Operational Support employees at Air Canada who are directly affected by [...]

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