Want to know more about the Canada Infrastructure Bank or ask a question about its privatization plans? The bank isn’t making it easy.
Coalition of environmental, labour, health, faith groups call on Canada to increase its climate ambition
Today, the day before world leaders come together at the Leaders Climate Summit hosted by President Joe Biden, a coalition of groups came together to call on Canada’s federal government to increase the ambition of its actions to combat climate change.
“If not now, when?” Liberals waste another shot at equitable recovery with Budget 2021
Canada’s largest union says the Liberal government has wasted another opportunity to fund a strong and equitable recovery with Budget 2021.
Ford Government: Implement priority vaccines for frontline essential workers.
Recently the UFCW OPC on behalf of nearly 130,000 UFCW members in Ontario, sent letters to the Ford government and the Chief Medical Officer from Peel Region to implement priority vaccines for frontline essential workers.
All essential workers should be fast tracked and have access to the COVID-19 vaccine : CUPE Saskatchewan
CUPE Saskatchewan is renewing its calls for immediate access to the COVID-19 vaccine for essential workers, especially those in our education sector, service industry, and people working within vulnerable communities.
Frontline children’s aid workers in Windsor call for vaccine prioritizationSHARE
Children’s aid society workers in Windsor, whose work requires daily in-person visits to multiple private homes, schools, and other congregated settings, call on Dr. Wajid Ahmed, Medical Officer of Health for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, to use his authority to authorize vaccine prioritization for frontline workers as has occurred in other regions of the province.
Federal aid package fails workers at Air Canada: CUPE
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the union representing roughly 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, says the federal government’s $5.9 billion aid package for Air Canada announced Monday evening breaks the government’s commitments to workers.
Essential workers deserve essential protections: Ford must take real action to prioritize worker health and safety
Essential workers deserve essential protections: UFCW Locals 175 & 633 demands Ford take real action to prioritize worker health and safety
CUPE calls Manitoba’s provincial budget out of touch
Manitoba’s largest union is calling the provincial budget out of touch on every major issue facing the province.
Ontario Nurses’ Association demands Ford government drop gender-biased pay equity dispute against nurses
For 15 years, the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) has been fighting for the pay equity rights of registered nurses, registered practical nurses, personal support workers, and dietary, housekeeping, and recreational aides who work in nursing homes. The two stubborn holdouts: for-profit nursing homes and the Ford government.