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Immediate improvements needed at site of deadly COVID-19 outbreak, Parkview Place review finds

Immediate improvements needed at site of deadly COVID-19 outbreak, Parkview Place review finds

October 25, 2020

By Sarah Petz. Originally posted on CBC News Last provincial inspection found issues with cleanliness, including filthy washrooms, evidence of cockroaches A weekend review by a team of health officials from the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has found changes are needed immediately at Parkview Place, the site of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak at a Manitoba […]

Fall 2020 Edition of CCU Connections Now Online

Fall 2020 Edition of CCU Connections Now Online

October 25, 2020

The Fall 2020 edition of the newly designed CCU Connections, the news magazine of the Confederation of Canadian Unions, is now online. Special thanks to everyone on the editorial board, including Michael Belanger, Dawn Burns, Breanne Whitwell, Ron Richardson, and the writers who provided articles. And please share the link below with your affiliates, locals […]

CCU Statement on Anti-Racism and Support of Indigenous Lives Matter

CCU Statement on Anti-Racism and Support of Indigenous Lives Matter

October 24, 2020

“For over a century, the central goals of Canada’s Aboriginal policy were to eliminate Aboriginal governments; ignore Aboriginal rights; terminate the Treaties; and, through a process of assimilation, cause Aboriginal peoples to cease to exist as distinct legal, social, cultural, religious, and racial entities in Canada. The establishment and operation of residential schools were a […]

Responses to CCU’s Call for a Four Day Workweek

Responses to CCU’s Call for a Four Day Workweek

October 5, 2020

In August 2020, CCU President Kelly Johnson wrote a letter to each Premier in the country, urging them to reform labour laws in their respective jurisdictions to move to a condensed, four-day workweek. With the COVID-19 health crisis, and the reduced contact time from a condensed, four-day workweek will literally become a lifesaver for potentially […]

Geneva Adopts What’s Believed to be the Highest Minimum Wage in the World

Geneva Adopts What’s Believed to be the Highest Minimum Wage in the World

October 4, 2020

Originally posted at CTV News By Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman Voters in Geneva, Switzerland, have agreed to introduce a minimum wage in the canton that is the equivalent of US$25 an hour — believed to be the highest in the world. According to government data, 58% of voters in the canton were in favour of the initiative […]

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