The Confederation of Canadian Union’s 50th Anniversary Convention took place in Ottawa on October 5 to 8, 2019. The CCU held its first convention in July 1969. 50 years later, we celebrated this achievement. Former CCU Presidents Jane Grant and Jim Streb were our special guests, as well as speakers Katrina Miller of Press Progress, […]
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The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) thanked the CCU in its recent news digest for inviting ICLMG National Coordinator, Tim McSorley, to speak at the CCU’s 50th Anniversary Convention in Ottawa in early October. The ICLMG news digest states: “Thank you so much to Confederation of Canadian Unions for inviting our national coordinator Tim […]
The Confederation of Canadian Union’s 50th Anniversary Convention is taking place in Ottawa on October 5 to 8, 2019. The Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU) held its first convention in July 1969. 50 years later, we celebrate this achievement with a very special event. Download Full Agenda Our featured keynote speakers include: Katrina Miller, Press […]
Like previous federal and provincial elections, the Confederation of Canadian Unions has once again established a political education campaign, named “Raise Your Voice, Cast Your Vote,” to help its membership make informed voting choices for the Manitoba Election on September 10, 2019. The following questions have been sent to all four major parties in Manitoba, […]
The Confederation of Canadian Unions produced these beautiful postcards to celebrate Labour Day in 2019, on the 50th Anniversary of the CCU. On March 25, 1872, the Toronto Typographical Union takes up the cause of the “Nine-Hour Movement” and goes out on strike when its demands for a shorter workweek are ignored. A few weeks […]
The CCU/CSC will provide annual bursaries of $500 for dependent children of members of unions belonging to the CCU/CSC for the purpose of furthering their post-secondary education. There will be a lottery for these bursaries at our convention on October 5, 2019. The dependent bursary application forms are attached (both French and English versions). CCU-CSC […]
By CCU President Kelly Johnson It was one hundred years ago that the guns fell silent in Europe from the Great War, and tens of thousands of Canadian soldiers returned home, only to find empty factories and unemployment. For those that did find work, it was under grueling conditions for low pay. Adding to this […]
By Maryam Shar Originally Printed at Global News If you earn minimum wage and live in Vancouver, you would need to work 112 hours a week to afford a decent two-bedroom apartment, a new study says. According to a new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report, minimum wage earners in most major cities would need […]
By Kelly Johnson President, Confederation of Canadian Unions Sign the CCU Pharmacare for All Petition It may surprise some Canadians that our country remains the only one on the planet with a universal health care system that also doesn’t include prescription medication. You heard me correctly. Every single country throughout the industrialized world – except […]