Leo Broderick of the Council of Canadians addressed the Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU) at their labour school at Charlottetown, PEI in October 2018. Broderick is a community and peace activist, retired teacher, past President of the PEI Teachers’ Federation, and former Vice-President of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation. He discussed Pharmacare for All, and the […]
The CCU congratulates the winners of the 2018 Madeleine Parent/John St. Amand bursaries. They are listed below, and click on their names to read their essays entitled “What Unionism Means to Me.” Madeleine Parent Bursary Winners Hailey Zumkeller – West (CMAW 2020) Breanna Baillie – Central (AESES) Jack Gillett – East (NSUPE) John St. Amand […]
A highlight of the CCU Executive Board meeting from June 23 to 24, 2018 in Castlegar, British Columbia was keynote speaker Len Embree. Brother Len is a founding member of the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada (currently the Public and Private Workers of Canada), a former member of the Construction, Maintenance and Allied Workers […]
CCU President Kelly Johnson is demanding that Ontario Premier Doug Ford stops his attacks on wage earners and working people, and withdraw the government’s proposed Bill 47. Download the Letter (PDF) Premier Doug Ford Room 281, Legislative Building, Queen’s Park Premier’s Office Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 doug.fordco@pc.ola.org Re: Labour Law Reforms and Cancellation of Bill […]
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Joanie Cameron Pritchett is manager of the sexual violence response office at York University. At the March 2018 CCU Labour School in Toronto, Pritchett discusses intersectionality and how it applies to sexual violence in the workplace. She covers legislative changes for addressing workplace violence in Ontario, as well as the key role unions play in […]
Below is a letter written by CCU President Kelly Johnson to Canada’s Senate, advocating for the passage of Bill C-262, which will ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The letter has been sent to all 105 senators. To help raise […]
See Photos Below The meeting start and end times are to be confirmed, but are tentatively set as the following: Labour School 8 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 13 Featuring: Leo Broderick from the Council of Canadians, speaking on Pharmacare for All Scott Sinclair from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, speaking on […]
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 meeting this Fall 2018. The dependent bursary application forms are attached (both French and English versions). CCU-CSC Bursary […]
The Confederation of Canadian Unions has always been an organization based on the social unionism model, one that is democratic, participatory and engaged in social and political issues. The includes lobbying elected officials to promote policies that protect workers’ rights, equality, democracy and the environment, providing donations to charitable organizations that make a big difference […]