With the COVID-19 health crisis shutting down parliaments, businesses and almost everything else in countries throughout the world, it’s easy to miss out on some other important news events taking place. Last week, NDP Member of Parliament Don Davies introduced an opposition motion on Pharmacare […]
By CCU President Kelly Johnson Last week, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, with over 182,000 cases currently being reported worldwide, including 424 in Canada – and these numbers are increasing every day. Although the spread of this illness in […]
By CCU President Kelly Johnson There’s an old saying: “You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.” There are millions of people born every decade in this country who expect certain rights and freedoms just by being Canadian. One of them is public education, […]
Click on the posters below to download (PDF) and print The Confederation of Canadian Unions and its affiliates throughout the country proudly support International Women’s Day on March 8 every year. It’s the global day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of […]
Brothers and Sisters, Today at 10 a.m myself along with Gary Feige and Al Keuber attended a meeting with the CEO of the company Brian Barda and the VP Stu Gibson. At the meeting we were told that both the Kraft side and the paper […]
The CCU-CSC is acknowledging the contribution of black workers in Canada as part of Black History month through a three-part series highlighting the impact of black Canadians in our country. This is part two of the three-part series that starts with the East coast, where […]
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| International Workers’ Day International Workers’ Day May 1 all-day  International Workers Day, held every year on May 1, is a celebration of workers’ rights, social justice, equity and democracy. Founded by socialists in the late 19th century, the date was chosen to commemorate the... | ||||||
| National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S+ National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S+ May 5 all-day  May 5th as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. A U.S. congressional resolution to designate May 5th as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous... | ||||||
| International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia May 17 all-day  The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse... | ||||||