The Confederation of Canadian Unions produced these beautiful postcards to celebrate Labour Day in 2021. It’s been a very difficult year for all of us. But the CCU and the labour movement have shown once again that if we work together, we can overcome any obstacle, no matter how great. […]
The 30th Annual Convention of the Confederation of Canadian Unions will be held at the Coast Victoria Hotel & Marina by APA in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, October 17 & 18, 2021. Labour School will be Saturday, October 16, and the NEB meeting will be October 19, 2021 Registration/Check-in will […]
Friday, June 18, 12:00 Noon (Eastern Time) The CCU is holding its online Zoom Labour School on Friday, June 18 at 12:00 noon Eastern time. We have a very special guest speaker: Derek Blackadder, Canadian co-ordinator for LabourStart and a union activist for over 40 years, who will be presenting […]
An online training and networking program for organizers around the world May 18, 9:00 am – June 22, 12:00 pm PDT Online Webinar Series – every Tuesday. Read more information and register here “Progressives have plenty of good ideas. The issue is that we win too few campaigns because we […]
The CCU/CSC Officers are hosting a casual two hour holiday party/get together at 4pm Pacific 5pm Mountain 6pm Central 7pm Eastern 8pm Atlantic Friday, December 18 All members are invited! Get festive with us by donning your favourite holiday sweater or chapeau, setting your cheeriest virtual background or filter, and […]
Join allies from coast to coast to coast for our first Equal Pay Day Virtual rally on Saturday 4 April at 1:00 p.m. EDT. We’ll have exciting speakers! Real-time interactions! Community building actions Register for the Virtual Rally Equal Pay Day draws attention to the gender pay gap – how […]
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 women. It also marks a […]
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 […]
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 […]
So much that defines Winnipeg, its achievements and its rebellious core, was forged on Bloody Saturday. Please join us Friday, June 21, 2019 at 9pm in Pantages Plaza on Main Street at Market Avenue for the public opening of Bloody Saturday, a new public artwork by Bernie Miller and Noam […]
The Confederation of Canadian Unions is holding its Executive Board Meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba on June 22 and 23 at the Viscount Gort Hotel. Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew has been invited as keynote speaker, and the CCU is eagerly waiting his response. Please send any agenda items to Michael […]
See the photos from the event The Confederation of Canadians Unions is holding its Labour School and Executive Board Meeting in Vancouver on February 23 and 24, 2019. We have an outstanding list of guest speakers presenting on a wide variety of issues important to working people. Labour School – […]
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 […]
The Summer CCU Labour School is taking place in Castlegar, BC on Saturday, June 23, and two human and labour rights experts will headline the event. Profiles Leo McGrady is counsel with Koskie Glavin Gordon in Vancouver, British Columbia. He received his degrees from the University of Toronto and the […]
In March 2018, the Executive Board of the Confederation of Canadian Unions met in Toronto to discuss recent achievements, issues and planned activity for the months ahead. Also, the CCU Labour School was held, which featured three speakers. Former CCU President Joanie Cameron Pritchett spoke on the issue of sexual […]
On Saturday, March 3, the CCU Labour School will take place in Toronto, and on the agenda at 9 am is a presentation by former CCU President, Joanie Cameron Pritchett, on the issue of sexual violence. Pritchett is currently the manager of the sexual violence response office at York University, […]
The CCU Labour School is taking place in Toronto on Saturday, March 3, 2018, and we have two leading experts in labour law who will be discussing three major areas for about one hour each: 1. Off-duty conduct 2. Drug testing and medical marijuana 3. Dealing with DFRs Profiles Chris […]
Special thanks to Mike and Scarlett for organizing the hotel for our EB. Our meeting dates are on Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4 in Toronto. Meeting start and end times are to be confirmed, but are usually the following; Labour School – 9 am to 4:00 p.m. on […]
AESES would like to invite all our CCU friends to join us for a “Welcome to Winnipeg” event on Saturday, October 21 in the early evening just after the tour at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Winnipeg is home to the fantastic FortWhyte Alive Interpretive Centre housing a wonderful […]
The following is the hotel information so that you can book your hotel and flight(s) for the 2017 CCU/CSC Convention. A big thanks go out to the AESES folks for all their help in organizing this year’s Convention. The Confederation of Canadian Unions 28th Annual Convention October 21 – 24, […]