Plaster Rock, N.B.(April 23, 2013) -- President Kent Le Bel and the executive of one of CEP's newest Locals -- Local 5080 -- show off their CEP Charter at a "meet and greet", held April 17 in Plaster Rock, following a meeting with CEP Atlantic Regional Vice-President Chuck Shewfelt and Administrative Vice-President Rino Ouellet (right).
Plaster Rock, N.B.(April 23, 2013) -- President Kent Le Bel and the executive of one of CEP's newest Locals -- Local 5080 -- show off their CEP Charter at a "meet and greet", held April 17 in Plaster Rock, following a meeting with CEP Atlantic Regional Vice-President Chuck Shewfelt and Administrative Vice-President Rino Ouellet (right).
TORONTO-- Workers at the Toronto Star are sticking together as the paper undergoes lay offs and continues to contract out work. Stuart Laidlaw, chair of the unit that represents the Toronto Star newsroom within CEP local 87M, reports on recent acts of grassroots solidarity.
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union, one of the two partners in a plan to create a huge new national union, has put Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall onto a list of politicians it wants to muzzle.
In a teleconference this week, just days after CEP national president Dave Coles delivered a broadside at Wall's Saskatchewan Party government, its labour record and its plans for a quick review of provincial labour legislation, CEP national secretary-treasurer Gaetan Menard said the new union will "kick butt"
President Dave Coles delivered the union’s response to Saskatchewan’s labour consultations today in Regina. The delivery was symbolically made on the steps of the Court of appeal on the very day where, fifty years earlier, after the doctors ended their strike, Saskatchewan created the model for the current health care system in Canada.
At the beginning of May the Saskatchewan Party launched a review of the province's labour legislation. They released a consultation paper that includes a proposal to lengthen the work week and undermine public holidays. The planned overhaul of the province's labour regulations would also undercut unions' ability to engage politically and burden labour organizations with red tape. It may also make it possible for employers to apply to the Labour Relations Board (LRB) to de-certify a union and allow members to opt out of paying union dues.
Fifty years ago, Saskatchewan changed Canadian history. Pushed by labour, farmer and community groups, on July 1, 1962, the provincial government introduced the first universal health coverage program in North America.
The move was opposed by much of the business community and doctors withdrew their services for 23 days in a failed bid to force the government to back down. Four years later, the federal government took the "Saskatchewan health model" to the rest of the country, recognizing the importance of providing this social protection to all Canadians.
Fifty years ago, Saskatchewan changed Canadian history. Pushed by labour, farmer and community groups, on July 1, 1962, the provincial government introduced the first universal health coverage program in North America.
TORONTO (Jan. 2012) -- In the face of a difficult economy and strong management opposition, workers at several workplaces in the communications and media sectors have recently become the newest CEP members. Pictured above, is the new Intek Communications Inc union negotiating committee. From left to right, are Liviu Catana, Ryan Burtch, and Kelvin Kou, with National Represenatives Marvin Pupeza and Nena Bogdanovich.
