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Will it be social finance or anti-social finance?
When social finance is used to privatize public services, costs go up. In addition to investor profits, using social finance to privatize public services means new layers of bureaucracy.
Ottawa (03?Dec. 2018)?—?Depending on how it’s used, the newly announced Social Finance Fund will either be a useful tool for economic development or a hefty subsidy for a new form of privatization.
เกมใหม่ Newfoundland and Labrador government brings in presumptive workplace mental health legislation
“We were clear from the start that any presumptive workplace mental health legislation would need to cover all workers and not just first responders — mental health doesn’t know or care what job you do. We were very happy to see every worker included in this important legislation."?— Jerry Earle, NAPE President
National Union supports Accessible Canada Act
"We know that discrimination against people with disabilities is compounded when they are faced with additional forms of oppression, such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, classism and colonialism. We cannot talk about one without addressing the others."?— Larry Brown, NUPGE President
เกมใหม่ Peterborough Regional Health Centre to freeze wages for clerical staff: OPSEU
“I’m not sure if I’m angrier that they’re rigging job evaluations or that they’re doing it to hurt women who are already among their lowest-paid employees." — Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU President
NUPGE condemns Bill C-89 as unconstitutional
NUPGE demands the Prime Minister kill Bill C-89 because it is a violation of postal workers' Charter rights
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เกมใหม่ NUPGE statement on GM Oshawa announcement
NUPGE unequivocally stands in solidarity with the members of UNIFOR and all workers employed at GM’s Oshawa Assembly plant.
Manitoba government announces potential layoffs as it prepares to shut down Crown Lands Agency
This is not the first Special Operating Agency to be shut down by the Pallister government. The Green Manitoba Eco Solutions agency was shuttered, and the Pineland Forest Nursery will end operations by the end of the year.
เกมใหม่ Keep Churchill's Liquor Mart public: Sign the petition
Let's continue to put the health of our communities and public safety before profits. Let’s keep Churchill’s Liquor Mart public! Please sign the petition.
OPSEU welcomes biomedical and renal technologists at Trillium Health Partners
“Our new members have given themselves the power to improve working conditions and have a real voice in the workplace. They made a very smart choice."?—?Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU President.
เกมใหม่ Guilty plea in privatization bribery case
The secrecy that accompanies privatization schemes also makes it a lot harder to figure out when there are serious problems.
Francophone cuts expose cracks in Conservative caucus
"It’s all part of a bigger plan to pay for whopping tax cuts for his friends on the backs of minorities and the most vulnerable people in our province."?—?Hervé Cavanagh, Chair of OPSEU’s Francophone Committee.
เกมใหม่ New resources for Residential Tenancy Branch a good first step: BCGEU
Union sees need to enhance online resources with added walk in service.
CUPW and CLC issue joint statement in support of workers
“We are calling on the federal government to allow for a fair process by encouraging workers and the employer to come to an agreement that works for everyone. This back-to-work legislation is a clear violation of workers’ Charter rights. CUPW successfully fought to have this right explicitly upheld by the Supreme Court.”?— Hassan Yussuff, CLC President
