Description: Canada’s largest private-sector union is giving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau the kind of reception labour used to reserve for the New Democratic Party. Source: iPolitics Date: 08/24/2016 Link: https://ipolitics.ca/2016/08/24/standing-ovations-for-trudeau-at-unifor-convention/ Related links: • News 1130 story • Unifor news release • Unifor • The prime minister • Bill C-4 Questions for discussion: • Consult your… Read more »
Posts Tagged: NDP
BC NDP leader avoids speaking to nurses union
Description: B.C. New Democratic Party leader Adrian Dix has refused to speak to the B.C. Nurses’ Union, which has been condemned for raiding by the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Canadian Labour Congress. Source: The Vancouver Sun Date: 03/12/2013 Link: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/shunning+nurses+earns+kudos+from+union+movement/8082932/story.html Related links: B.C. Nurses’ Union Hospital Employees’ Union Earlier news story News story… Read more »
Sinclair re-elected BC Fed president
Description: Jim Sinclair was elected to a record seventh term as head of the B.C. Federation of Labour at the labour body’s convention in Vancouver. Source: The Globe and Mail Date: 11/29/2012 Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/mulcair-assails-anti-labour-policies-of-federal-tories/article5799723/ Related links: Interview with Jim Sinclair B.C. government workers union endorses Sinclair Statement from Sinclair’s challenger, Michelle Laurie Michelle Laurie’s website Earlier… Read more »
NDP leadership candidates woo unions
Description: Candidates for the leadership of the New Democratic Party are competing to line up support from unions. Source: The Globe and Mail Date: 01/06/2012 Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/topp-lands-calverts-support-as-ndp-rivals-burnish-union-credentials/article2294036/ Related links: The New Democratic Party The Canadian Labour Congress Brian Topp Thomas Mulcair Paul Dewar Peggy Nash Questions for discussion: Why are NDP leadership candidates seeking union… Read more »
Brandon profs return to work
Description: Students are heading back to class after professors at Brandon University accepted a tentative agreement. Source: Winnipeg Free Press Date: 11/28/2011 Link: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/bu-students-set-for-their-return-134579833.html Related links: Manitoba government orders profs to vote on final offer Dr. David Doorey on the strike CBC story Brandon University Brandon University Faculty Association Questions for discussion: What did the… Read more »
NDP debates union ties
Description: As the New Democratic Party prepares to choose a successor to the late Jack Layton, senior party members disagree over whether to maintain the party’s historical affiliation with organized labour. Source: The Globe and Mail Date: 09/04/2011 Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ndp-does-some-soul-searching-on-the-role-of-labour-in-the-party/article2153445/ Related links: A second Globe and Mail story on the debate Conservatives complain to Elections… Read more »
