Monthly Archives: November 2017

 “The rising cost of housing is forcing many to leave their communities, while others are leaving the province altogether. We need to do something before our communities are hollowed out.” — Stephanie Smith, BCGEU President

“There must be a shift from a culture of reacting to violence in the workplace, to a culture of violence prevention.” — Karen Jackson, PEI UPSE President

“We should be long past the days where we turn a blind eye to women and girls suffering from violence,” — Elisabeth Ballermann, NUPGE Secretary-Treasurer

“Cost-driven reforms are risky for patients and not the only way to find savings.”— Michelle Gawronsky, MGEU President

Despite her bold declaration in Germany, what Minister Catherine McKenna did not disclose to the world is that Canada continues to mine and export millions of tonnes of coal for other countries to burn, mainly but not exclusively for steelmaking plants. And this will not change.

“These new statistics expose the grotesque and obscene failure of the global economic system. Despite all the fancy promises from our political elites, the rich are getting richer, and income inequality is growing exponentially. And what’s equally morally unconscionable is that our federal Liberal government is doing nothing to stop it.” — Larry Brown, NUPGE President

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Back to work legislation would have been unnecessary and students would have been back in class faster if the College Employer Council had taken negotiations seriously.

The contract will be presented to NBU/NUPGE members working as instructors in the community college sector.

“With cooperation from Council at the bargaining table I believe we can settle this strike in short order.” — JP Hornick, OPSEU’s Chair of faculty bargaining team

Students gathered on November 15 to show solidarity with striking OPSEU/NUPGE college academic workers.